Racecards
20:30 Salisbury
Party Continues At The Chapel Nightclub Handicap (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 198y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192

Stoneham
11- Form 072366
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
tracked leader, led after 1f, narrowly headed 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leading pair until over 1f out, weakened

- Form 09-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
held up in last pair, pushed along on outside 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

- Form 007-248
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P Hide
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out until 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out

Pink Diamond
22- Form 957
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey J Fortune
held up in 5th on inside, headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on to assert towards finish

- Form 774816
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey R Havlin
tracked leaders, led narrowly 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed pressing winner and every chance until no extra close home

Assoluta
11- Form 766933
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Richard Hughes
led 1f, tracked leader 2f, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again into 3rd over 1f out, one pace and held

- Form 476697
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey J P Fahy
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, some headway on inside over 2f out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
A low-grade handicap that won't live too long in the memory and an opportunity for PINK DIAMOND to show what she is capable of. The daughter of Champs Elysees has been well held in three maidens but she shaped with a degree of promise at Windsor and has been allotted a realistic mark to work from. Highland Stardust has plotted a similar campaign, and with a previous experience at Salisbury under her belt, she is unlikely to be trading at such big prices tonight. Stoneham has struggled against the handicapper for some time though she has dropped far enough in the weights to get below the ceiling figure for this contest. Eugenic is respected as a previous course winner while long-standing maiden Assoluta is sure to be popular with Richard Hughes in the plate.
Formwatch
Stoneham 16-1 (8-8) Bumped start, held up and off the pace in last pair, some headway inside final 2f, soon hung left, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9l behind Perfect Pursuit (9-1) at Brighton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fm.
Highland Stardust 40-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 7, 16l behind Tearless (9-11) at Goodwood 1m 1f fll mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Snow Conditions 7-1 (9-7) Soon prominent, led 10f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 8l behind Roman Riches (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Pink Diamond 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leading pair, driven over 2f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 21l behind Tearless (9-11) at Goodwood 1m 1f fll mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Eugenic 8-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after, 6th of 10, 5l behind King Calypso (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Assoluta 8-1 (9-1) Led, edged right 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd final 75 yards, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Bishop Wulstan (9-4) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Autopilot 5-1 (9-0) Led early, chased leaders, outpaced from over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 7th of 8, 8l behind Fairy Mist (9-2) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.