Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 16:50 Lambrini Original Handicap5f 16y

  • Weighed In - (Class 3), £13,000 added, 3yo, 7 runners
  • Winner £8,410 2nd £2,502 3rd £1,251 4th £625
  • Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 3.24s
  • Off time: 16:51:09
Pos Horse Odds
1st Beau Mistral (IRE) 11/1
2nd Sonko (IRE) 11/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (3) 318-681 Red, Yellow diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Dark Blue cap, Yellow diamond Powerful Wind (IRE) 14 Distance Winner 3 9-7 L Morris R Harris 90 8/1
2 (4) 87-3335 Purple, maroon and purple striped sleeves, maroon cap Signifer (IRE) 2 Distance Winner 3 9-2 v S Hitchcott M R Channon 85 6/1
3 (6) 3612-12 Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap Sonko (IRE) 29 Distance Winner 3 9-2 p F Norton T J Pitt 85 11/4
4 (5) 36-4670 Emerald green and purple (quartered), yellow sleeves and cap Bubbly Ballerina 19 Distance Winner Course and Distance Winner 3 8-13 Liam Jones A Bailey 82 16/1
5 (7) 0-01150 Red and White diamonds, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red cap Rusty Rocket (IRE) 7 Distance Winner 3 8-10 J Fanning Paul Green 79 5/1
6 (2) 3161-22 Yellow, large Black spots and sleeves Royal Reyah 23 Beaten Favourite 3 8-7 D Sweeney W S Kittow 76 5/2
7 (1) 4-38424 Purple, Yellow stripe and armlets, Yellow cap, Purple star Beau Mistral (IRE) 17 Distance Winner 3 8-2 Catherine Gannon Paul Green 69 11/1

Verdict

Sonko found Ballesteros too good over C&D last month having tried to make all and it could prove a similar story today with POWERFUL WIND re-opposing. The latter failed to figure in the soft ground here on his penultimate start but went on to score on a faster surface at York a fortnight ago and should have the race run to suit. C&D winner Bubbly Ballerina remains out of sorts but Royal Reyah is holding his form and should be winning again soon while Signifer ran below par at Sandown on Thursday but is better than that.

Formwatch

Powerful Wind (IRE) 22-1 (8-7) With leader, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, held on gamely, won at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May beating Last Bid (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.

Signifer (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 8l behind Solemn (9-12) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.

Sonko (IRE) 7-1 (8-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Ballesteros (9-2) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) sft in May.

Bubbly Ballerina 33-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 6l behind Wicked Wench (8-5) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.

Rusty Rocket (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) With leaders, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Safari Sunseeker (8-7) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

Royal Reyah 9-4fav (9-7) Bumped start, took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd and hung right inside final furlong, one pace and no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Ivor's Princess (8-9) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.

Beau Mistral (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) In touch in 4th, ridden well over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd place towards finish, 4th of 6, 4l behind Abi Scarlet (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in May.

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