1m · Class 4 · 3yo+ · Good · 10 runners · £5,234
All racecards for Thursday 17th September
We said2nd of 10, beaten ¾ at 11/1
BILLYB 20/1
BILLYB at 20/1, Craig Lidster and Shane Gray, is the one I keep coming back to. He races off a mark 4lb below the 84 it won from back in November 2025, has the right side of the draw and comes from a yard in good heart at 20%.
The dangers are FREDDIE STEADY GO at 16/1 (on a falling mark) and MILTEYE at 10/1 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(9) | 9. Venetian Lion 11/4F | J: Cieren FallonT: William Haggas | 3 | 9-6 | 76 | ||
| Settled towards back of the pack - travelling strongly with 2f left - moved through gap to the outside and gained ground - hit the front a furlong out - opened a advantage and idled home in front | |||||||
| 2(1) | ¾ | 5. Billyb 11/1 our selection | J: Shane GrayT: Craig Lidster | 7 | 10-0 | 80 | |
| Settled just behind the pace - squeezed for space entering the straight - boxed in briefly with a furlong left - shifted right to find room - finished strongly to grab second but couldn't reel in winner | |||||||
| 3(5) | 1¾[2½] | 2. Walsingham 3/1 | J: Jason WatsonT: David O'Meara | 6 | 10-2 | 82 | |
| Settled just off the pace early - made ground into it 2f out - hit the front briefly a furlong out before being overtaken - dropped back to third close home | |||||||
| 4(2) | 1¼[3¾] | 6. Freddie Steady Go 9/1 | J: Cam HardieT: Susan Corbett | 5 | 9-13 | 79 | |
| Went straight to front early - pushed along and lost command inside final furlong - unable to peg back winner in closing stages - held for fourth | |||||||
| 5(3) | hd[4] | 10. Garden Oasis 22/1 | J: Duran FentimanT: Tim Easterby | 11 | 9-2 | 68 | |
| Held a spot near the front - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 5th beaten 4 lengths | |||||||
| 6(4) | 1½[5½] | 1. Milteye 9/2 | J: Tom Kiely-MarshallT: Harriet Bethell | 6 | 9-11 | 82 | |
| Fought for control early - travelled close up on the rail - pressed for effort a furlong out and faded near the line | |||||||
| 7(6) | ¾[6¼] | 3. Hale End 11/1 | J: Rowan ScottT: Michael Dods | 6 | 10-0 | 80 | |
| Settled towards the back of the pack - asked for effort with 2f remaining - no impact on finish - eventually beaten well into 7th | |||||||
| 8(10) | ¾[7] | 4. Perfect Part 10/1 | J: Sean Dylan BowenT: Brian Ellison | 4 | 10-0 | 80 | |
| Settled at the rear early - nudged for effort with 2f remaining - no real threat to leaders - finished eighth | |||||||
| 9(7) | ¾[7¾] | 8. Zowal 12/1 | J: Warren FentimanT: John & Sean Quinn | 4 | 9-7 | 76 | |
| Held up in the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left - dropped away out wide inside the final furlong - finished 9th | |||||||
| 10(8) | 1½[9¼] | 7. Capital Guarantee 40/1 | J: Rhys ClutterbuckT: David O'Meara | 6 | 9-12 | 78 | |
| Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - finished well held in 10th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 43.25s · Going Good · Tote win £3.75