5f · Class 5 · 2yo · Good · 9 runners · £4,187
All racecards for Saturday 12th September
We saidWon at 11/4
ROYAL STRIKE 3/1
3 of these want to be on the pace, which usually means they go too quick and it falls to something coming from behind.
ROYAL STRIKE at 3/1, K. R. Burke and Pierre-Louis Jamin, is the one I would side with. He drops in grade after running 2nd in a Class 4, beaten 2.25L, drops to Class 5 and comes from a yard in good heart at 26%.
The one worry is wrong side of the draw.
BELLATINA rates higher on our figures but is passed over — won last time off 66 and runs off 74 — up 8lb.
The dangers are MOONLIGHT TANGO at 22/1 and DESERT SMOKE at 7/1 (in first-time headgear).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(2) | 2. Royal Strike 11/4 our selection | J: Pierre-Louis JaminT: K. R. Burke | 2 | 9-9 | 75 | ||
| Settled just off front rank - third at halfway - driven to the front two out - stayed on strongly to score | |||||||
| 2(7) | 1¾ | 1. Star People 2/1F | J: Jason HartT: John & Sean Quinn | 2 | 9-11 | 77 | |
| Sluggish start - settled handy on the rail - going nicely 2f out - shifted right and asked for effort in 3rd inside final furlong - couldn't close on the leader - stayed on same gear to finish second | |||||||
| 3(9) | ½[2¼] | 4. Needin' U 11/4 | J: Billy GarrittyT: Michael & David Easterby | 2 | 9-7 | 73 | |
| Sat behind front-runner on rail - hit the front at halfway - driven and lost the advantage 2f out - third early in the final furlong unable to close - stayed on same gear to finish third | |||||||
| 4(6) | ¾[3] | 7. Fern Clyde 16/1 | J: Sean KirraneT: Tim Easterby | 2 | 9-3 | 69 | |
| Held up at the back and driven early - still in 7th under pressure a furlong out and unable to threaten - stayed on same gear to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5(5) | 1¼[4¼] | 8. Moonlight Tango 40/1 | J: Oisin McSweeneyT: Kevin Ryan | 2 | 9-1 | 67 | |
| Sat handy behind front pack - angled right and driven on 2f out - held 4th but couldn't find more late | |||||||
| 6(4) | 1¼[5½] | 5. Desert Smoke 11/1 | J: Sam JamesT: Hugo Palmer | 2 | 9-7 | 73 | |
| Held up at the back and driven early - boxed in with no headway a furlong out - shifted right approaching the final furlong but couldn't find more | |||||||
| 7(3) | 4¼[9¾] | 6. Lexington Boom 10/1 | J: Oliver StammersT: Grant Tuer | 2 | 9-6 | 72 | |
| Held up at back - urged forward early then reached midfield with a furlong left - unable to find more late on - finished seventh | |||||||
| 8(8) | 4[13¾] | 3. Bellatina 25/1 | J: Rowan ScottT: Charlie Johnston | 2 | 9-8 | 74 | |
| Set the pace early - lost the advantage at halfway - urged along and dropped away over the final furlong | |||||||
| 9(1) | 6½[20¼] | 9. Inca Warrior 40/1 | J: Alex JaryT: Nigel Tinkler | 2 | 8-10 | 65 | |
| Sat close to the pace on the wide side - pushed along 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually well held | |||||||
Winning time 1m 0.25s · Going Good · Tote win £3.75