1m2f · Class 2 · 3yo · Good To Soft · 11 runners · £36,078
All racecards for Thursday 10th September
We said8th of 11, beaten 5¼ at 9/1
RUNMAN 17/2
RUNMAN at 17/2, John & Thady Gosden and Oisin Murphy, is the one I would side with. He won last time out and comes from a yard in good heart at 37%.
The dangers are BOURBON BLUES at 9/2 (went close off this mark) and STONEACRE DONNY at 15/2 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(9) | 1. Bourbon Blues 7/1 | J: Ryan MooreT: Brian Meehan | 3 | 9-9 | 101 | ||
| Settled at the back - pushed along with 2f left - made ground into contention inside the final furlong - finished full of running to score right on the line | |||||||
| 2(1) | hd | 6. Knights Charge 2/1F | J: Shane FoleyT: Roger Varian | 3 | 8-13 | 91 | |
| Sat behind the front group - pushed along inside final furlong to hit the front - stayed on well late - caught close to the line - just denied in a short-head battle | |||||||
| 3(5) | ½[¾] | 7. Wild Thoughts 20/1 | J: Saffie OsborneT: Richard Spencer | 3 | 8-11 | 89 | |
| Settled towards the back early - asked for effort and moved into contention over a furlong out - up into second final furlong - challenged the leader briefly - edged out for the runner-up spot near the line | |||||||
| 4(8) | 1¼[2] | 10. Sintra 22/1 | J: Nicola CurrieT: Andrew Balding | 3 | 8-4 | 82 | |
| Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - kept on late but never able to challenge - finished fourth beaten two lengths | |||||||
| 5(7) | hd[2¼] | 9. Stoneacre Donny 8/1 | J: Duran FentimanT: Tim Easterby | 3 | 8-9 | 81 | |
| Settled in the pack - boxed in with a furlong left before finding space and pushed forward - flattened out close home to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(10) | 1½[3¾] | 2. Spyce 12/1 | J: Rossa RyanT: Alan King | 3 | 9-7 | 99 | |
| Settled towards the back - pushed along 2f out - crept by faded runners in the closing stages - finished 6th without threatening the front | |||||||
| 7(6) | nk[4] | 11. Darius Dark 50/1 | J: Luke MorrisT: J P Murtagh | 3 | 8-3 | 81 | |
| Sat handy behind pace - pushed along approaching final furlong and a half - lost ground close home - finished seventh | |||||||
| 8(4) | 1¼[5¼] | 4. Runman 9/1 our selection | J: Oisin MurphyT: John & Thady Gosden | 3 | 9-1 | 93 | |
| Settled in a forward position - pushed along with a furlong left - faded close home to finish eighth | |||||||
| 9(3) | nk[5½] | 5. King Of Earth 12/1 | J: Tom MarquandT: William Haggas | 3 | 9-0 | 92 | |
| Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken with a furlong left - faded quickly after to finish ninth | |||||||
| 10(2) | 1¼[6¾] | 8. Strength of Spirit 11/1 | J: Jack NichollsT: K. R. Burke | 3 | 8-7 | 88 | |
| settled in the pack - pushed along 2f out - couldn't find more and finished well beaten in 10th | |||||||
| 11(11) | 3[9¾] | 3. Besieged 9/2 | J: Lewis EdmundsT: Harry Charlton | 3 | 9-1 | 93 | |
| Settled just off the pace early - nudged for effort with 2f remaining - unable to land a blow late finishing 11th | |||||||
Winning time 2m 9.68s · Going Good To Soft · Tote win £8