2m · Class 2 · 4yo+ · Good · 9 runners · £52,030
All racecards for Friday 23rd October
We said
SANS BRUIT 9/1
5 of these want to be on the pace, which usually means they go too quick and it falls to something coming from behind.
SANS BRUIT at 9/1, Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden, is the one I want to be with. He races off a mark 9lb below the 139 it won from back in April 2025 and makes his first start since a wind operation.
This is a race-shape selection. There is not a great deal of obvious early pace here, and if Harry Cobden can get him out in front and control the fractions he could be very difficult to pass.
The one worry is weakened last time and long absence.
The dangers are TRAPRAIN LAW at 4/1 (went close off this mark) and IN THE AIR at 28/1 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. JPR One 3/1J | J: Brendan PowellT: Joe Tizzard | 9 | 12-0 | 158 | ||
| Away in front early until 2nd - dropped in behind the pacesetter - went to the front 3 out - pushed along on the run-in - kept on gamely to win | |||||||
| 2 | ¾ | 4. Traprain Law 9/2 | J: Mr Lucas MurphyT: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore | 8 | 9-10 | 133 | |
| held up in last group - jumping clumsily at the 2nd - moved into 4th 2 out - kept on up the run-in - took 2nd near the line but too late for the winner | |||||||
| 3 | 1[1¾] | 3. Soul Icon 11/2 | J: Adam WedgeT: Keiran Burke | 9 | 10-10 | 140 | |
| settled towards the back on the outer - blundered at the 2nd - progress after 3 out - stayed on on the run-in before sneaking third near the line | |||||||
| 4 | ¾[2½] | 2. Calico 3/1J | J: Harry SkeltonT: Dan Skelton | 10 | 11-4 | 148 | |
| up with the pace early - error at the 2nd - moved into second after 3 out - untidy jumping the last under pressure - weakened late and slipped from second to fourth | |||||||
| 5 | 12[14½] | 6. Sky Lord 13/2 | J: Mike O'ConnorT: Henry de Bromhead | 7 | 10-2 | 130 | |
| Pulled hard early and short of room at the first - soon prominent behind the front pair - clumsy at the 4th - dropped away from 3 out and finished 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 5½[20] | 5. Palacio 11/1 | J: Dylan JohnstonT: Sam Thomas | 8 | 10-2 | 131 | |
| Up with the pace early - cleared to the front at the 2nd - jumping lost rhythm at the 7th - passed 3 out - faded and blundered 2 out - finished 6th | |||||||
| PU | 8. In The Air 14/1 | J: Ciaran GethingsT: Alastair Ralph | 8 | 10-2 | 123 | ||
| Held up at back - nearly came down at 2nd - drifted right at 3 out and dropped away tamely - eased and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||
| PU | 9. Duke Of Luckley 50/1 | J: James BestT: Martin Keighley | 9 | 10-2 | 127 | ||
| Prominent early - jumping untidily and dropped back to 6th - detached well before 3 out and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||
Winning time 3m 51.80s · Going Good To Soft · Non-runners: Sans Bruit · Tote win £4