7f · Class 4 · 3-5yo · Good To Soft · 4 runners · £9,277
All racecards for Friday 11th September
We said2nd of 4, beaten 7 at 8/11F
DOVECOTE evn
DOVECOTE at evn, Ralph Beckett and Edward Greatrex, just about gets the nod. He was staying on at the finish last time and comes from a yard in good heart at 20%.
The dangers are LAHAN KINGMAN at 11/4 (went close off this mark) and SHE'S TOO KOOL at 9/4.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(4) | 4. She's Too Kool 7/4 | J: Jack NichollsT: Ms Claire O'Connell | 3 | 8-11 | 70 | ||
| Settled towards the back early and not far off pace - fighting for head early on - moved to wide berth to close in on front pack approaching 2f out - hit the front with a furlong left - quickly opened up daylight - eased down to assert at the finish | |||||||
| 2(1) | 7 | 1. Dovecote 8/11F our selection | J: Edward GreatrexT: Ralph Beckett | 3 | 9-7 | 76 | |
| Set the pace early - driven when overtaken with a furlong left - quickly outrun by the winner - urged to fend off a rival in the closing stages and clung on for second | |||||||
| 3(2) | shd[7] | 2. Skewsby 50/1 | J: Billy GarrittyT: Michael & David Easterby | 3 | 9-5 | – | |
| Settled second early - urged into a share of the front spot approaching 2f out - unable to match the winner's pace inside the final furlong - fought back for second spot but had nothing more to give - eased back to finish third | |||||||
| 4(3) | 8½[15½] | 3. Lahan Kingman 8/1 | J: Finley MarshT: Richard Hughes | 3 | 9-4 | 71 | |
| Settled in third early - driven and slipped to the rear soon after halfway - faded fast from 2f out - eventually well held in 4th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 30.54s · Going Good To Soft · Tote win £2.75