Racecards
14:15 Bath
Loud Hire Nursery (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,400 added
- Winner: £3,873
- 2nd: £1,817
- 3rd: £908
- 4th: £454
- Form 436
- Age 2
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Finley Marsh
missed break, midfield, pushed along 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 7640
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
held up in rear, outpaced and pushed along 3f out, carried left and clipped heels over 1f out, eased 1f out
- Form 681
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
midfield, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 826
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey R Coakley
led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on gamely
- Form 9845
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Charles Bishop
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on
Quickfire
15- Form 751862
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
led, headed after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Quickfire finished second of only three runners at Salisbury while Blue Collar struggled in a much tougher nursery than this at York last month. UNREAL CONNECTION (NAP) has a stayer's pedigree but had enough speed to win over 7f at Epsom last time so she gets the vote on her handicap debut with this extra distance likely to suit. Centurion Dream and Mister Daydream took a step backwards last time though soft ground was an excuse for the former.
Formwatch
Centurion Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Remaadd (9-5) at Goodwood 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Aug.
Blue Collar (IRE) 11-1 (8-7) Midfield, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 12th of 20, 6 1/4l behind Gushing Gold (9-3) at York 7f (2) gf in Aug.
Unreal Connection 18-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Epsom 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Aug beating Tokyo Dreamer (9-2) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Mister Daydream (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Prepschool (9-5) at Ripon 1m stks (2) gs in Aug.
Tactical Control 8-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, some minor late headway, 5th of 8, 4l behind Buttercross Flyer (8-7) at Newcastle 7f (4) pol in Aug.
Quickfire 9-2 (9-7) Squeezed out leaving stalls, raced in third, pushed along 3f out, ridden and went second over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, no match for winner, 2nd of 3, 5 1/2l behind Lexington Belle (9-7) at Salisbury 1m (5) gs in Sep.