1m2f · Class 5 · 3yo+ · Soft · 20 runners · £4,397
All racecards for Friday 23rd October
We said4th of 18, beaten 5 at 9/1
KOKANEE 7/1
KOKANEE at 7/1, Ed Dunlop and Rossa Ryan, just about gets the nod. He drops in grade after running 3rd in a Class 4, beaten 3.5L, drops to Class 5 and was staying on at the finish last time.
The dangers are GEO at 17/2 (went close off this mark) and COTSWOLD COTTAGE at 50/1 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(20) | 15. Reveur 33/1 | J: Mark WinnT: David O'Meara | 3 | 9-5 | 70 | ||
| Towards the back of the pack - angled right over 2f out for a better run - soon picked up ground - pushed on to hit the front over 1f out - stayed on strongly to the line and won with the runner-up covered | |||||||
| 2(11) | 2 | 19. Ghost Story 6/1 | J: David EganT: John Butler | 5 | 9-0 | 61 | |
| Towards the back of the pack early - pushed along over 2f out - moved to the right 1f out for daylight - finished strongly inside the last furlong but never getting to the winner - 2nd | |||||||
| 3(7) | 2½[4½] | 16. Naturalia 25/1 | J: Shay FarmerT: Donald Whillans | 5 | 8-12 | 64 | |
| Settled towards the back of the main pack - asked for more over 2f out and ran into contention approaching 1f out - lacked pace against front pair but stayed on inside the final furlong to finish 3rd | |||||||
| 4(18) | ½[5] | 1. Kokanee 9/1 our selection | J: Rossa RyanT: Ed Dunlop | 4 | 10-0 | 75 | |
| Towards the back of the pack early - pushed along over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5(14) | nse[5] | 13. You Sexy Thing 11/1 | J: Saffie OsborneT: Richard Spencer | 3 | 9-6 | 71 | |
| Sat in the pack - moved up smartly over 3f out to challenge the front pair - hit the front over 2f out - overtaken over 1f out - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(15) | 1[6] | 6. Mayaada 7/1 | J: Oisin MurphyT: Ollie Sangster | 3 | 9-11 | 70 | |
| Settled at back of field - pushed along over 2f out - crept past tired horses over 1f out - kept going inside final furlong before fading - 6th | |||||||
| 7(9) | ½[6½] | 3. Blue Wonder 9/1 | J: Clifford LeeT: Hughie Morrison | 4 | 9-12 | 73 | |
| Prominent in the pack's middle early - pushed along over 2f out - plugged on at an even tempo inside the final furlong to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8(8) | 1½[8] | 8. Dryburgh 11/2F | J: Tom MarquandT: Oli Rix | 3 | 9-10 | 75 | |
| In the pack's centre early - improved to challenge the front group over 2f out then under pressure soon after - faded inside the final furlong to finish 8th | |||||||
| 9(5) | hd[8¼] | 5. Yermanthere 40/1 | J: David AllanT: Tim Easterby | 8 | 9-11 | 72 | |
| Towards the back early - pushed along 3f out - made a little ground over 1f out - kept going late for 9th | |||||||
| 10(12) | 1¼[9½] | 11. North Beach 66/1 | J: Oisin OrrT: Mark Loughnane | 3 | 9-8 | 73 | |
| Raced freely in the pack - niggled along over 2f out - stayed on without threatening inside final furlong - finished 10th | |||||||
| 11(1) | 13[22½] | 18. Persian Flaw 40/1 | J: Ray DawsonT: David Menuisier | 3 | 9-2 | 67 | |
| Settled towards the back half of the pack - always outpaced and well adrift - finished 11th | |||||||
| 12(4) | 1[23½] | 10. Draupnir 11/1 | J: Joanna MasonT: Michael & David Easterby | 4 | 9-8 | 69 | |
| Prominent early - pushed along over 2f out - weakened over 1f out and finished 12th | |||||||
| 13(6) | 15[38½] | 17. Cotswold Cottage 9/1 | J: Nicola CurrieT: Faye Bramley | 6 | 9-3 | 64 | |
| Set the pace early - pushed along over 2f out and swiftly overtaken - dropped away tamely to finish 13th | |||||||
| 14(19) | 11[49½] | 20. Kinross Claret 22/1 | J: Andrew MullenT: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore | 4 | 8-11 | 58 | |
| Raced among the backmarkers - outpaced throughout and finished 14th | |||||||
| 15(17) | nk[49¾] | 4. Naples 33/1 | J: Kevin StottT: Steph Hollinshead | 4 | 9-11 | 72 | |
| Prominent early - pushed along over 2f out and beaten - dropped out tamely over 1f out to finish 15th | |||||||
| 16(10) | 1[50¾] | 7. Unchartedterritory 7/1 | J: David NolanT: David O'Meara | 3 | 9-10 | 75 | |
| Always towards the back half of the pack - never a threat in the testing ground - finished 16th and well beaten | |||||||
| 17(16) | 2½[53¼] | 9. Geo 10/1 | J: Paul MulrennanT: Jim Goldie | 4 | 9-9 | 70 | |
| Up with the pace early - pushed along over 4f out - dropped away tamely over 2f out and finished well adrift in 17th | |||||||
| 18(3) | 18[71¼] | 14. Fans Favourite 14/1 | J: Cieren FallonT: Hugo Palmer | 3 | 9-6 | 71 | |
| Always towards the back of the pack - never involved in the heavy ground - finished 18th and well beaten | |||||||
Winning time 2m 20.22s · Going Heavy · Non-runners: Ted Le Saux, Magician of Riga · Tote win £63.80