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16:35 Southwell

Battle Of Manila Bay Selling Stakes (Class G)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 17.89s
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk -
2/1

    2
    Silk -
    1(14)
    Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

    Attorney

    9 v
    33/1
    • Form 200000
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-10

    chased leaders, ridden throughout, weakened 2f out

    2(1)
    Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap
    2/1
    • Form 500-621
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-10

    made most, ridden out

    3(7)
    Silk - Yellow, red star, red sleeves, yellow stars, red cap, yellow star
    • Form 00-5152
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-10

    with winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

    4(4)
    Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW hoop, YELLOW sleeves, DARK BLUE chevrons, YELLOW cap

    Czar Wars

    9 b
    7/1
    • Form 161530
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-10

    with winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

    5(13)
    Silk - Dark Blue and White diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue cap
    10/1
    • Form 620-164
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-10

    close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

    6(16)
    Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE hoops, YELLOW sleeves and cap
    10/1
    • Form 002033
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-10

    broke well, tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish

    7(10)
    Silk - Black, Yellow chevrons, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap
    50/1
    • Form 100-005
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    chased leaders over 3f

    8(3)
    Silk - White, Black epaulets, Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap
    33/1
    • Form 050-300
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-5

    chased leaders for over 3f

    9(9)
    Silk - Yellow, Black disc, armlets and hoop on cap
    • Form 00-5000
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-5

    hampered over 4f out, lost place, never dangerous

    10(11)
    Silk - Royal blue, orange epaulets, halved sleeves, orange cap

    Mallia

    23
    50/1
    • Form 00000-0
    • Age 10
    • Weight 9-5

    behind, headway final furlong, never nearer

    11(12)
    Silk - Red, Dark Blue star and sleeves
    66/1
    • Form 02000-0
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    slowly into stride, outpaced

    12(2)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE Cross of Lorraine
    100/1
    • Form 25/00-00
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-5

    slowly into stride, some headway after 2f, weakened halfway

    13(5)
    Silk - LIGHT GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), LIGHT GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap
    33/1
    • Form 302005
    • Age 9
    • Weight 9-5

    held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one paced

    14(6)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-0

    slowly into stride, outpaced

    15(8)
    Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap
    14/1
    • Form 553560
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-9

    hampered over 4f out, never dangerous after

    16(15)
    Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-4

    never on terms

    In depth

    Verdict

    A low draw is a big plus here over this trip, so the one's to concentrate on include Czar Wars, Boisdale, front-runner Superapparos, who should have no trouble leading from his stall, and Blakeset, who gets the vote. David Barron's gelding confirmed his well-being when scoring at Wolverhampton earlier this week, when proving too strong for Risk Free. He is a reliable sort, unlike most of his rivals and while this trip may be short of his best, it is likely to be soundly run with Superapparos likely to take the field along from stall 5. Roy Bowring's frustrating nine-year-old is still looking for that elusive first success. However, while he has plenty to find on official figures he does seem to run his best races here and won't be easy to peg back. Czar Wars has been a grand servant to connections and while he is clearly on the downgrade, he is still capable at this level. He is closely matched with Boisdale on their running here last month and they have pace claims at least. The draw looks to have put paid to the chances of Festive Affair and On The Trail, but Champagne Rider isn't out of this if returning to his best, something he hasn't been for some time now.