1m · Class 3 · 2yo · Standard · 10 runners · £7,020
All racecards for Thursday 15th October
We said6th of 9, beaten 11½ at 7/1
KING IDA 4/1
Little to separate them on form because most are unexposed, so it comes down to the yard and the booking.
KING IDA gets the vote at 4/1 for John & Thady Gosden, ridden by Robert Havlin. John & Thady Gosden is running at 28% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are GROVE STREET at 5/4 and FORGED AHEAD at 11/2.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(7) | 5. Grove Street 2/5F | J: David EganT: Brian Meehan | 2 | 9-7 | 89 | ||
| Disputed early on - shoved into front place approaching 2f out - kept going well to win easily | |||||||
| 2(9) | 2½ | 9. Till Then 11/1 | J: Sean LeveyT: Richard Hannon | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Prominent early - pushed along over 1f out to take second - kept on without troubling winner but finished far ahead of third | |||||||
| 3(8) | 8[10½] | 2. Chertsey 200/1 | J: Jack GilliganT: Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Raced in the pack - urged on over 3f out - kept going over 1f out and snared third late on | |||||||
| 4(10) | nk[10¾] | 8. Noble Archer 33/1 | J: P. J. McDonaldT: Andrew Balding | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Missed the break and dwelt - raced in last group - urged over 3f out - stayed on without threatening - finished 4th | |||||||
| 5(2) | ½[11¼] | 6. Heno 16/1 | J: Kieran ShoemarkT: Tom Ward | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| missed the break - raced at the back throughout - well beaten in fifth | |||||||
| 6(1) | nk[11½] | 7. King Ida 7/1 our selection | J: Robert HavlinT: John & Thady Gosden | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Slow to break - held up out the back throughout - never a threat and finished 6th | |||||||
| 7(3) | 2¾[14¼] | 4. Forged Ahead 5/1 | J: Clifford LeeT: K. R. Burke | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Raced in the pack - urged over 3f out without reply - never threatened and finished 7th | |||||||
| 8(5) | 14[28¼] | 1. Ahmadi 28/1 | J: Rossa RyanT: Ralph Beckett | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Made running from the front with rivals pressing throughout - passed 2f out after being pushed along - dropped away quickly over 1f out and finished 8th | |||||||
| PU(4) | 3. Close Circle 250/1 | J: Luke MorrisT: Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 2 | 9-7 | – | ||
| Raced in the pack - pushed along at halfway - sharply eased to a walk and pulled up before jockey dismounted | |||||||
Winning time 1m 44.29s · Going Standard · Non-runners: Wadacre Gabriel · Tote win £1.40