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14:30 Epsom Downs

Vodafone Woodcote Stakes (Listed)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.96s
  • 10 Ran
1(2)
Silk - White, Royal Blue sash, Red sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star

Ba Foxtrot

14 BF
4/1
  • Form 112
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

tracked leaders, ridden to lead just over 2f out, drew clear over 1f out, pushed out easily

2(10)
Silk - Pink and Dark Blue stripes, Pink sleeves and cap
  • Form 5112
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders 2f, soon ridden and weakened quickly 2f out

3(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW diamonds, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, RED cap
  • Form 21
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

tracked leader to over 3f out, soon weakened

4(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, White Cross of Lorraine, armlets and cap
4/1
  • Form 6115
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

in touch 2f, behind entering straight, plenty to do over 1f out, ran on well final furlong to take 3rd post

5(3)
Silk - RED, PURPLE sleeves, RED armlets, BLACK cap, YELLOW star
12/1
  • Form 51
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders 1f, behind after 2f, headway over 1f out, kept on, not troubled leaders

6(1)
Silk - Black and Yellow (quartered), striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots
11/2
  • Form 312
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, soon in touch, chased leaders 3f out, not quickened 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out

7(5)
Silk - Red and Yellow (quartered), Red sleeves, Red cap, Grey star
  • Form 321
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

soon led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure for 2nd, no chance with winner

8(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue epaulets, Light Blue and Royal Blue hooped sleeves
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

soon out paced after start, in rear, tailed off entering straight, no chance

9(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange hoop and armlets, hooped cap
33/1
  • Form 3341
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

behind, ridden along after 2f, headway 2f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong when hampered and checked twice, lost 2 places close home

10(8)
Silk - Brown, Beige sleeves, Brown armlets, Beige cap
25/1
  • Form 1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6

started slowly, ridden along and always struggling in rear

In depth

Verdict

Crocodile Bay looks to be going the right way at present and Jamie Osborne's colt is taken to confirm Goodwood superiority over Green Pride, with Ba Foxtrot rated the best of the remainder. The selection stepped up on debut form with wins at Windsor and Doncaster before staying on strongly to claim second close home behind Strike Up The Band at Goodwood last time, with Green Pride behind and strictly held. The longer trip today should suit the son of Spectrum, who is taken to resume winning ways. David Nicholls, who trains Strike Up The Band, should have a good line to the selection for his contender Capital Lass but she needs to improve on the form shown when landing a Musselburgh maiden. Bath winner Danish Express comes from a yard that is doing well with their juveniles this term and may be better than likely odds would suggest, while Royal Engineer is likely to improve again as most of the stable's youngsters do with experience. Wotavadun faces no easy task first time up and of more interest my be Ba Foxtrot, who represents the yard of Mick Channon that has been doing particularly well with their two-year-olds this term but has a penalty to carry. Crocodile Bay has an obvious chance on the evidence of his latest start though and he gets the vote.

Formwatch

Ba Foxtrot 3-1fav (9-0) Close up in 2nd, ridden to challenge halfway, no impression from over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Waterways (8-11) at Curragh 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in May.

Crocodile Bay (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Strike Up The Band (9-3) at Goodwood 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in May.

Danish Express (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, quickened well over 1f out, ran on strongly, pushed out, won at Bath 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in May beating Cool Sting (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

Green Pride 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, hampered and lost place and dropped rear over 2f out, ran on again inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Strike Up The Band (9-3) at Goodwood 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in May.

Royal Engineer 3-1 (9-0) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Carlisle 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in May beating Stratham (9-0) by a hd, 13 ran.

Scarlet Knight 7-1 (9-0) Not cleanly away and behind, switched to outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Green Park (9-0) at Windsor 5f 2yo stk (2) gf in May.

King Malachi (IRE) 4-5fav (8-12) Chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, comfortably, won at Brighton 6f 2yo nov stk (6) gf in May beating More Time (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.

Wotavadun (IRE) King Of Kings gelding, half-brother to winning miler Stonor Lady.

Brenda Meova 8-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and edged left 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in May beating High Command (9-0) by 1l, 9 ran.

Capital Lass 3-1fav (8-5) Dwelt, behind, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn aut (7) gf in May beating Silver Rocket (8-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.