1m · Class 4 · 2yo · Standard To Slow · 12 runners · £5,940
All racecards for Friday 4th September
We said6th of 12, beaten 6½ at 40/1
LUNAR BLOSSOM 14/1
A hard race to weigh up with most of these unexposed, so the yard and the booking count for more than the form book.
LUNAR BLOSSOM gets the vote at 14/1 for William Knight, ridden by Marco Ghiani. William Knight is running at 27% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are HUWA BAREE at 5/2 and ROGUE CRUSADER at 11/4.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(5) | 7. Rogue Crusader 5/4F | J: Robert HavlinT: Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2 | 9-4 | – | ||
| Settled among the pack early - made progress from 2f out to move into second inside the final furlong - hit the front close home - stayed on to win | |||||||
| 2(10) | ½ | 5. Peaberry 15/2 | J: Sean LeveyT: Tom Ward | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Fought for control early - shadowed the pace-setter - hit the front a furlong out but overtaken approaching the final furlong - battled back yet narrowly denied at the line | |||||||
| 3(6) | 1¼[1¾] | 3. Celtic Storm 3/1 | J: Billy LoughnaneT: Richard Hughes | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Settled towards the back early - began to close in final furlong - up into third close home - stayed on well to finish third | |||||||
| 4(2) | 4¼[6] | 1. Huwa Baree 5/2 | J: Callum ShepherdT: Charlie Johnston | 2 | 9-8 | – | |
| Front early - lost command approaching final furlong - couldn't find more late - held on for 4th | |||||||
| 5(4) | nk[6¼] | 2. Arlecchino's Moon 400/1 | J: Jason WatsonT: Mark Usher | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Settled towards back of field - shaped up late inside final furlong - never a threat to front-runners - finished 5th | |||||||
| 6(3) | nk[6½] | 12. Lunar Blossom 40/1 our selection | J: Marco GhianiT: William Knight | 2 | 8-10 | – | |
| Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort with 2f left - faded and dropped back inside final furlong - finished sixth | |||||||
| 7(7) | hd[6¾] | 6. Phantom Knight 50/1 | J: Daniel MuscuttT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Sat close to the front group - shifted left and clipped another runner with 2f remaining - lost momentum inside the final furlong - finished seventh | |||||||
| 8(11) | 1¾[8½] | 11. Tojoannie 80/1 | J: Callum HutchinsonT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| Settled towards the back early - improved position wide 3f from home - couldn't quicken and made no dent on the leaders inside the final furlong - finished eighth | |||||||
| 9(12) | 1[9½] | 10. Rock Show 80/1 | J: Harry DaviesT: Jonathan Portman | 2 | 9-1 | – | |
| held up in the pack - nudged closer approaching final furlong - unable to land a blow at the finish | |||||||
| 10(1) | 2[11½] | 4. Kiril 300/1 | J: Mason PaetelT: Patrick Owens | 2 | 9-1 | – | |
| Held up in midfield - lost place from over 2f out - dropped away final stages - finished well held | |||||||
| 11(8) | 1½[13] | 9. Tarn Hows 50/1 | J: Ebrahim NaderT: Daniel & Claire Kubler | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Tardy leaving the stalls - made progress and prominent on the outer while pulling hard 6f out - nudged aside 2f out and dropped out of contention | |||||||
| 12(9) | 1[14] | 8. Shorien 33/1 | J: William CoxT: Archie Watson | 2 | 9-4 | – | |
| Hesitant leaving the gate - rookie-looking throughout - held off the pace for the whole trip - finished well held in 12th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 41.32s · Going Standard / Slow · Tote win £2.25