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13:20 Doncaster

Ciu Serlby Stakes (Class A1) (Listed Race) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Soft (Straight - Good to Soft, Good in places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 43.20s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Big Moment

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Foreign Affairs

    11/10

      1(2)
      Silk - Gold, Red stars, Gold sleeves and cap, Gold tassel

      Foreign Affairs

      55
      11/10
      • Form 134512
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4

      in touch, headway to track leader 5f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon hard pressed, headed and no extra inside final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap

      Big Moment

      23
      2/1
      • Form 0-35622
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13

      dwelt and behind, headway 2f out, joined leader on bit well over 1f out, shaken up to lead well inside final furlong, ran on

      3(1)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PURPLE armlets

      Young Rooney

      5
      50/1
      • Form 226326
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on but no impression final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond

      La Sylphide

      23
      5/1
      • Form 560213
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-8

      held up, driven to chase leaders 6f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Grey hoop, armlets and cap

      Top Seed (IRE)

      14
      14/1
      • Form 03200P
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      behind and soon pushed along, lost touch halfway, pulled up over 4f out

      6(4)
      Silk - Brown, White hooped sleeves, Red and White quartered cap

      Crystal (IRE)

      52 b
      25/1
      • Form 0-21500
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-2

      tracked leader, driven and lost place 5f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, soon weakened

      In depth

      Verdict

      Foreign Affairs gets the vote in this Listed race over the likes of Big Moment and La Sylphide. Sir Mark Prescott places his horses really well at high level, and his six-year-old bids to land his fifth Listed contest, but amazingly his first on these shores. He did it the hard way at Leopardstown in August, hanging on well from Vinnie Roe who did the form no harm with a sterling run in the Melbourne Cup subsequently. A little rest since should ensure that he lines up a fresh horse, and he is taken to defy a five-pound penalty. Big Moment has been kept busy over hurdles as well as on the level but will probably find this trip too short against the selection. La Sylphide has the assistance of Kieren Fallon and ran a blinder against Sundrop at Newmarket last time. Top Seed meanwhile was pulled up as though something was amiss in the Group 3 race won by Orcadian at Newbury and comes from the in-form Mick Channon yard. Although this will not be a piece of cake for Foreign Affairs, he sets the standard and is the on to be on.