Racecards
16:40 Brighton
Rendezvous Casino Classified Stakes (Class E) (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f 213y
- Going: Firm (Watered)
- Form 2-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up in touch, not quicken 2f out, carried head high and ran on under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 501020
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
raced wide in touch, effort 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 0400-23
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey S Sanders
raced freely, tracked leaders, led and edged left over 1f out, held on well final furlong
- Form 50-0225
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
held up in rear, staying on one pace and no chance when not much room when switched left over 1f out
Averlline
204- Form 332210-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B De Haan
- Jockey D Kinsella
dwelt, held up in rear, staying on one pace and no chance when snatched up inside final furlong
- Form 02430-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
behind, ridden halfway, switched to outside entering final furlong, never nearer
Shrink
27- Form 22-214
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey I Mongan
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
Sweet Pickle
216- Form 3010-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer D Coakley
- Jockey T P Queally
led until ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied near finish, always just held
In depth
Verdict
A modest finale where Shrink appeals at the likely prices and gets the vote over the unexposed Place Cowboy, who is a promising prospect but has a fair bit to prove at the weights, and Borzoi Maestro, who has returned to form lately but remains hard to win with. The same comments apply to Kuringai and Get To The Point, who both need to put in much improved performances to figure at the finish. Whereas Fair Compton is still very lightly raced and has a race of this nature within her somewhere down the line. However, the form of Shrink's outings this season are out well and there could be a little more mileage to be gained in sticking with the daughter of Mind Games here. Ian Mongan is an eye-catching jockey booking and, with the partnership ideally berthed in stall one, Shrink has plenty in her favour to round off the meeting with a winner at a fair price.