7f · Class 5 · 4yo+ · Standard · 9 runners · £4,397
All racecards for Saturday 5th September
We said
SUNRISEONTHEBOYNE 3/1
SPARTAN FIGHTER is the only confirmed front-runner, and he is not our selection, at a track where making the running is worth a little (front-runners win 1.8 times their share).
SUNRISEONTHEBOYNE at 3/1, Ben Haslam with Harry Vigors taking off 5lb, is the one — exactly the sort of race we are looking for. He races off a mark 6lb below the 76 it won from back in September 2025, has already won around this track and won last time out.
The dangers are JAMAICAN STORM at 5/1 (a course winner) and CRIMINAL SHORE at 9/2 (a course winner).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(4) | 9. Spartan Fighter 80/1 | J: Cam HardieT: Antony Brittain | 9 | 9-1 | 62 | ||
| Set the pace from the off - urged forward with two furlongs left - fended off determined rivals in the closing stages - dug deep to prevail at the line | |||||||
| 2(7) | hd | 7. Jamaican Storm 11/2 | J: David NolanT: Bryan Smart | 4 | 9-3 | 64 | |
| Hampered start - held up early - driven into contention inside final furlong - moved into second late and just failed | |||||||
| 3(9) | [¼] | 6. Enpassant 33/1 | J: Christian HowarthT: Scott Dixon | 5 | 9-2 | 66 | |
| Settled in the pack - driven approaching final furlong - kept on to finish third a quarter-length off | |||||||
| 3(5) | [¼] | 4. Yaajooz 9/2 | J: Robbie DowneyT: Michael & David Easterby | 5 | 9-7 | 68 | |
| Sat close to the front - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on but couldn't find more in the final 110 yards - finished third by a short head | |||||||
| 5(6) | ½[1] | 2. Criminal Shore 5/4F | J: Conor WhiteleyT: David O'Meara | 4 | 9-4 | 70 | |
| Held up at the back - driven approaching final furlong and made late gains despite being boxed in and forced left close home - unable to find enough | |||||||
| 6(1) | 1¾[2¾] | 8. Wish This 11/1 | J: Tom EavesT: Alan Brown | 4 | 9-2 | 63 | |
| Sat behind the front group - driven with just over a furlong left and looked competitive when asked to go on - lost momentum inside the final 110 yards to finish sixth | |||||||
| 7(3) | 2[4¾] | 3. Feel The Need 100/30 | J: Alistair RawlinsonT: Michael Herrington | 6 | 9-9 | 70 | |
| Slow to begin - settled midfield - pushed along a furlong out - faded close home to finish seventh | |||||||
| 8(8) | 2[6¾] | 5. Highfield Viking 28/1 | J: Dougie CostelloT: John & Sean Quinn | 6 | 9-5 | 66 | |
| Held up towards the back - driven with a furlong left - soon well held | |||||||
Winning time 1m 27.92s · Going Standard · Non-runners: Sunriseontheboyne · Tote win £81