Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 4m 6.30s
  • Off time: 14:30:30
Pos Horse Odds
1st Knox Overstreet 7/1
2nd Edgware Road 9/4
3rd Mangonel 9/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 115185 Orange, royal blue hoop, royal blue and orange chevrons on sleeves Mangonel 4 Distance Winner 8 11-2 b Matthew Batchelor Jim Best 108 9/2
2 11P-454 Mauve, White diamond, quartered cap De Luain Gorm (IRE) 197 Distance Winner 14 11-0 J M Davies C J Down 92 12/1
3 594700 Maroon, emerald green chevron, emerald green cap Lundy Bay 12 5 11-0 A Thornton A G Newcombe 25/1
4 646-B98 White, red cross of lorraine, white sleeves, red stars and cap Massachusetts 23 5 11-0 Mr M G Nolan (7) D L Williams 69 125/1
5 0P-0PP Royal Blue and Light Blue (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, Light Blue cap, Royal Blue diamond Robin Of Spring (FR) 68 6 11-0 bt L Heard N J Hawke 100/1
6 0 Yellow, Royal Blue stripe and sleeves Slick Trader 131 6 11-0 t1 L Stephens Mrs S Gardner 100/1
7 37 Orange, orange and dark blue diabolo on sleeves Edgware Road 13 4 10-7 T J Murphy P Rich 9/4
8 P4506 YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap Knox Overstreet 12 4 10-7 W Kennedy M R Channon 97 7/1
9 3-P43 Black, Grey star and star on cap Sunshine Buddy 24 5 10-7 C Honour (3) B R Millman 98 3/1
10 22-P Yellow and White stripes, Yellow sleeves and cap Tulia De Gravelle (FR) 14 5 10-7 b1 R Johnson P J Hobbs 7/1

Verdict

Mangonel has the highest official rating of these but dropped away tamely after making the running at Fakenham last week and appears to have lost her way. Veteran De Luain Gorm is best watched after a lay-off while Tulia De Gravelle was pulled up on her hurdling debut here earlier this month. Sunshine Buddy appears to be improving with experience however and, like Knox Overstreet, appears in a seller for the first time today but so does EDGWARE ROAD, who is less exposed and will appreciate the better ground. Paul Rich's four-year-old wasn't disgraced on the Flat earlier this month and gets the vote.

Formwatch

Mangonel 9-2 (11-2) Led, clear 2nd, headed 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 10, 32l behind Ponte Di Rosa (10-0) at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) gd.

De Luain Gorm (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Led until after 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 11, 26l behind Royale's Charter (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.

Lundy Bay 33-1 (11-1) Jumped slowly 1st, towards rear, pushed along in modest 6th after 3 out, weakened before next, never on tems, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Old Tricks (11-1) at Wincanton 2m mdn hdl (4) gs.

Massachusetts 10-1 (9-11) Towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, well behind Midnight Spirit (10-13) at Towcester 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.

Robin Of Spring (FR) 200-1 (10-12) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, mistake 6th, soon ridden and lost place, pulled up after 7th, in a race won by What Er Say (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 11 ran.

Slick Trader 80-1 (10-11) In rear, pushed along 11f out, tailed off final 6f, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Decimus (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn NH flat (5) gf in Nov.

Edgware Road 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, chased leaders under pressure after 3 out, no impression from next, 7th of 11, 43l behind Kapga De Cerisy (11-5) at Sandown 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs in Feb.

Knox Overstreet 40-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, chased winner until after 3rd, chased leadrs until went left and lost place 5th, soon behind, eased, tailed off, 6th of 8, 37l behind Rajamand (11-2) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs.

Sunshine Buddy 20-1 (10-8) Raced keenly, held up in rear, headway into mid-division after 4th, tracked leader after 7th, every chance 4 out, kept on until driven and one pace before last, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Laflammedeglorie (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Tulia De Gravelle (FR) 5-1 (11-0) Jumped left and not fluent, towards rear, bumped 4th, behind after next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Florafern (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd, 9 ran.

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