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Racecard

  • 15:30 Betfred Mobile Casino Handicap6f

  • Weighed In - (Class 2), £20,000 added, 3yo, 8 runners
  • Winner £12,938 2nd £3,850 3rd £1,924 4th £962
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 10.26s
  • Off time: 15:30:49
Pos Horse Odds
1st Mezzotint (IRE) 5/1
2nd Nassau Storm 9/2
3rd Sholaan (IRE) 6/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (4) 242-181 YELLOW, BLACK epaulets Sholaan (IRE) 14 Distance Winner 3 9-7 b Liam Jones W J Haggas 99 6/4
2 (7) 4230-27 Light blue, pink hoop, armlets and cap Silverheels (IRE) 42 Course Winner 3 9-6 P Dobbs P F I Cole 98 12/1
3 (3) 00-1566 Emerald Green, Yellow hoop and sleeves, quartered cap Fanrouge (IRE) 28 Distance Winner 3 8-11 T G McLaughlin M S Saunders 89 28/1
4 (6) 17- Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star Miss Azeza 303 Distance Winner 3 8-10 Martin Lane D M Simcock 88 14/1
5 (5) 71-67 Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap Intransigent 14 3 8-9 David Probert A M Balding 87 8/1
6 (8) 11-7202 Dark blue, white diamond, halved sleeves Mezzotint (IRE) 10 Distance Winner 3 8-5 Andrea Atzeni M Botti 83 5/1
7 (2) 94-512 Dark blue and yellow stripes, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, yellow cap, dark blue star Nassau Storm 17 3 8-2 Harry Bentley (3) W J Knight 80 9/2
8 (1) 111362 Black and white (quartered), hooped sleeves, striped cap Bella Ophelia (IRE) 22 3 8-2 C Catlin (ex2) H Morrison 80 17/2

Verdict

Sholaan had no problem with the drop back to 6f at York last time, winning by five lengths. If in the same mood here, William Haggas' gelding could well defy a 12lb weight rise as neither Silverheels nor Intransigent has shown much this year and Fanrouge has struggled off higher marks since winning at Bath in April. Mezzotint is best on the Polytrack but Fibresand specialist Bella Ophelia was just beaten on soft ground at Newmarket earlier this month and Nassau Storm ran a cracker behind Hezmah at Yarmouth last time. MISS AZEZA hasn't been seen since contesting a Listed race at Salisbury in September but she had no luck at all that day and her debut win at Ffos Las has worked out really well. The second has rattled up a hat-trick this year while the third went on to land a Listed race and the fourth won easily next time. She could be the value at the likely odds.

Formwatch

Sholaan (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Chased leader far side, led over 2f out, ridden and clear inside final furlong, won at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) sft beating Gabriel's Lad (8-6) by 5l, 17 ran.

Silverheels (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 7, 8l behind Aljamaaheer (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Listed stks 3yo (1) gf in May.

Fanrouge (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, never a factor, 6th of 7, 12l behind Slade Power (9-0) at Haydock 6f Listed stks 3yo (1) gf.

Miss Azeza 10-1 (8-12) Squeezed out start, in rear, switched left to outer inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, never threatened, 7th of 11, 6l behind Sajwah (8-12) at Salisbury 6f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) gd in Sep.

Intransigent 10-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division stand's side, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 17, 21l behind Sholaan (8-9) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) sft.

Mezzotint (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, hampered over 4f out, went 2nd 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, closing on winner close home, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Desert Philosopher (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Nassau Storm 16-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, challenged entering final furlong, soon led, headed close home, 2nd of 13, hd behind Hezmah (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

Bella Ophelia (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, carried right over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Lollina Paulina (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) sft.

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