1m · Class 3 · 2yo · Good To Soft · 6 runners · £18,319
All racecards for Thursday 10th September
We said4th of 6, beaten 2½ at 7/4F
AL WATHBA 15/8
ZARAKOVA is the only confirmed front-runner, and he is not our selection — and this is a track where that matters: front-runners here win 2.4 times their share of these races. An uncontested lead could be decisive, which is the risk to ours.
AL WATHBA at 15/8, Charlie Appleby and William Buick, is the one I make it. He won last time out and comes from a yard in good heart at 38%.
WAASIL rates higher on our figures but is passed over — won its last two off 81 and runs off 87 — up 6lb.
The dangers are PRIMAL at 8/1 (from a yard in form) and KEEP GRATING at 8/1 (won last time).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(4) | 6. Primal 5/1 | J: Marco GhianiT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 8-8 | 76 | ||
| Held up early - pushed along two out then made ground to lead a furlong out - drifted right approaching the final 110 yards - kept up the strong finish to score | |||||||
| 2(1) | 1½ | 5. Keep Grating 5/1 | J: Joe LeavyT: Richard Hannon | 2 | 8-9 | 77 | |
| Sat behind the pace - pushed along with 2f left before finding extra close home - kept on to finish second beaten a length and a half | |||||||
| 3(5) | hd[1¾] | 2. Waasil 11/4 | J: Sam JamesT: K. R. Burke | 2 | 9-5 | 87 | |
| Settled behind the front pack - made ground into contention approaching 2f out to edge in front - overtaken with a furlong left - stumbled into traffic 110 yards from home - stayed on to finish third | |||||||
| 4(2) | ¾[2½] | 1. Al Wathba 7/4F our selection | J: William BuickT: Charlie Appleby | 2 | 9-9 | 91 | |
| Went straight to front early - pressed for effort and lost command 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish fourth | |||||||
| 5(3) | shd[2½] | 3. Zarakova 10/1 | J: Oisin MurphyT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-0 | 82 | |
| Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left - held for pace late - finished fifth beaten two and a half lengths | |||||||
| 6(6) | ½[3] | 4. Metamouse 20/1 | J: Laura PearsonT: David Loughnane | 2 | 8-11 | 79 | |
| Held up at back - pushed along and made progress 2f out - lost ground close home to finish sixth | |||||||
Winning time 1m 39.52s · Going Good To Soft · Tote win £6