Racecards
15:30 Leicester
Gallowgate Nursery (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 4403
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 554
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey David Egan
awkward start, tracked leaders, edged right over 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, went 3rd towards finish
- Form 044
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
took keen hold, prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 955
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
held up, pulled hard, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Situation
11- Form 44958
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Kevin Lundie
led, ridden over 2f out, soon hung right, headed over 1f out, weakened and lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 45753
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey P J McDonald
tracked leaders, bumped over 5f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
- Form 074
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey J F Egan
towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, no impression
- Form 099
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Joey Haynes
tracked leaders, carried right over 5f out, lost place over 4f out, soon last, well beaten final 2f
- Form 990
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
pushed along leaving stalls, soon close up, outpaced over 2f out, edged right and rallied over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
In depth
Verdict
Gabrial The Devil is likely to do better now going handicapping and Move to the Front is another with scope for improvement in nurseries, Clive Cox’s colt wasn’t beaten far at Brighton in a couple of runs earlier in the summer, though the step up in trip would be a worry on breeding. DARK BLUE has been showing gradual improvement so a mark of 57 is not prohibitive. Her dam only won over 6f but was placed over a mile so there’s every chance that Mick Channon’s 75,000 euros purchase will last home. Jo's Girl and Northern Law are other possibilities.
Formwatch
Jo's Girl (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble front pair, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Wildnightinvegas (9-2) at Brighton 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Northern Law (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, under pressure 2f out, never able to challenge,, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Cape Bunting (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Move To The Front (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Royal Liberty (9-0) at Brighton 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Gabrial The Devil (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 5th of 8, 4l behind Poet's Prince (9-2) at Ayr 7f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Situation 16-1 (8-11) Keen early led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 8, 26 1/4l behind Noble Manners (8-12) at Newmarket 7f (4) gs in Jul.
Shovel It On (IRE) 6-4fav (9-1) Close up, hampered and dropped to rear 5f out, headway to stand side over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Placebo Effect (9-7) at Catterick 7f stks (6) sft in Jul.
Dark Blue (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 4th of 7, 6l behind Indomeneo (9-6) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) sft in Jul.
Progressive Jazz (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, lost place 2f out, 9th of 10, 15l behind Alfa McGuire (9-2) at Beverley 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Milan Reef (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Laurens (9-0) at Doncaster 7f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Jul.