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17:40 Salisbury

Littleton Stud Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap (Whips shall be carried but not used) (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 212y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.90s
  • Off Time: 17:40:13
  • 11 Ran
1(9)
Silk - White, Dark Blue star, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue star

Champagne Bob

191 BFDCD
9/1
  • Form 651518-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

in touch, weakened 2f out

2(7)
Silk - Pink, dark blue triple diamond and sleeves, dark blue cap, pink star
6/1
  • Form 142657-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

led and edged right after 1f, pushed along and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on

3(11)
Silk - Forbes tartan

Ganymede

16 b CD
8/1
  • Form 05970-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

slowly away in rear, headway 3f out, pushed along and no impression from 2f out

4(10)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 94248-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 69

tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

5(13)
Silk - Black, Red disc, Black and White check sleeves, White cap
16/1
  • Form 6-42477
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 67

raced wide in touch, kept on one pace final 2f

7(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon sash and star on cap

Marcano (IRE)

16 h CD
5/2
  • Form 7476-84
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace

8(6)
Silk - Purple, maroon and purple striped sleeves, maroon cap
5/1
  • Form 4712-52
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 63

towards rear, switched to outer over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders

10(2)
Silk - RED, white star, white sleeves, red spots, red cap, white star
16/1
  • Form 78063-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders when short of room after 1f and lost place, towards rear, not a factor after

11(12)
Silk - Dark green, red chevron
  • Form 709736
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 59

close up, headway to join leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

12(5)
Silk - Red, black diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamonds on cap
  • Form 025624-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 58

keen tracked leader when hampered after 1f, close up, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong

13(1)
Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 536614
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 50

short of room after 1f, lost place towards rear, outpaced 4f out, kept on final furlong

6(4)
NR
  • Form 770-543
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 64

NonRunner

9(3)
NR
11/4
  • Form 941-471
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 61

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

BELIEVE IT should make another bold having won over 7f at Lingfield last time as a 4lb rise is negated by an apprentice’s allowance. Knight Of The Air finished a couple of lengths ahead of Marcano when runner-up at Bath recently and can figure while Two In The Pink was beaten less than a length when third on the all-weather last week. Aye Aye Skipper won four times in Ireland and debuts for new connections while Welsh Inlet won this in 2014 but looks high enough in the weights now.

Formwatch

Champagne Bob 4-1fav (9-1) Close up, led from halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 8l behind Lavetta (9-1) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Doctor Bong 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Second Wave (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Ganymede 8-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Berkeley Vale (9-7) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.

Welsh Inlet (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Al's Memory (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Bognor (USA) 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, effort on outside 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong, last of 7, 14 1/2l behind Welliesinthewater (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.

Marcano (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and challenged 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on same pace final 100 yards, 4th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Saint Helena (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gd in Apr.

Knight Of The Air 11-2jfav (9-3) In touch in mid-division, effort over 2f out, led well over 1f out, stayed on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Saint Helena (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gd in Apr.

Super Icon 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Just Marion (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

Duke Of North (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) In touch in mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, hampered over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 15, 8 3/4l behind Saint Helena (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gd in Apr.

Aye Aye Skipper (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out and 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Yulong Baozuo (8-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.

Diamond Vine (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Cuban Queen (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.

Two In The Pink (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) In touch in chasing group, ridden 3f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Space War (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in May.

Believe It (IRE) 11-10fav (9-4) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Pyroclastic (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.