7f · Class 3 · 2yo · Standard To Slow · 11 runners · £6,480
All racecards for Wednesday 2nd September
We said2nd of 10, beaten 1 at 9/4
GOLD ARMY 7/4
A tricky one to unpick — most of these have barely been seen, so the stable and the booking matter more than the figures.
GOLD ARMY gets the vote at 7/4 for Harry Charlton, ridden by Lewis Edmunds. Harry Charlton is running at 31% over the past fortnight, and the market makes it favourite.
The dangers are INSCRIPTION at 3/1 and ABERSOCH at 11/2.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(3) | 4. Charlemont Gg 11/1 | J: Marco GhianiT: Marco Botti | 2 | 9-7 | – | ||
| Sat close behind the pace - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on to hit the front near the line | |||||||
| 2(2) | 1 | 5. Gold Army 9/4 our selection | J: Lewis EdmundsT: Harry Charlton | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Went straight to front - urged along a furlong out and drifted left - challenged strongly inside final 110 yards - caught close to line and beaten a length | |||||||
| 3(8) | nk[1¼] | 11. Or Ever 18/1 | J: Cieren FallonT: Charles Hills | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sat close up in second - pushed along a furlong out then dropped a place approaching the closing stages - held on for third without finding more | |||||||
| 4(1) | 3½[4¾] | 6. Inscription 9/2 | J: Shane FoleyT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sat just behind the front group on the rail - asked for effort and moved right with 2f left - held in fourth without closing the gap in the final stretch | |||||||
| 5(4) | 2¼[7] | 2. Anahona 2/1F | J: Silvestre De SousaT: Simon & Ed Crisford | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Settled midpack - pushed along with 2f left and drifted left into fifth - unable to close from there finishing well held | |||||||
| 6(10) | 6½[13½] | 7. Jeepers Fortune 25/1 | J: George WoodT: Harry Eustace | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sluggish start - settled midfield through the early stages - pushed along and unable to close from over 2f out - finished sixth beaten 13½ lengths | |||||||
| 7(11) | 1[14½] | 1. Abersoch 5/1 | J: David EganT: Kevin Philippart De Foy | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Up with the front group on the outer - came under pressure 2f out and dropped away - a distant 7th from over 1f out | |||||||
| 8(5) | 1¼[15¾] | 8. Kingdom Of Heaven 150/1 | J: David ProbertT: John Butler | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Pulling hard early - dropped towards the back soon after - no impression in closing stages - finished eighth | |||||||
| 9(6) | 1¼[17] | 3. Chain Letter 50/1 | J: Nicola CurrieT: Henry Candy | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sluggish start - never a factor - trailed home well beaten in 9th | |||||||
| 10(9) | 8[25] | 10. Nidal 500/1 | J: Ray DawsonT: Stuart Williams | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Settled at back of field - never featured - well beaten in 10th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 25.77s · Going Standard / Slow · Non-runners: Le Drakkar · Tote win £12