6f · Class 6 · 3yo+ · Good · 10 runners · £4,004
All racecards for Tuesday 8th September
We saidWon at 7/4F
KINGS MERCHANT 3/1
KINGS MERCHANT at 3/1, Philip Kirby and Kevin Stott, is the one I would be with. He has already run to within touching distance off this sort of figure, beaten 0.25L off 61 on 3 July and comes from a yard in good heart at 29%.
The one worry is run style against this track.
The dangers are DREAM DEAL at 11/2 (a course winner) and IDEAL GUEST at 5/1 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(2) | 1. Kings Merchant 7/4F our selection | J: Kevin StottT: Philip Kirby | 5 | 9-13 | 63 | ||
| Sat handy behind pace - shaken up to edge in front a furlong out - battled gamely to hold on close home | |||||||
| 2(6) | hd | 9. Eldeyaar 12/1 | J: Cam HardieT: Antony Brittain | 7 | 8-12 | 48 | |
| Sat close to front - asked for effort inside final 2f - fully involved in tight tussle approaching last furlong - kept fighting to the line and narrowly touched off in second | |||||||
| 3(5) | hd[½] | 8. One Of Our Own 15/2 | J: Clifford LeeT: Rebecca Menzies | 6 | 9-8 | 58 | |
| Settled midfield early - urged forward before halfway - made ground two out - fourth then angled right approaching final furlong - driven out to close on the front pair but narrowly denied at the line | |||||||
| 4(1) | 3¼[3¾] | 6. Ideal Guest 9/4 | J: Ethan TindallT: Harriet Bethell | 7 | 9-4 | 59 | |
| Set the pace early under pressure - driven approaching 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - lost ground steadily late finishing fourth | |||||||
| 5(7) | ¾[4½] | 2. Hi Lord 9/1 | J: Barry McHughT: W H Harrison | 4 | 9-13 | 63 | |
| slow to break - settled midpack - faded from halfway as pace told - kept battling - found a bit late to finish 5th beaten 4.5 lengths | |||||||
| 6(4) | nk[4¾] | 4. Winter Crown 50/1 | J: Jack GarrittyT: Liam Bailey | 6 | 9-12 | 62 | |
| Sprang alertly from the stalls - settled near the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - unable to threaten the front and beaten into sixth | |||||||
| 7(8) | 1[5¾] | 3. Dream Deal 6/1 | J: David AllanT: Tim Easterby | 7 | 9-12 | 62 | |
| settled in the pack towards the head of affairs - urged forward with over 2f left - lost ground inside the closing furlong - finished 7th | |||||||
| 8(3) | 3¼[9] | 10. Aurora's Doublesix 125/1 | J: Shay FarmerT: Brian Rothwell | 4 | 8-5 | 46 | |
| Sat close behind the front group early - urged forward 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong to finish eighth | |||||||
| 9(9) | 3½[12½] | 5. Pit Boss 33/1 | J: Billy GarrittyT: Liam Bailey | 4 | 9-11 | 61 | |
| Shifted course early - settled towards the back - dropped away 2f out - finished well beaten in 9th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 13.13s · Going Good To Soft · Non-runners: Solar Cooper · Tote win £2.90