7f · Class 5 · 2yo · Soft · 11 runners · £7,731
All racecards for Saturday 19th September
We said7th of 11, beaten 6 at 4/1
GERRY'S DARLING 7/1
GERRY'S DARLING at 7/1, Roger Fell and Joanna Mason, looks the one to be on. He won by 6.5 lengths and was raised only 3lb for it, leaving 10lb in hand and was staying on at the finish last time.
The main danger is PERSIAN LAND at 9/1 (in first-time headgear).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(8) | 6. Crazy Cubana 16/1 | J: Ashley LewisT: Ed Walker | 2 | 9-0 | 69 | ||
| Settled third early - drifted left 2f out - stayed on wide throughout - drive applied over 1f out - challenged for advantage inside final 110yds before asserting to win | |||||||
| 2(1) | hd | 11. Absolute Diamond 9/1 | J: Pat CosgraveT: David Evans | 2 | 9-0 | 66 | |
| Set the pace early - driven approaching the furlong pole - outbattled close home and unable to find more once overtaken | |||||||
| 3(2) | 1¼[1½] | 1. Somers Isles 5/2F | J: P. J. McDonaldT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-9 | 75 | |
| Handy in the early running - shared second place with 4f left - urged forward with 2f to run - stayed in touch with the front pair into the final furlong - unable to find more and held for third | |||||||
| 4(9) | 2[3½] | 10. Nascent Star 9/1 | J: Liam WrightT: Hugo Palmer | 2 | 8-11 | 66 | |
| Held a midpack position early - urged forward and shifted wide with a furlong and a half left as the front group came into range - stayed on well - moved up into fourth close home | |||||||
| 5(4) | 1½[5] | 5. Red Tail 16/1 | J: Seamus CroninT: Richard Hannon | 2 | 9-1 | 70 | |
| Settled just behind the leader early - drifted right approaching the bend inside the final two furlongs - lost touch and faded through the closing stages to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(7) | ½[5½] | 4. Sovereigns High 17/2 | J: Jack DoughtyT: Ralph Beckett | 2 | 9-5 | 71 | |
| Held up in the pack early - improved from off the pace approaching final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 5.5 lengths | |||||||
| 7(3) | ½[6] | 8. Gerry's Darling 4/1 our selection | J: Joanna MasonT: Roger Fell | 2 | 9-2 | 68 | |
| Held a forward position early - squeezed for space after 2f while travelling wide - lost ground from 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8(6) | nk[6¼] | 9. Navy Light 12/1 | J: Oisin McSweeneyT: Richard & Peter Fahey | 2 | 9-1 | 67 | |
| Close up early - drifted left approaching 3f mark - driven from 2f out - lost ground steadily to finish | |||||||
| 9(10) | 5½[11¾] | 3. Koodini 10/1 | J: Jason WatsonT: Hugo Palmer | 2 | 9-5 | 71 | |
| Close to the pace early - dropped into mid-pack - hampered for room 2f later - asked for effort with 2f left then driven approaching the final furlong - lost momentum near the finish to come home 9th | |||||||
| 10(11) | 2¼[14] | 7. High Hazard 20/1 | J: Mason PaetelT: Hugo Palmer | 2 | 9-0 | 69 | |
| Poor start - held up towards the back throughout - lost touch inside final furlong - finished well beaten in 10th | |||||||
| 11(5) | 1¼[15¼] | 2. Persian Land 11/1 | J: John EganT: David Evans | 2 | 9-6 | 72 | |
| Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field from 2f out - trailed home well beaten | |||||||
Winning time 1m 32.58s · Going Heavy · Tote win £20.20