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15:40 Salisbury

Alderholt Sprint Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.82s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk -
10/1

    2
    Silk -
    11/2

      1(9)
      Silk - YELLOW, WHITE hoop and armlets, WHITE and YELLOW check cap
      • Form 300042
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-0

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, drifted right 1f out, no extra final furlong

      2(11)
      Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
      17/2
      • Form 0530-06
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-13

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      3(3)
      Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap
      10/1
      • Form 030103
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11

      held up last, switched left 3f out, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, ran on well final furlong, led close home

      4(6)
      Silk - MAROON, GOLD sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap

      Ok Pal

      48 b
      14/1
      • Form 4-U3006
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10

      chased leader, ridden and drifted left 2f out, soon weakened

      5(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Pink spots, Yellow sleeves, Pink cap
      10/1
      • Form 0-16015
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10

      switched right start and held up behind, good headway on bit over 1f out, short of room on rail when going well inside final furlong (not recover)

      6(2)
      Silk - LIGHT GREEN, BLACK and LIGHT GREEN striped sleeves, LIGHT GREEN cap, BLACK spots
      25/1
      • Form 1000/30
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-9

      held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      7(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red cap
      11/2
      • Form 2234-04
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      held up in touch, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, headed close home

      8(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops, White and Emerald Green halved sleeves, Red cap
      • Form 434222
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong

      9(7)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap
      15/2
      • Form 003604
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5

      held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong

      10(8)
      Silk - Purple and White diabolo, striped sleeves, White cap
      7/1
      • Form 0040-00
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      held up towards rear, ridden and headway on inside from 2f out, not clear run final furlong, not recover

      11(10)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue check, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Zargus

      60
      16/1
      • Form 040-500
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-6

      prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened

      12(12)
      Silk - Red, Black epaulets, Red sleeves, Grey armlets, White cap

      Double M

      5 v
      11/2
      • Form 553213
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-2

      held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, short of room and hampered 1f out, no extra final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      An open-looking sprint with many of the runners holding chances but we have opted for Domirati. Looking at the field. It seems a little harsh that Further Outlook has been raised a couple of pounds for his Windsor defeat last time, from which he now meets Sunley Sense, who was a length behind him that day, on two pounds worse terms, and Seven No Trumps, who was five-and-a-half lengths behind him, on four pounds worse terms. The last-named has since run well over today's course and distance when he was three-parts of a length behind Whistler but is now two pounds better off at the weights. Kathology, who is reopposes on the same terms, was a length-and-three-quarters behind Whistler that day but he is now rated one-pound lower than for his Epsom win last April.. Devise probably has to find three or four pounds to be competitive here but Domirati looks reasonably well weighted given that he races here from the same mark as when an unlucky-in-running fourth at Chester last time. To give a further flavour of the competitive nature of this contest, Romany Nights, who finished two necks in front of him on that occasion, reopposes here on the same terms as at the Roodee. Add into the mix that Hey Presto is now rated three pounds lower than for his six-furlong course win last May - and he now has Kieren Fallon booked to ride - and the winner-quest becomes a compelling but tricky one. Zargus is extremely well weighted based on his Ascot handicap win of two years ago but, as you will have gathered, he has not shown a lot lately, while Double M can be given a squeak if factoring in his. As we say, this is a tough race to call and we had to get the pin out for this one and it landed against the name of Domirati.