7f · Class 5 · 3yo · Standard To Slow · 8 runners · £4,187
All racecards for Wednesday 2nd September
We said
MUSICAL SOLDIER 12/5
MUSICAL SOLDIER at 12/5, Ollie Sangster with Libby Swallow taking off 7lb, looks the one to be on. He won by 2 lengths and escapes a penalty, leaving 4lb in hand and is back quickly, ran 1 day ago.
The dangers are CHAPMAN'S PEAK at 9/1 (a course winner) and ORANGE EMPEROR at 15/2 (in first-time headgear).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(8) | 3. Unionville 12/1 | J: Owen LewisT: Michael Attwater | 3 | 9-9 | 67 | ||
| Settled at the rear early - moved into contention from the outside 3f out and hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line | |||||||
| 2(3) | ¾ | 7. Orange Emperor 3/1 | J: Donagh MurphyT: James Fanshawe | 3 | 9-4 | 62 | |
| Drifted left early - travelled strongly and set the pace - lost front spot inside final two furlongs - battled on through last furlong but unable to reel in winner - held for second by three-quarters of a length | |||||||
| 3(7) | ½[1¼] | 6. Chapman's Peak 5/1 | J: Toby MooreT: Ed Dunlop | 3 | 9-5 | 63 | |
| Sat behind the pace - hit the front over a furlong out before being overtaken - held for third close home | |||||||
| 4(6) | nk[1½] | 8. Superstorm 11/10F | J: Mikkel MortensenT: Charlie Fellowes | 3 | 8-11 | 52 | |
| Sat close to the pace early - hit the front over 2f out before drifting right and losing the advantage inside the final furlong - could not find another gear to the line finishing 4th | |||||||
| 5(4) | 1¼[2¾] | 2. Bundok 14/1 | J: Alfie RedmanT: Hughie Morrison | 3 | 9-8 | 68 | |
| Squeezed for space at the break - settled towards the rear - found a gap and made progress inside 2f out but wasn't fluent - unable to threaten the pace-setters thereafter - finished 5th | |||||||
| 6(5) | ½[3¼] | 5. Viviana 10/1 | J: Oliver CarmichaelT: Charlie Johnston | 3 | 9-5 | 63 | |
| Tracked front group - lost ground with a furlong to run - beaten off approaching the line - finished sixth | |||||||
Winning time 1m 27.38s · Going Standard / Slow · Non-runners: Musical Soldier, Something Coming · Tote win £13