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15:00 Great Leighs

Church End Nursery Handicap (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.31s
  • Off Time: 15:02:34
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Athania (IRE)

2/1

    1(4)
    Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star

    Asaint Needs Brass (USA)

    40 D
    2/1
    • Form 17100
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 85

    chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

    2(3)
    Silk - Yellow and Black (quartered), White sleeves

    River Rye (IRE)

    22
    7/2
    • Form 513435
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 76

    raced in last place, in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong

    3(1)
    Silk - Black, Emerald Green seams and cap

    Athania (IRE)

    14
    2/1
    • Form 81
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 68

    made all, shaken up 2f out, ran on final furlong, comfortably

    4(2)
    Silk - Orange, White braces, armlets and cap

    Ridgeway Silver

    10 D
    4/1
    • Form 465163
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-3
    • Official Rating 67

    close up, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out

    In depth

    Verdict

    This is much less competitive than the Super Sprint contested by ASAINT NEEDS BRASS last time out and he can get back to winning ways from Athania. The selection has run only once before over this trip, when winning at Kempton in June. He was out of his depth in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot, but was not far away at all in the big sprint last time and he is not top rated here for nothing, so we will side with him to get his nose back in front. Athania may emerge as the danger. Alan Jarvis' filly stepped up on her debut run when winning over 7f at Salisbury last time, but this drop back in trip should not inconvenience as she showed plenty of toe. If she handles the track and surface then she could show plenty more today. Ridgeway Silver is another Salisbury scorer, in her case over 6f, and she is in decent enough form but may not quite have the class of the selection. Windsor winner River Rye has found things tougher after that success in May and we prefer the claims of Asaint Needs Brass. (Jonathan Doidge)

    Formwatch

    Asaint Needs Brass (USA) 40-1 (8-9) Never better than mid-division, 16th of 23, 5l behind Jargelle (8-6) at Newbury 5f 2yo aut (2) gd in Jul.

    River Rye (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, in touch, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Klynch (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol.

    Athania (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Made all, went clear 3f out, ridden over 2f out, held on final furlong, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs beating Blazing Buck (8-11) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

    Ridgeway Silver 16-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, challenged 1f out, soon ridden, staying on same pace when not much room well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Crystal Moments (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.