Racecards
13:50 Salisbury
Bathwick Car & Van Hire Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f 212y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places, Good to Soft on loop)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,558
- 2nd: £1,059
- 3rd: £529
- 4th: £265
Kismet Hardy
19- Form 55
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
made most, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey L P Keniry
in rear, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
dwelt, soon recovered, tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
- Form 09
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Matt Cosham
in touch, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, behind halfway
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey S De Sousa
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 0570
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey Joey Haynes
tracked winner until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Meroula (FR)
12- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
raced wide, tracked leaders, weakened 2f out
Mystikana
23- Form 44
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Harry Bentley
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey R Clark
slowly into stride, keen, close up over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
There was cut in the ground when White Shaheen and MEROULA ran in separate divisions of the same maiden over track and trip. The former could only manage sixth but the latter was not beaten far when fourth behind Royal Reserve and Harry Dunlop's filly gets the vote. Mystikana showed only modest progress at Newbury last time and the same comment applies to Kismet Hardy, who drops back in distance having failed to threaten in a couple of starts at Goodwood. The selection's stablemate Finelcity is related to winners though sports blinkers for her racecourse debut.
Formwatch
Kismet Hardy 20-1 (9-5) Led, brought field centre in straight, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon hung right, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Good Run (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f mdn stks (4) sft in Sep.
Charlie Parker (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never remotely involved, 6th of 8, 25 1/2l behind Calvinist (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
White Shaheen 9-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Tafteesh (9-5) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Destiny Bay (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Led early, tracked leader until ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 9, 21 1/2l behind In The Red (9-5) at Salisbury 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Finelcity (GER) Elusive City gelding out of Finity.
Links Bar Marbella (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 16 3/4l behind Cote d'Azur (8-12) at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Meroula (FR) 80-1 (9-0) Led until over 2f out, rallied approaching final furlong, no extra closing stages, 4th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Royal Reserve (9-5) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Mystikana 14-1 (9-0) Raced centre, mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Tabarrak (9-5) at Newbury 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Smile of Approval (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Hampered start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Barleysugar (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (4) pol in Sep.