3m1½f · Class 5 · 4yo+ · Good To Firm · 8 runners · £3,248
All racecards for Monday 26th October
We said4th of 8, beaten 13¾ at 7/2
BITS BALLOU 3/1
BITS BALLOU at 3/1, Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies and Sam Twiston-Davies, is the one I want to be with. He won last time out and comes from a yard in good heart at 27%.
He won on good last time out and the Twiston-Davies yard know the track as well as anyone.
The dangers are POET'S MUSE at 16/1 (went close off this mark) and SHENGAI ENKI at 12/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. D'jo Dela Barriere 9/1 | J: Miss Eleanor WilliamsT: Mrs C. Williams | 7 | 11-6 | 99 | ||
| Settled in last few early - made ground after 2 out to move into second - hit front at the last - kept finding to pull away late - won | |||||||
| 2 | 3¼ | 3. Malinas Glory 15/2 | J: Jonathan BurkeT: Alastair Ralph | 9 | 11-8 | 94 | |
| Pulled hard early - upfront throughout - short of room at the 1st - in front before the 4th - jumped untidily at the 8th - pressed along and overtaken at the last - weakened towards the finish for 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | 6[9¼] | 4. Alan Bresil 11/1 | J: Nathan AndrewsT: Nick Scholfield | 6 | 10-11 | 93 | |
| Towards the back early - gained ground after 3 out - left behind soon after - stayed on before the last - took third on the run-in | |||||||
| 4 | 4½[13¾] | 8. Bits Ballou 7/2 our selection | J: Sam Twiston-DaviesT: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 5 | 10-9 | 81 | |
| Settled at the back of the field - scrappy around 7th or 8th mid-race - crept closer 3 out - moved into second for a spell after 2 out - tired on the run-in and passed for third - finished 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 5[18¾] | 2. Shengai Enki 7/1 | J: Isabelle RyderT: Barry Brennan | 7 | 11-4 | 95 | |
| Went to the front early - overtaken after the first fence but stayed prominent - scrappy jumping at the 4th - error at the 7th - clumsy again 4 out - tired after 2 out to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 1¼[20] | 6. Poet's Muse 14/1 | J: Ciaran GethingsT: I Chanin | 5 | 10-13 | 85 | |
| Went to the front after the first - passed before the 4th but remained close up - pushed along after 3 out - faded after 2 out - error at the last - finished 6th and well beaten | |||||||
| 7 | 12[32] | 7. Black Occ 10/1 | J: Sean HoulihanT: Sheila Lewis | 7 | 10-12 | 84 | |
| Prominent on the inner early - dropped away from 3 out - finished 7th and well beaten | |||||||
| PU | 5. Sandscape 7/4F | J: David BassT: Henry Daly | 6 | 11-4 | 90 | ||
| niggled along in rear of front group - veered right at 1st - dropped back and blundered 6th - under pressure before 8th and detached before 3 out - eased and stopped shortly after | |||||||
Winning time 6m 24.10s · Going Good To Firm · Tote win £10.60