6f · Class 3 · 3yo+ · Soft · 10 runners · £9,936
All racecards for Tuesday 15th September
We said7th of 9, beaten 6½ at 22/1
POWDERING 9/1
POWDERING at 9/1, Michael Herrington and Hector Crouch, is the one I would side with. He was only just denied off a similar mark, beaten 0L off 79 on 27 February, handles the ground, with a win from 6 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The risk is MISS NIGHTCAP, 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 one worry is run style against this track.
The dangers are PASSING THOUGHT at 12/1 (in first-time headgear) and ZIGHY at 15/2 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(6) | 7. Space Bear 7/2 | J: Tom MarquandT: Michael Appleby | 3 | 9-3 | 81 | ||
| Broke straight to front and dictated matters - drifted left and needed urging inside final furlong - dug in under pressure as rival loomed inside last 110yds - edged clear to prevail by the narrowest of margins | |||||||
| 2(1) | ¾ | 5. Lady Roxby 3/1F | J: Rossa RyanT: Michael Herrington | 4 | 9-4 | 80 | |
| Handy early behind the pace - moved into second inside the final two furlongs and challenged the winner - held for the runner-up spot late | |||||||
| 3(5) | 1[1¾] | 9. Zighy 7/1 | J: Billy LoughnaneT: George Boughey | 3 | 9-2 | 80 | |
| Settled in the pack early - made headway into third approaching the furlong marker - stayed on without finding extra to threaten the front two | |||||||
| 4(3) | ½[2¼] | 10. Tarot 4/1 | J: Ray DawsonT: Roger Varian | 3 | 9-0 | 78 | |
| Settled second early - gave way two furlongs out and slipped to fourth - held on without finding more late | |||||||
| 5(2) | 1½[3¾] | 3. Cherry Baker 14/1 | J: Luke MorrisT: James Owen | 3 | 9-10 | 88 | |
| Held up towards the back - crept into it approaching the final furlong and a half - lost ground under pressure inside the last - stayed on to finish fifth | |||||||
| 6(7) | 2¾[6½] | 6. Passing Thought 28/1 | J: Kieran ShoemarkT: Ed Walker | 3 | 9-4 | 82 | |
| Sluggish start - held up towards the back - some late progress inside the closing furlong to finish sixth | |||||||
| 7(10) | shd[6½] | 8. Powdering 22/1 our selection | J: Hector CrouchT: Michael Herrington | 6 | 9-3 | 79 | |
| Settled close to the pace early - lost ground two out - faded inside the final furlong to finish seventh | |||||||
| 8(9) | 2¼[8¾] | 2. Gold Digger 4/1 | J: Saffie OsborneT: Richard Spencer | 3 | 9-11 | 89 | |
| Held up towards the back - lost touch approaching the last furlong - dropped away close home finishing 8th | |||||||
| 9(8) | 1[9¾] | 1. Bella Lyra 40/1 | J: David EganT: Richard Hughes | 3 | 9-12 | 90 | |
| Handy with the pace early - driven into contention over 2f out - lost ground final furlong and faded | |||||||
Winning time 1m 10.36s · Going Good To Soft · Non-runners: Miss Nightcap · Tote win £4.50