Racecards
15:15 Ffos Las
O.J. Williams Premier Fuel Distributors Nursery (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 50337
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey Thomas Brown
held up towards rear and in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and always well held
Bukle (IRE)
10- Form 543541
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey L P Keniry
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression
Rioca (IRE)
62- Form 323
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey C Catlin
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong
- Form 455321
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey S Hitchcott
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 380
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer H Spiller
- Jockey Louis Steward
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Verdict
BUKLE (NAP) reeled in previous winner Novinophobia over 7f at Salisbury last time and this extra furlong seems certain to suit. He must go close and is preferred to Chelmsford scorer York Minster, who doesn't have much in hand over Rateel on the form book. Rioca faces easy ground for the first time but has been knocking on the door over 7f on faster surface and shouldn't be far away.
Formwatch
Poet's Beauty (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Restless stalls, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, last of 7, 13 1/4l behind Bathos (8-8) at Newmarket 1m (4) gs in Aug.
Bukle (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish (hand timed), won at Salisbury 7f (5) sft in Sep beating Novinophobia (9-8) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Rioca (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Lagenda (9-5) at Wetherby 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
York Minster (IRE) 6-4fav (8-12) Led, headed over 6f out, led again entering final furlong, driven out gamely, won at Chelmsford City 1m (5) pol in Sep beating Captain Gerald (8-4) by nk, 7 ran.
Capital Gearing 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 14, 19 1/4l behind Tidal Wave (9-5) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Rateel (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Keen close up, short of room over 5f out, effort between horses over 1f out, switched left ridden and no impression, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind York Minster (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m (5) pol in Sep.