1m · Class 3 · 2yo · Soft · 10 runners · £7,020
All racecards for Friday 23rd October
We said2nd of 10, beaten 2¾ at 10/1
ZAJAL 6/1
A hard race to weigh up with most of these unexposed, so the yard and the booking count for more than the form book.
ZAJAL gets the vote at 6/1 for Charlie Appleby, ridden by Ryan Moore. Charlie Appleby is running at 35% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are ENTRUST at 5/4 and AGE OF REASON at 5/2.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(10) | 3. Entrust 3/1 | J: Colin KeaneT: John & Thady Gosden | 2 | 9-7 | – | ||
| In mid-pack early - pushed along to hit front over 1f out - drew clear inside final furlong for an easy win | |||||||
| 2(8) | 2¾ | 10. Zajal 10/1 our selection | J: Ryan MooreT: Charlie Appleby | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Mid-pack early - moved up over 2f out and soon in front - pushed along and overtaken over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - no threat at the line to finish 2nd | |||||||
| 3(3) | 2½[5¼] | 1. Age Of Reason 9/2 | J: William BuickT: Charlie Appleby | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Held up in fourth - pushed along over 2f out and soon in the mix - outpaced by front pair inside final furlong to finish 3rd | |||||||
| 4(9) | nk[5½] | 5. Manitoba 10/1 | J: Robert HavlinT: John & Thady Gosden | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Urged from the outset - among the backmarkers - shaken up 2f out - crept past tired horses inside final furlong - flattened out late to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5(5) | 1¾[7¼] | 7. Silver Bay 10/1 | J: Rossa RyanT: David Menuisier | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Towards the back early - pushed along over 2f out and kept on without threatening over 1f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(2) | 3¾[11] | 2. Aston Bay 18/1 | J: Jason HartT: James Horton | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Prominent in third early - pushed along over 2f out - faded over 1f out to finish 6th | |||||||
| 7(7) | 3¼[14¼] | 9. Wellington Square 5/2F | J: Hector CrouchT: Ralph Beckett | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Pulled hard early and settled at the back - always out of the contest and finished 7th | |||||||
| 8(6) | 7½[21¾] | 6. Seagoing 200/1 | J: Rhys ClutterbuckT: Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Prominent early - pushed along over 2f out - soon dropped away tamely to finish 8th | |||||||
| 9(1) | 3[24¾] | 8. Vallejo 14/1 | J: P. J. McDonaldT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Pulled hard early - went to the front - pushed along over 2f out then soon overtaken and faded tamely to finish 9th | |||||||
| 10(4) | 2½[27¼] | 4. Laurel Crown 12/1 | J: Oisin MurphyT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Held up at the back - no threat at any stage - finished 10th and well beaten | |||||||
Winning time 1m 46.54s · Going Heavy · Tote win £4