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15:15 Beverley

Violet And Eddie Smith Memorial Conditions Stakes (Class C2) (Class 2)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.49s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Baltic King

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    If Paradise

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Dazzling Bay

      7/2

        1(11)
        Silk - Yellow, emerald green cross belts, hooped sleeves, light green cap

        Grey Pearl

        10
        25/1
        • Form 604100
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        mid-division, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, no impression

        3(10)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), halved sleeves, Orange cap

        Absent Friends

        7
        6/1
        • Form 600004
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9

        led, headed entering final furlong, no extra inside

        4(5)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap

        Baltic King

        12
        7/4
        • Form 0-60136
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        held up, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, pushed out

        5(3)
        Silk - White, Red armlets, quartered cap

        Beyond The Clouds (IRE)

        11
        20/1
        • Form 030062
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-9

        dwelt and soon chasing leaders, pushed along halfway, eased over 1f out

        6(1)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

        Bonus (IRE)

        87
        14/1
        • Form 15-6000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        7(12)
        Silk - Beige, Royal blue chevrons, beige sleeves, Royal blue cap

        Colonel Cotton (IRE)

        7 v
        7/2
        • Form 030653
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9

        mid-division, not much room and hampered over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

        8(9)
        Silk - Orange, Light Blue stars, Orange sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Dazzling Bay

        38 b
        7/2
        • Form 035200
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

        9(8)
        Silk - Old Gold, Purple sash and cap, Gold spots

        Strensall

        10
        40/1
        • Form 505520
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9

        mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, not much room when weakening inside final furlong, eased down

        10(6)
        Silk - Red, Emerald Green triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

        If Paradise

        12
        14/1
        • Form 106000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        chased leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon headed, stayed on same pace

        12(2)
        Silk - Pink, Purple sash and sleeves, quartered cap

        Blue Crush (IRE)

        26
        66/1
        • Form 000000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        mid-division, chased along halfway, never near to challenge

        2(7)
        NR

        Proud Boast

        9
        • Form 230065
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0

        Withdrawn

        11(4)
        NR

        Nights Cross (IRE)

        23
        • Form 033300
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Baltic King may be up to the task here, with Colonel Cotton, Dazzling Bay and Nights Cross not out of it either. Baltic King is on a retrieval mission, having finished sixth of nine behind Celtic Mill in the Listed Scarborough Stakes at Doncaster last time. Hughie Morrison's charge has a touch of class though, having earlier captured the Hong Kong Jockey Club Sprint at Ascot. He enjoys a stiff finish and so should be more at home on this course and is taken to bounce back. Colonel Cotton stayed on well behind Dowager at Yarmouth and could be running back into form, while Dazzling Bay, down the field in the Great St Wilfrid at Ripon, will appreciate the faster conditions and is another to consider. Mick Channon has hit a rich vein of form so Nights Cross should not be ruled out of calculations either. He has taken on some of the top sprinters around, but seems to reserve his best efforts for his away trips. He has the class to take a hand, but we shall stick with Baltic King who has conditions very much in his favour today.