3m · Class 3 · 4yo+ · Good · 7 runners · £6,179
All racecards for Tuesday 15th September
We said5th of 7, beaten 26 at 100/30
GRAND CLERMONT 11/2
GRAND CLERMONT at 11/2, David Pipe with Rian Corcoran taking off 5lb, makes most appeal. He has won here, handles the ground, with 2 wins from 6 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
MT FUGI PARK rates higher on our figures but is passed over — won last time off 122 and runs off 129 — up 7lb.
The dangers are LIGHT N STRIKE at 6/1 (well handicapped) and A DEFINITE GETAWAY at 9/1 (from a yard in form).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2. Mt Fugi Park 13/2 | J: Benjamin MaceyT: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill | 8 | 11-8 | 129 | ||
| Handy in the early stages - hit the front three out and clear approaching the last despite a slight error - stayed on strongly to win | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3. Bagheera Ginge 12/1 | J: Sam Twiston-DaviesT: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 8 | 11-11 | 127 | |
| Sent clear early - lost front spot 3 out and outpaced late - stayed on to finish second | |||||||
| 3 | 9½[11½] | 7. Gwash 10/1 | J: Tom BroughtonT: Fergal O'Brien | 7 | 10-5 | 110 | |
| Settled towards the back early - stumbled at the 1st and 4th - made progress from the 10th - moved into third before 3 out - unable to threaten the front two from there - beaten into 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | 5[16½] | 6. Axel Bleue 7/4F | J: James BowenT: Mickey Bowen | 6 | 10-11 | 113 | |
| Settled towards the back early - improved into contention by the 5th before dropping away again and losing momentum by the 10th - gave best from 3 out - finished fourth well beaten | |||||||
| 5 | 9½[26] | 1. Grand Clermont 100/30 our selection | J: Rian CorcoranT: David Pipe | 10 | 11-11 | 132 | |
| Broke to the right - sat behind the front group before being pressed for effort four out - lost touch before three out and finished well beaten in 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 6½[32½] | 4. Light N Strike 15/2 | J: Ben JonesT: Emma Lavelle | 10 | 11-9 | 125 | |
| Held up in the pack - jumped poorly and dropped away 7th - a long way back from 4 out | |||||||
| 7 | 2½[35] | 5. A Definite Getaway 7/1 | J: Sean BowenT: Mickey Bowen | 8 | 10-11 | 113 | |
| Held up towards the back - improved into it by the 8th but hit the 10th - dropped away from four out | |||||||
Winning time 6m 2.40s · Going Good · Tote win £7.50