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15:30 Salisbury

Portway E.b.f. Novice Stakes (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 212y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.89s
  • Off Time: 15:31:35
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tembanee (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Aqmaar

    11/8

      1(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Aqmaar

      28 D
      11/8
      • Form 13
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra

      2(3)
      Silk - Light Green, Yellow triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap

      Carson's Spirit (USA)

      70 b
      20/1
      • Form 108
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 84

      keen hold, tracked leaders until weakened over 2f out

      3(4)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Furnace (IRE)

      32 D
      7/4
      • Form 17
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to press for 2nd near finish

      4(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Yellow cap

      Tembanee (IRE)

      26
      11/2
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      tracked leader, challenged from 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on well

      5(6)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW hoop, YELLOW sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, YELLOW cap

      Christalini

      12
      33/1
      • Form 56
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      held up in rear, headway 2f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink star, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

      Little Miss Tara (IRE)

      11
      9/1
      • Form 0522
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 80

      led early, tracked leaders until weakened 2f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Aqmaar is the pick over Furnace, with Tembanee the other major player. Aqmaar made a great start to his career when scoring at Newbury in July, and that form has since been franked by the third horse Monzante. He did not get the best of luck in running at Lingfield next time, but remains one to keep on the right side of, and this rangy sort has improvement to come. Furnace was outclassed in the Group 3 Solario Stakes at Sandown last time, but he too made a winning debut, at Newmarket earlier, and rates as a threat to the selection, while Tembanee is one-out-of-one after winning on her Chepstow bow, but is dropped back in trip and may be done for toe. The rest make no appeal, and for the winner we return to Aqmaar.

      Formwatch

      Aqmaar 10-3 (9-5) Took keen hold, tracked winner, not clear run from 3f out, switched left approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 10, 2l behind My Learned Friend (8-12) at Lingfield 7f nov stk (4) gd in Aug.

      Carson's Spirit (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, kept on from over 1f out but never dangerous, 8th of 13, 11l behind Stagehand (8-1) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.

      Furnace (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, no headway from 2f out, soon one pace, 7th of 8, 4l behind Drumfire (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.

      Tembanee (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Chepstow 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) gd beating Aussie Cricket (8-8) by 1l, 11 ran.

      Christalini 10-1 (9-3) Behind, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 10, 6l behind Proponent (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd.

      Little Miss Tara (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Elusive Flash (9-0) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs.