2m½f · Class 5 · 5yo+ · Good · 6 runners · £3,248
All racecards for Friday 4th September
We said5th of 6, beaten 23½ at 9/2
BELLE LE GRAND 7/2
BELLE LE GRAND at 7/2, Dan Skelton with Harry Atkins taking off 5lb, looks the pick of these. He comes from a yard in good heart at 43%, handles the ground, with 4 wins from 10 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are BOOM BOOM at 14/1 (well handicapped) and CULLIGRAN at 10/3 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2. Holy Legend 5/4F | J: James BestT: Alexandra Dunn | 7 | 11-8 | 94 | ||
| Slow into stride at the first - settled in the pack - moved up to third four out - driven three out - forged to the front approaching the last - asserted decisively on the run-in to win | |||||||
| 2 | 7 | 5. Boom Boom 10/1 | J: Harry ReedT: B R Summers | 8 | 10-8 | 80 | |
| Settled towards the back - last of all before the 5th - made progress 4 out - among those vying for third at the last - driven out up the run-in and stayed on for second but no answer to the winner | |||||||
| 3 | 1[8] | 6. Ballinoulart 18/1 | J: Richard UptonT: David Bridgwater | 8 | 9-9 | 69 | |
| Set the pace early - urged on before three out then lost top spot two out - driven but couldn't find more up the straight | |||||||
| 4 | ½[8½] | 4. Culligran 9/4 | J: Kielan WoodsT: D J Jeffreys | 7 | 10-13 | 85 | |
| Handy early - upped tempo after 4 out and edged closer - asked for effort 3 out - hit front 2 out - overtaken near last and held on for fourth | |||||||
| 5 | 15[23½] | 1. Belle Le Grand 9/2 our selection | J: Harry AtkinsT: Dan Skelton | 7 | 11-9 | 100 | |
| Sat close to leading duo - clipped first fence then driven and lost place 4 out - dropped away well held after finishing 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 1¾[25¼] | 3. Four Decades 20/1 | J: Jack AndrewsT: T Ellis | 5 | 11-8 | 94 | |
| Held up at the back - made progress into fourth before the 5th but soon slipped back - dropped away 2 out to finish sixth | |||||||
Winning time 4m 16.27s · Going Good · Tote win £2.25