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17:10 Aintree

2 (Class A)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 11.40s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
3
Silk -
1
Silk - YELLOW, RED star, YELLOW sleeves, WHITE armlets, YELLOW cap, RED star
  • Form 12
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

in touch, hung right from over 5f out, soon weakened

2
Silk - Emerald Green and White stripes, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Orange cap

Enhancer

383
14/1
  • Form 1/11-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

3
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Green diamond
5/1
  • Form 3611
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened

4
Silk - Tan, Black and Green hooped sleeves, Black cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened

5
Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
13/8
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

keen, soon prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong

6
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

Rendova

49
33/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

always towards rear, never dangerous

8
Silk - White, Mauve stars
  • Form 42
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, headway over 9f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong

9
Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK and WHITE quartered cap
50/1
  • Form 30-26
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

in touch, ridden over 6f out, weakened over 1f out

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Grey stars, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Grey star
  • Form 231
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

with leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong

11
Silk - Mauve and White diamonds, striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, lost place over 7f out, weakened over 3f out

12
Silk - Light Blue and Yellow diamonds, Yellow sleeves and cap
12/1
  • Form 11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, ridden and headway over 5f out, led over 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, edged left, then right inside final furlong, stayed on

14
Silk - Maroon, white braces, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 2-225
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11

held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, ran on

15
Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap
20/1
  • Form 1136
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

made most, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

16
Silk - Dark Blue, Black cap
33/1
  • Form 110
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11

held up, ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened final furlong

17
Silk - White, Red stars, Red and White hooped sleeves

Scamp

324
50/1
  • Form 201-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

keen, always behind

7
NR
  • Form 11
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

13
NR
  • Form 1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11

18
NR
  • Form 121
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

In depth

Verdict

Planty of future stars line up in the final race of the 2004 meeting, and we turn to Rebel Rhythm as the answer, with Thyne For Intersky, his stablemate Ten Pressed Men, Candello, and Golden Odyssey all considered as possibles. Bingley trainer Sue Smith has been keeping Rebel Rhythm under wraps as he is held in very high regard, and it was not hard to see why when he finally made his debut at Wetherby 12 days ago. The son of Robellino simply oozed class as he sauntered home to the tune of 17 lengths without knowing that he had had a race. Rebel Rhythm should have the beating of Ten Pressed Men on a line through Bishop's Bridge, third at Wetherby, but who had earlier finished in front of Jonjo O'Neill's runner at Kempton. That form is actually very solid, as the winner Toemac went on to score at Taunton on Thursday, so expect improvement from Ten Pressed Men. His stablemate Thyne For Intersky is expected to prove a bigger danger though, as he lines up unbeaten in both starts, at Market Rasen and Carlisle, and has been rested since with this in mind. Nicky Henderson has a rich vein of talent in the bumper department and so the fact that he relies on Candello speaks volumes for the Ludlow winner who makes most appeal of the mares in the field. Golden Odyssey is no slouch though as she has proved, winning two out of her three races, and being Flat-bred, by Barathea out of a Slip Anchor mare, Mary Reveley's filly should be able to produce a turn of foot when needed. Young Scotton is unbeaten and is described by his trainer Kevin Ryan as a 'big raw horse' so the best is yet to come. He and the rest come up against a potentially top-class animal in Rebel Rhythm though, and Sue Smith's charge, a half-brother to 1,000 Guineas runner-up Princess Ellen, is the one to beat.