7f · Class 3 · 2yo · Standard · 10 runners · £7,020
All racecards for Tuesday 1st September
We said7th of 9, beaten 15¼ at 125/1
APPASSIONATA 80/1
Not much to go on here with these largely unexposed, so I am leaning on the yard and who is riding.
APPASSIONATA gets the vote at 80/1 for Sir Mark Prescott Bt, ridden by Luke Morris. Sir Mark Prescott Bt is running at 40% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are JESSICA at 8/5 and PHALANX NATION at 9/5.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(2) | 8. Phalanx Nation 6/4 | J: Billy LoughnaneT: Archie Watson | 2 | 9-2 | 75 | ||
| Set the pace from the off - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to hold the field | |||||||
| 2(4) | 1 | 10. Speed Nation 14/1 | J: Harry DaviesT: Simon & Ed Crisford | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Settled just behind the front group - roused along with 2f left - closed in and challenged approaching the final furlong - stayed on to the line - edged into second but unable to get past the winner | |||||||
| 3(5) | hd[1¼] | 4. Iris Olivia 7/2 | J: Rossa RyanT: Kevin Philippart De Foy | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Took a strong hold early - sat handy with leaders - pushed along and gained ground inside final two furlongs - stayed on gamely approaching the last furlong - edged out close home to finish third | |||||||
| 4(3) | 6½[7¾] | 5. Jessica 6/5F | J: David EganT: Kevin Philippart De Foy | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort 2f out - lost touch soon after - dropped away steadily inside final furlong to finish fourth | |||||||
| 5(7) | 5[12¾] | 2. Casablanca Dream 100/1 | J: Luke CattonT: Marco Botti | 2 | 8-13 | – | |
| Settled in the pack - pushed along approaching 3f out and unable to quicken - dropped away then held on without further progress late | |||||||
| 6(1) | 1½[14¼] | 6. Moda Rosa 100/1 | J: Pat DobbsT: Brian Meehan | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Held up at the back early - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 7(10) | 1[15¼] | 1. Appassionata 125/1 our selection | J: Luke MorrisT: Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Pulled hard early - settled at the back - made no impression - well held in 7th | |||||||
| 8(8) | 1[16¼] | 3. Cowgirl 40/1 | J: Ray DawsonT: John & Sean Quinn | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
| Sluggish start - held up towards the back for the whole race - well held by the finish | |||||||
| 9(9) | 7[23¼] | 7. Nightspell 300/1 | J: William CarverT: Ross Burdon | 2 | 9-2 | – | |
Winning time 1m 27.77s · Going Standard · Non-runners: Port Eleonora · Tote win £2.50