All racecards for Friday 4th September
We said3rd of 11, beaten 6¾ at 3/1J
ASHDOWN FOREST 5/2
ASHDOWN FOREST at 5/2, Dan Skelton and Harry Skelton, makes most appeal. He comes from a yard in good heart at 43% and should be suited by the ground, placed twice from 2 on it.
The dangers are PRESENT FAIR at 18/1 (a course winner) and FADED FANTASY at 25/1 (after a wind operation).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6. Ballynoe Boy 3/1J | J: Danny McMenaminT: Nicky Richards | 6 | 11-8 | 94 | ||
| Handy in the pack early - hit the front at the 8th - pressed for effort approaching 2 out - pulled away on the run to the line | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 10. Cawthorne Cracker 15/2 | J: Toby WynneT: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 7 | 10-6 | 78 | |
| Settled midpack early - moved into third approaching 3 out - took second soon after - pushed along after 2 out and stayed on for second beaten 5 lengths | |||||||
| 3 | 1¾[6¾] | 7. Ashdown Forest 3/1J our selection | J: Harry SkeltonT: Dan Skelton | 4 | 11-7 | 96 | |
| Held up in the pack - driven approaching two out and moved into third - kept on late but never a factor for victory | |||||||
| 4 | 1½[8¼] | 2. Faded Fantasy 40/1 | J: Mr J J Murphy-KnightT: Christian Williams | 7 | 11-7 | 100 | |
| Set the pace early - lost the advantage at the 8th before being pushed along after 3 out - dropped away 2 out to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 6[14¼] | 4. La Lolita 7/1 | J: James BowenT: Gary Hanmer | 5 | 11-9 | 95 | |
| Sat close to the front group early - pressed for progress after the second-last - dropped away soon after and held on for 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 9[23¼] | 11. Dante's Inferno 9/1 | J: Jonathan BurkeT: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay | 7 | 10-4 | 76 | |
| Settled just off the pace - knocked about at the 8th - pushed along after 3 out but unable to close - finished sixth well beaten | |||||||
| 7 | 7[30¼] | 1. Bobby Socks 25/1 | J: Sean QuinlanT: Lizzie Quinlan | 9 | 12-0 | 100 | |
| Settled towards the back - improved into contention before the 8th - pressed for effort after 3 out but faded before 2 out | |||||||
| 8 | 25[55¼] | 5. Eyeeye 100/1 | J: Brendan PowellT: Clare Ellam | 6 | 11-8 | 94 | |
| Held up in the pack - pushed along after 3 out - dropped away quickly - well held at the finish | |||||||
| PU | 12. Lucky In Taipan 100/30 | J: Ben JonesT: Ben Pauling | 6 | 10-2 | 72 | ||
| Settled at the back early - blundered 8th and lost touch after 3 out - eased out of contention approaching the second-last | |||||||
| PU | 9. Cappa Lass 25/1 | J: Jack TudorT: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 5 | 10-11 | 83 | ||
| Settled towards the back - lost touch after 7th - eased out of contention following 8th | |||||||
| PU | 8. Lord Cauvelliere 25/1 | J: Sean HoulihanT: Sheila Lewis | 5 | 11-2 | 88 | ||
| Settled in the pack early - jostled at the 8th and slipped towards the back in trouble - eased out of contention approaching the second-last | |||||||
Winning time 4m 43.20s · Going Good · Non-runners: Present Fair · Tote win £4