7f · Class 4 · 2yo · Standard To Slow · 13 runners · £5,940
All racecards for Friday 4th September
We said5th of 13, beaten 5¼ at 40/1
SCIENZA 50/1
Little to separate them on form because most are unexposed, so it comes down to the yard and the booking.
SCIENZA gets the vote at 50/1 for Andrew Balding, ridden by Callum Hutchinson. Andrew Balding is running at 21% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are SONTSIVKA at 5/4 and XOCHIPILLI at 11/2.
Non-runners: Give Hand.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(7) | 5. Sontsivka 1/2F | J: Marco GhianiT: Hugo Palmer | 2 | 9-7 | – | ||
| Handy up in the pack early - driven approaching 2f out to move into second - hit the top with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to score | |||||||
| 2(13) | 3½ | 12. Hidden Beyond 5/1 | J: Jason WatsonT: Charles Hills | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| Went straight to front - lost advantage briefly but stayed close early - back in command over 2f out - pressed and worn down inside final furlong - unable to find more late and held for second | |||||||
| 3(5) | nk[3¾] | 6. Xochipilli 5/1 | J: Billy LoughnaneT: Mark Loughnane | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Up with the front group on the rail - nudged into action over 2f out - angled right then left inside the final furlong - no match for the first two and finished third | |||||||
| 4(9) | 1[4¾] | 7. Yuzuru 12/1 | J: Sean LeveyT: Richard Hannon | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - encouraged into contention over 2f out - needed a lot more when asked for effort 1f out - responded to finish fourth and closing best of all | |||||||
| 5(11) | ½[5¼] | 4. Scienza 40/1 our selection | J: Callum HutchinsonT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Tracked front pair early - pushed for effort with 3f left - lost touch soon after - rallied late but couldn't reach front-runners and faded to finish fifth | |||||||
| 6(8) | 2¼[7½] | 11. Light Fingered 66/1 | J: Kaiya FraserT: Charlie Fellowes | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Settled towards the back early - lacked pace and needed more with 2f left - not competitive with the front group approaching the furlong marker - finished with modest late progress but always outside the frame | |||||||
| 7(12) | nk[7¾] | 9. Ground Force 400/1 | J: Harry DaviesT: James Owen | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along and lost touch inside final 2f - kept going close home - well held in 7th | |||||||
| 8(2) | ½[8¼] | 10. Jenny Rae 50/1 | J: David EganT: Adam Kirby | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Held up in the pack early - unable to improve position through the race - finished well held in 8th | |||||||
| 9(1) | hd[8½] | 1. Admiral Leach 150/1 | J: Robert HavlinT: Ed Dunlop | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Settled in the pack - pushed for effort 3f out - unable to land a blow late | |||||||
| 10(10) | 3¾[12¼] | 8. Greenlander 40/1 | J: Pat CosgraveT: Stuart Williams | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Settled with eager enthusiasm early - tracked front pair - moved through to hit the front after 2f - overtaken 2f out - pushed for effort and faded inside final furlong | |||||||
| 11(4) | 9½[21¾] | 3. Notimetotakeoff 22/1 | J: Callum ShepherdT: Charlie Johnston | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Settled midfield early - pushed for effort with 3f left - dropped away inside final 2f - finished well beaten in 11th | |||||||
| 12(6) | 2[23¾] | 13. Little Copper 150/1 | J: Dylan HoganT: Joseph Parr | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| Fought for control early settling towards the back - never a factor thereafter - well held in 12th | |||||||
| 13(3) | 1[24¾] | 14. Sueboys 125/1 | J: Stevie DonohoeT: Ollie Sangster | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| Slow to break - stayed at the back throughout - well held in 13th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 26.78s · Going Standard / Slow · Non-runners: Give Hand · Tote win £1.50