Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 20:05 Orbital Food Machinery Conditions Stakes1m

  • Weighed In - (Class 3), £12,000 added, 3yo, 3 runners
  • Winner £7,763 2nd £2,310 3rd £1,154 4th £577
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 39.50s
  • Off time: 20:07:36
Pos Horse Odds
1st Fort Bastion (IRE) 13/8
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (2) 22527-1 Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap Fort Bastion (IRE) 11 3 8-12 R Hughes R Hannon 106 13/8
3 (1) 17 Brown, beige hoops and armlets Minstrels Gallery (IRE) 28 3 8-12 Freddie Tylicki J R Jenkins 87 14/1
4 (3) 61- Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Starboard 198 3 8-12 William Buick J H M Gosden 97 8/13
Non runners
2 (4)11226-Gold City (IRE)38-12Saeed bin SuroorM Barzalona98

Verdict

Fort Bastion is the highest rated and after competing at the top level last year, picking up a maiden at Salisbury on his return was a mere formality. This is more of a test, however, stepping up to a mile for the first time with the well-regarded STARBOARD taking him on. John Gosden's colt landed the odds at Redcar in November with the minimum of fuss and a handful of fancy entries suggests big things are expected of him this year. Gold City was confined to sprinting last term and looks to have a bit to prove over today's distance while Minstrels Gallery is up against it on these terms.

Formwatch

Fort Bastion (IRE) 1-8fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear, easily, won at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) sft beating Zhiggy's Stardust (9-0) by 12l, 10 ran.

Gold City (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 22, 6l behind Bogart (8-12) at Redcar 6f Lstd auc stks (1) gf in Oct.

Minstrels Gallery (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Raced stand side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 12, 12l behind Trumpet Major (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Apr.

Starboard 1-2fav (9-3) Dwelt, mid-division, headway to go 2nd ovewr 2f out, led over 1f out, soon quickened clear, eased towards finish, won at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Nov beating Galician (8-12) by 5l, 12 ran.

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