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16:50 Salisbury

Think Thoroughbred, Ireland 'persian Punch' Conditions Stks (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 15y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 11.32s
  • Off Time: 16:51:02
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Wunderwood (USA)

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Collier Hill

    9/4

      1(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon and White hooped sleeves

      Collier Hill

      18 BFD
      9/4
      • Form 1-62723
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 116

      held up in touch, shaken up and headway to challenge 3f out, every chance 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, struck in face by whip and jinked well inside final furlong, ran on close home

      2(1)
      Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

      Cave of The Giant (IRE)

      688 BF
      50/1
      • Form 59/
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      led, clear after 2f, shaken up 4f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

      Wunderwood (USA)

      30 D
      Evs
      • Form 0-68312
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 103

      chased clear leader, headway 3f out, challenged and led 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, just held on

      5(5)
      Silk - MAROON, GOLD sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap

      Lightning Strike (GER)

      34
      10/3
      • Form 112451
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 93

      unruly after start and unseated rider start

      6(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

      Maraseel (USA)

      50/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 7-13

      held up last, ridden 5f out, soon weakened

      3(3)
      NR

      Midas Way

      356 C
      • Form 202560-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 100

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Wunderwood can prove an apt winner, with Collier Hill and Lightning Strike seen as his main rivals. Having enjoyed much success in the past with Persian Punch, who won this himself in 2002, David Elsworth would like nothing better than to capture the prize, and is sure to have Wunderwood well primed. The seven-year-old goes well on a right-handed track, and has been in fine form at Goodwood this summer. He was produced late to be just touched off by Soulacroix last time and looks set to give another good account, the only proviso being that he handles the cut in the ground. He gets a handy 9lb from Collier Hill who has a top portfolio, having won the Irish St Leger last year, and more recently having finished third in Group 1 company in Germany. He will be very much in the shake-up, while of the rest, Lightning Strike makes most appeal, although the three-year-old has it to do against those two tough older rivals. We return to Wunderwood as the answer.

      Formwatch

      Collier Hill 11-5fav (9-6) Raced in 3rd 8 lengths behind leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, stayed on until no extra and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Cherry Mix (9-6) at Cologne 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd.

      Cave of The Giant (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no response, 9th of 14, 14l behind River Alhaarth (9-0) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (D2) gd in Oct '04.

      Wunderwood (USA) 6-1 (10-0) Held up, headway 3f out, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Soulacroix (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gd.

      Lightning Strike (GER) 9-4fav (8-9) Led 1f, tracked leader afterwards, ridden to lead over 2f out, clear 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jul beating Nordwind (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Maraseel (USA) Machiavellian filly, half-sister to 1m-1m4f winner Editor In Chief and 7f winner Ground Command.

      Midas Way 50-1 (9-11) Always behind, last of 12, 41l behind Sendintank (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) gs in Sept.