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14:00 Catterick

Melrose Avenue Selling Stakes (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.99s
  • Off Time: 14:01:04
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ykikamoocow

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Syrup (IRE)

    7/2

      1(2)
      Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap

      Forzando Bloom

      7/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      slowly into stride and soon chased along, effort over 2f out, never reached challenging position

      2(5)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue hollow box, striped sleeves and cap

      Keiser Blue

      7/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      started slowly, hampered at start, soon chased along, effort when weakening over 1f out

      3(1)
      Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap

      Sweet Mujahid

      11/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      soon outpaced and behind, never a factor

      5(6)
      Silk - White, red cross belts

      In The Moment

      14
      11/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6

      jumped right at start, towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - PINK, BLACK epaulets and diamond on cap

      Syrup (IRE)

      4
      7/2
      • Form 35
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6

      jumped right at start, led, ridden and headed halfway, kept on same pace final furlong

      7(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red diamond and armlets, White cap

      Ykikamoocow

      7/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6

      in touch, led halfway, quicken clear over 1f out, comfortably

      4(7)
      NR

      Dispol Toba

      30
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      A poor start to proceedings where we will look to experience to prove invaluable and therefore select Syrup as the potential winner, with In The Moment a potential improver and Ykikamoocow and Keiser Blue to emerge as the best newcomers. Syrup has had a couple of runs that, in context, were pretty useful, not being disgraced on either occasion and David Evans' filly is 2lb better off with In The Moment, who she finished around five lengths ahead of at Bath last time, so can win that particular battle again and score. Improvement is expected from In the Moment, while we should learn a bit about the debutantes. Best of those may prove to be Geoff Harker's Ykikamoocow, who is related to winners over similar trips as juveniles, while Patrick Haslam's Keiser Blue also has winning family connections though has clearly not been showing a huge amount to be entered at this level first time. Not a race to dwell on and Syrup can be a sweet start for punters.

      Formwatch

      Forzando Bloom Forzando colt out of an unraced mare.

      Keiser Blue Loup Sauvage gelding, half-brother to winning sprinter Blue Minx.

      Sweet Mujahid Mujahid colt, half-brother to 7f winner Rosy Alexander.

      In The Moment 9-1 (8-4) With winner, ridden over 2f out, close 4th but held when squeezed out entering final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Heaven Or Hell (8-11) at Bath 5f 2yo sll (6) gd.

      Syrup (IRE) 4-1 (8-1) Prominent, ridden along when outpaced halfway, driven over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 8, 4l behind Fangfoss Girls (8-7) at Thirsk 5f 2yo clm (5) gs.

      Ykikamoocow Cape Town filly out of winning sprinter Pigeon.

      Dispol Toba 25-1 (9-0) Disputed lead to halfway, weakened quickly over 1f out, 10th of 14, 17l behind She's A Shaw Thing (9-0) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Mar.