Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 0.36s
  • Off time: 20:00:33
Pos Horse Odds
1st Excelette (IRE) 12/1
2nd Spirit Quartz (IRE) 2/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (4) 281040 Maroon, Pink seams, Maroon cap Fratellino 6 Distance Winner 5 9-7 v1 S W Kelly A J Mccabe 90 40/1
2 (3) 980/221- Yellow, Black Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star Amour Propre 278 Distance Winner 6 9-3 Dane O'Neill H Candy 112 15/8
3 (6) 1219-64 Black and White (quartered), Emerald Green collar and sleeves, White cap Noble Storm (USA) 23 Distance Winner Course and Distance Winner 6 9-3 G Gibbons E S Mcmahon 107 13/2
4 (5) 43-2243 ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap Spirit Quartz (IRE) 6 4 9-3 R Kingscote R M H Cowell 106 2/1
5 (1) 12320-1 Yellow, Black chevron and sleeves, Black and Yellow hooped cap Duchess Dora (IRE) 23 Distance Winner 5 8-12 T P Queally J J Quinn 102 8/1
6 (2) 510162- Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars Chunky Diamond (IRE) 223 Distance Winner 3 8-10 P Hanagan P W Chapple-Hyam 104 10/1
7 (7) 12322-0 White, royal blue cross belts, royal blue and white hooped sleeves and cap Excelette (IRE) 44 Distance Winner 3 8-5 R Ffrench B Smart 98 12/1

Verdict

AMOUR PROPRE is the highest rated of these and went close to winning on last year's seasonal debut in similar company. He ended last year with a defeat of classy sprinter Sole Power in a Group 3 race at the Curragh and is the one to beat on his return. Noble Storm won this last year but has plenty to find with selection on later running at Goodwood and he finished behind Duchess Dora in soft ground at Chester last time. The latter should be thereabouts again but Fratellino has gone off the boil since beating Spirit Quartz at Lingfield in March and Chunky Diamond may need the outing.

Formwatch

Fratellino 33-1 (9-1) Hampered start, always behind, 16th of 18, 7l behind Dancing Freddy (8-10) at York 5f hcp 105 (2) gf in May.

Amour Propre 15-8fav (9-3) Always prominent, disputed lead halfway, led 1f out, driven out and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Curragh 5f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug beating Sole Power (9-8) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.

Noble Storm (USA) 7-2 (9-11) Led, driven over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Duchess Dora (8-13) at Chester 5f cond Stakes (3) sft in May.

Spirit Quartz (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, not pace of front pair inside final furlong, held on well for 3rd, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Bated Breath (9-4) at Haydock 5f Grp 2 (1) fm in May.

Duchess Dora (IRE) 9-4fav (8-13) Held up in last pair, pushed along halfway, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Chester 5f cond Stakes (3) sft in May beating Borderlescott (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

Chunky Diamond (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Gusto (9-1) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks 2yo (1) gd in Oct.

Excelette (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 13, 14l behind Esentepe (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.

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