1m½f · Class 6 · 3yo+ · Standard · 11 runners · £3,140
All racecards for Friday 23rd October
We said7th of 11, beaten 6¼ at 50/1
UNION ISLAND 18/1
UNION ISLAND at 18/1, Charlie Johnston and Sean Dylan Bowen, is the one that stands out. He races off a mark 2lb below the 63 it won off, handles the ground, with 3 wins from 19 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The risk is BALOO'S BLUES, 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 TYPEFACE at 5/1 (on a falling mark) and MR TONY at 11/1 (in first-time headgear).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(7) | 11. Typeface 11/2 | J: Billy LoughnaneT: Ian Williams | 4 | 9-0 | 50 | ||
| Raced in the pack - urged on and gained ground wide 2f out - hit front approaching final furlong - drew clear to score | |||||||
| 2(1) | 2¾ | 7. San Juanito 18/1 | J: Kieran O'NeillT: Mike Murphy | 4 | 9-8 | 58 | |
| Prominent early - bumped and lost momentum 2f out - rallied to challenge 1f out before the winner pulled clear to finish 2nd | |||||||
| 3(5) | nk[3] | 10. Mythical Isle 22/1 | J: Paddy BradleyT: Patrick Morris | 4 | 9-1 | 51 | |
| Raced in the pack - short of room over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong to snatch third near the line | |||||||
| 4(8) | nk[3¼] | 2. Ernie's Valentine 7/2F | J: Alexandra EganT: Ross Burdon | 7 | 9-8 | 63 | |
| Held up at the back early - made smooth progress over 1f out - took fourth late on without ever landing a blow | |||||||
| 5(3) | 1[4¼] | 4. Under The Sun 7/1 | J: Luke MorrisT: James Owen | 5 | 9-11 | 61 | |
| prominent just behind the two leaders - shaken up over 2f out - weakened inside the last 110yds to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(10) | ¾[5] | 5. Tommo's Ginjaninja 14/1 | J: Tom EavesT: Michael & David Easterby | 3 | 9-9 | 63 | |
| Missed the break - raced in the pack - urged 3f out but failed to improve - finished 6th | |||||||
| 7(11) | 1¼[6¼] | 3. Union Island 50/1 our selection | J: Sean Dylan BowenT: Charlie Johnston | 5 | 9-11 | 61 | |
| Set the pace under pressure from a rival - urged 2f out - overtaken approaching final furlong - faded tamely to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8(4) | ¾[7] | 9. Karakula Dancer 20/1 | J: Alice BondT: Martin Dunne | 3 | 9-0 | 59 | |
| Prominent in the pack early - struggled to keep up 3f out - soon trailing and finished 8th | |||||||
| 9(9) | 3[10] | 8. Vega Storm 8/1 | J: Harry RussellT: Richard & Peter Fahey | 3 | 9-6 | 60 | |
| Towards the back early - pushed along over 1f out but failed to pick up - finished 9th | |||||||
| 10(6) | 10[20] | 6. Mr Tony 9/2 | J: Callum RodriguezT: Owen Burrows | 3 | 9-9 | 63 | |
| Held up at the back throughout - urged on 2f out - no response and wound down 1f out - finished 10th | |||||||
| PU(2) | 1. Baloo's Blues 4/1 | J: Jason WatsonT: Charles Hills | 4 | 10-0 | 64 | ||
| Disputed the lead early - urged 2f out - faded over 1f out | |||||||
Winning time 1m 48.74s · Going Standard · Tote win £6.50