6f · Class 1 · 3yo+ · Heavy · 8 runners · £226,840
All racecards for Saturday 5th September
We said5th of 8, beaten 10¼ at 4/1
KIND OF BLUE 4/1
KIND OF BLUE at 4/1, James Fanshawe and James Doyle, looks the most likely of these. He went close off this sort of rating, beaten 1L off 114 (2lb higher than today) on 13 May and comes from a yard in good heart at 20%.
BIG MOJO rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — never run on soft or heavy in 16 starts — and today is heavy.
The dangers are JAMES'S DELIGHT at 20/1 (well handicapped) and ARAMRAM at 20/1 (went close off this mark).
Non-runners: American Affair.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(4) | 1. Almeraq 9/4F | J: Tom MarquandT: William Haggas | 4 | 9-5 | 119 | ||
| Settled at the back early - moved across towards the inside from 2f out - drifted right when asked for effort a furlong out - hit the front inside the last furlong - shot away quickly - stayed on well to the line | |||||||
| 2(8) | 4¼ | 8. Paborus 5/1 | J: Daniel TudhopeT: Edward Bethell | 5 | 9-5 | 113 | |
| Held up towards the back - made ground into contention over 2f out - hit front a furlong out - pushed along when overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on for second unable to match winner | |||||||
| 3(7) | 4¾[9] | 4. Big Mojo 9/1 | J: William BuickT: Michael Appleby | 4 | 9-5 | 113 | |
| Settled handy in the early stages - hit the front approaching 2f out - pressed when overtaken inside the final furlong - unable to match the top two - stayed on for third | |||||||
| 4(3) | 1[10] | 5. James's Delight 28/1 | J: Clifford LeeT: Clive Cox | 5 | 9-5 | 106 | |
| Settled off the pace early - progress out wide inside final furlong - stayed on well to grab fourth close home | |||||||
| 5(6) | hd[10¼] | 6. Kind Of Blue 4/1 our selection | J: James DoyleT: James Fanshawe | 5 | 9-5 | 112 | |
| Handy with front pack early - pushed along a furlong out - found little inside final furlong - faded late to finish fifth | |||||||
| 6(9) | ½[10¾] | 3. Aramram 33/1 | J: Sean LeveyT: Richard Hannon | 5 | 9-5 | 108 | |
| Held up towards the back - closed a touch inside final furlong before losing position - stayed on to finish sixth | |||||||
| 7(2) | 3¼[14] | 9. Coppull 7/1 | J: Hector CrouchT: Clive Cox | 3 | 9-3 | 115 | |
| Held handy position on the stand rail - driven with a furlong left before dropping away fast approaching the closing stages - eventually well held in 7th | |||||||
| 8(5) | 2¾[16¾] | 7. Marvelman 5/1 | J: P J McDonaldT: Andrew Balding | 4 | 9-5 | 117 | |
| Went straight into command early - pressed into effort once overtaken approaching 2f out - faded rapidly and slipped to the back inside the final furlong - beaten into eighth | |||||||
Winning time 1m 15.00s · Going Soft · Non-runners: American Affair · Tote win £3.25