2m7f · Class 4 · 4yo+ · Good · 9 runners · £4,066
All racecards for Friday 25th September
We said4th of 9, beaten 31½ at 5/1
SECRET TRIX 6/1
SECRET TRIX at 6/1, Olly Murphy and Sean Bowen, gets the vote. He ran a big race off much the same mark, beaten 1.75L off 120 (2lb higher than today) on 1 February, handles the ground, with 4 wins from 20 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are I'M A STARMAN at 11/1 (a course winner) and TIGER ORCHID at 7/1 (a course winner).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2. The Egyptian Ginge 5/2F | J: Mr Jamie NeildT: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 5 | 11-7 | 120 | ||
| Handy early - bumped at first - drifted right to hit front at 2nd - edged ahead approaching 3 out - opened up gap 2 out - cruised to line unchallenged after last | |||||||
| 2 | 19 | 7. I'm A Starman 16/1 | J: Harry SkeltonT: Mark Rimell | 13 | 11-5 | 111 | |
| Settled in the pack early - made ground on the front group after the 6th - urged into a share of second before 3 out - slipped to third and drifted right 2 out - regained second up the run-in but no match for the winner late | |||||||
| 3 | 6½[25½] | 3. Tiger Orchid 17/2 | J: Charlie HammondT: Stuart Edmunds | 11 | 11-12 | 118 | |
| Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back after the 6th - regained ground to reach the front group before 3 out - pushed into second after 2 out - weakened on the run-in and gave up the spot near the line | |||||||
| 4 | 6[31½] | 4. Secret Trix 5/1 our selection | J: Sean BowenT: Olly Murphy | 9 | 11-12 | 118 | |
| Bumped at the 1st after hitting the front early - lost command soon after - travelled in touch - began to weaken 4 out - slipped towards the back and toiling - revived to finish well after 2 out - grabbed fourth close home | |||||||
| 5 | ¾[32¼] | 8. Gwash 8/1 | J: Tom BroughtonT: Fergal O'Brien | 7 | 11-1 | 110 | |
| Settled towards back early - made progress 3 out before unable to match front pack approaching 2 out - stayed on same rhythm but relinquished fourth spot close home | |||||||
| 6 | 15[47¼] | 5. Gold For Alec 6/1 | J: Ben PosteT: Tom Symonds | 6 | 11-11 | 117 | |
| Held up at the back - dropped away after 3 out - well beaten in 6th | |||||||
| 7 | 6½[53¾] | 1. Moon D'orange 28/1 | J: Jack TudorT: Christian Williams | 8 | 12-2 | 122 | |
| Settled in the pack - lost touch after 4 out - well adrift from 3 out to finish well held | |||||||
| 8 | 8½[62¼] | 6. That's Nice 5/1 | J: Mr Daniel WilliamsT: Nicky Henderson | 6 | 11-3 | 116 | |
| Up with the early pace - dropped away after a bad leap at the 7th - off the bridle from 4 out - well adrift by 3 out | |||||||
| 9 | 1¾[64] | 9. Break Point 9/1 | J: Freddie KeighleyT: Luke Dace | 6 | 10-8 | 105 | |
| Handy with pace early - mistake 8th and under pressure before 3 out - dropped right away before 2 out and well held | |||||||
Winning time 5m 48.74s · Going Good · Tote win £3.50