6f · Class 4 · 2yo · Standard To Slow · 12 runners · £5,940
All racecards for Wednesday 2nd September
We said4th of 12, beaten 2¼ at 5/2
FARASAN 15/8
A hard race to weigh up with most of these unexposed, so the yard and the booking count for more than the form book.
FARASAN gets the vote at 15/8 for John & Thady Gosden, ridden by Oisin Murphy. John & Thady Gosden is running at 23% over the past fortnight, and the market makes it favourite.
The dangers are SIERRA BELLE at 5/2 and BLUE VICTORY at 7/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(8) | 10. Sierra Belle 2/1F | J: Rossa RyanT: Ralph Beckett | 2 | 9-2 | 81 | ||
| Knocked at the break - shared the front spot early - shifted right approaching 2f out - regained the front inside the final furlong - finished strongly for the win | |||||||
| 2(9) | ¾ | 6. I Am Royal 11/1 | J: Billy LoughnaneT: Richard Hughes | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Knocked at the break - settled handy with the pace - hit the front a furlong out - overtaken close home to finish second by three-quarters of a length | |||||||
| 3(5) | shd[¾] | 1. Al Widyan 7/2 | J: William BuickT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Slow to break - settled handy with leaders - moved through on outer inside final furlong - stayed on to close stretch but edged out for second | |||||||
| 4(1) | 1½[2¼] | 5. Farasan 5/2 our selection | J: Oisin MurphyT: John & Thady Gosden | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Settled just behind the pace - boxed in a furlong out - darted left then angled right inside the final furlong - unable to close and finished fourth beaten 2.25 lengths | |||||||
| 5(12) | 2¾[5] | 7. Stormy Winter 66/1 | J: Cieren FallonT: Saeed bin Suroor | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Broke well from the outside and went to the front - urged along and lost the advantage inside the last two furlongs - unable to find more in the closing stages - finished fifth | |||||||
| 6(6) | hd[5¼] | 2. Asgar 15/2 | J: Hector CrouchT: Clive Cox | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Shared front spot early - settled midfield - urged forward with two furlongs left - stayed on inside final furlong but never able to land a blow - finished sixth beaten five and a quarter lengths | |||||||
| 7(4) | 3[8¼] | 11. Snow On The Beach 200/1 | J: Mason PaetelT: James Owen | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| Settled towards the back early - shaped up late inside the closing furlong - unable to threaten the placings - finished 7th | |||||||
| 8(3) | 2¼[10½] | 4. Coatimundi 66/1 | J: David ProbertT: Charles Hills | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Settled midpack near the rail - lost momentum with 2f left - trailed away to finish 8th | |||||||
| 9(7) | hd[10¾] | 3. Blue Victory 15/2 | J: Marco GhianiT: William Knight | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sluggish start - stayed at the back throughout - well held in 9th | |||||||
| 10(10) | ½[11¼] | 8. Agent Rose 125/1 | J: Ray DawsonT: Stuart Williams | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Knocked at the break - held up in rear throughout - finished well held in 10th | |||||||
| 11(11) | 1½[12¾] | 12. Spirit Of Progress 500/1 | J: Stevie DonohoeT: Daisy Hitchins | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Drifted right early - settled midpack - dropped away with 2f left - eventually came home 11th | |||||||
| 12(2) | 18[30¾] | 9. Love Always 200/1 | J: Libby SwallowT: Ollie Sangster | 2 | 8-9 | – | |
| Fractious before the off - settled towards the rear - dropped out of contention over 2f out and finished well beaten in 12th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 14.00s · Going Standard / Slow · Tote win £3