7f · Class 1 · 2yo · Good · 6 runners · £85,065
All racecards for Saturday 12th September
We saidWon at 1/1F
DESERT CASTLE 5/6
A tricky one to unpick — most of these have barely been seen, so the stable and the booking matter more than the figures.
DESERT CASTLE gets the vote at 5/6 for Charlie Appleby, ridden by Billy Loughnane. Charlie Appleby is running at 35% over the past fortnight, and Billy Loughnane is a 16% rider.
The dangers are SERGEI DIAGHILEV at 11/2 and GENTLE HURRICANE at 6/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(5) | 2. Desert Castle 1/1F our selection | J: Billy LoughnaneT: Charlie Appleby | 2 | 9-2 | – | ||
| Settled at the back - moved through strongly from 2f out - struck the front over 1f out - drifted left before being ridden out to the line | |||||||
| 2(3) | 3 | 5. Sergei Diaghilev 5/2 | J: Wayne LordanT: A P O'Brien | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Set the pace early - pressed and lost front spot 2f out - regained advantage for a stride before 1f out - stayed on to the line but outpaced by winner | |||||||
| 3(2) | 1¾[4¾] | 1. Breacher 10/1 | J: Lewis EdmundsT: William Muir & Chris Grassick | 2 | 9-2 | 101 | |
| Handy early - lost pace under two out - responded and grabbed third spot near the finish | |||||||
| 4(6) | 2[6¾] | 3. Gentle Hurricane 5/1 | J: Jason WatsonT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-2 | 106 | |
| Settled handy early on - pushed forward to hit the top 2f out - overtaken approaching final furlong - unable to live with leading duo and edged out of third close home | |||||||
| 5(1) | 17[23¾] | 6. Silver Dominion 33/1 | J: Tom MarquandT: Oliver Cole | 2 | 9-2 | 101 | |
| Held a handy spot early - urged forward with over 2f left then dropped away fast - well adrift by the final furlong | |||||||
Winning time 1m 26.25s · Going Good · Non-runners: Rosberg · Tote win £2