6f · Class 4 · 3yo+ · Standard · 11 runners · £4,972
All racecards for Thursday 22nd October
We said10th of 10, beaten 7½ at 12/1
STANLEY SPENCER 14/1
STANLEY SPENCER at 14/1, Fionn McSharry and Oisin McSweeney, gets the vote, and it is the kind of race we wait for. He has had 4 of his last 4 starts on the wrong ground and his mark is 5lb lower for it and has already won round this track twice.
The risk is EM FOUR, the only confirmed front-runner here — front-runners at this track win 1.9 times their share of these races, and an uncontested lead could be decisive.
The dangers are PAPA COCKTAIL at 14/1 (a course winner) and PARADISE WALK at 10/1 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(4) | 8. Paradise Walk 6/1 | J: Hector CrouchT: Ralph Beckett | 3 | 9-8 | 77 | ||
| Raced in the pack's midst - moved left to find a gap and made ground over 1f out - edged ahead inside the final furlong and drifted right but kept up to the effort to win | |||||||
| 2(7) | nk | 4. Kiniro 5/1J | J: Jason WatsonT: Dan Horsford | 4 | 9-11 | 79 | |
| Missed the break - raced at the back of the field - short of room over 1f out and soon checked - angled left and ran on inside final furlong - snatched second late - denied a clear run and beaten only 0.3 lengths | |||||||
| 3(11) | nk[½] | 7. Em Four 20/1 | J: William CarverT: Jamie Osborne | 4 | 9-8 | 76 | |
| Quickly in front - drifted right from 2f out - overhauled inside final furlong but stayed on to finish third | |||||||
| 4(2) | nk[1] | 6. Arduis Invicta 7/1 | J: William PyleT: Craig Lidster | 3 | 9-9 | 78 | |
| Sprang out smartly and made the early running - dropped in behind the front pair - ran out of steam inside the final furlong and finished 4th | |||||||
| 5(1) | ¾[1¾] | 11. Army Bugler 25/1 | J: Edward GreatrexT: Warren Greatrex | 3 | 9-4 | 73 | |
| Up with the pace early - pushed along over 1f out - faded inside the last furlong to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(6) | shd[1¾] | 1. Moving Force 8/1 | J: Daniel MuscuttT: Mark Loughnane | 4 | 9-13 | 81 | |
| Settled out the back of the pack - crept forward over 1f out but short of room - bumped inside the final furlong and lost momentum - stayed on to finish 6th | |||||||
| 7(8) | nk[2] | 10. Blue Orbit 6/1 | J: Luke MorrisT: Tom Ward | 3 | 9-4 | 73 | |
| Handy from the outset - short of room over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8(9) | 1¾[3¾] | 3. Papa Cocktail 5/1J | J: Jason HartT: Michael Herrington | 7 | 9-12 | 80 | |
| prominent early - short of room on near rail over 1f out then bumped inside final furlong - wound down late to finish 8th | |||||||
| 9(3) | 2¼[6] | 9. Roberto Caro 6/1 | J: M. P. SheehyT: Adrian Keatley | 5 | 9-5 | 73 | |
| Settled in the pack's midfield - made no inroads from over 1f out - finished 9th | |||||||
| 10(5) | 1½[7½] | 5. Stanley Spencer 12/1 our selection | J: Oisin McSweeneyT: Fionn McSharry | 5 | 9-9 | 77 | |
| Missed the break and lost ground - rear throughout and never in contention - finished 10th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 15.04s · Going Standard · Non-runners: French Affair · Tote win £7.10