6f · Class 2 · 2yo · Good · 7 runners · £15,462
All racecards for Friday 4th September
We said4th of 7, beaten 1 at 7/2
SOLDIER OF THE SEA 7/2
Hard to be confident with this many unexposed, so the yard and the jockey are doing most of the talking.
SOLDIER OF THE SEA gets the vote at 7/2 for William Knight, ridden by Taylor Fisher. William Knight is running at 27% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are PURE MINT at 10/11 and BRUSHSTROKE at 5/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(2) | 4. Nobelos 33/1 | J: Rob HornbyT: Charles Hills | 2 | 9-4 | – | ||
| Bumped at the jump - eager and tucked in second early - shared front spot by halfway - pushed to the front inside the final furlong - kept finding more to the line | |||||||
| 2(4) | ¾ | 7. Brushstroke 11/1 | J: Ray DawsonT: T J Kent | 2 | 8-10 | – | |
| Held mid-pack early - roused approaching final furlong - closed on front-runners inside it - finished strongly to grab second close home | |||||||
| 3(1) | shd[¾] | 5. War Chest 66/1 | J: Rhys ClutterbuckT: Eve Johnson Houghton | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Hesitated at the break - settled last - closed late inside the final furlong - stayed on to grab third close home | |||||||
| 4(3) | shd[1] | 2. Soldier Of The Sea 7/2 our selection | J: Taylor FisherT: William Knight | 2 | 9-10 | 86 | |
| Bumped into neighbour early - settled near back of field - made steady progress to reach front by halfway - hit the front two furlongs out - pressed hard and overtaken approaching final furlong - lost place late to finish fourth | |||||||
| 5(5) | ½[1½] | 6. Storm Force Ten 28/1 | J: Saffie OsborneT: Jamie Osborne | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| Held up towards the back - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on but lacked the speed to get involved close home | |||||||
| 6(7) | 3½[5] | 1. Pure Mint 8/15F | J: James DoyleT: Simon & Ed Crisford | 2 | 9-10 | – | |
| Fretting in the stalls early - went straight to front - challenged approaching halfway then lost command 2f out - beaten into stride inside the final furlong - dropped away close home finishing 6th | |||||||
| 7(6) | 2[7] | 3. Does Mary Know 8/1 | J: Charles BishopT: Eve Johnson Houghton | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Close up early - shared front spot at halfway before fading from a furlong out - slipped to last near the line | |||||||
Winning time 1m 16.68s · Going Good · Tote win £34