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Classic Suite Handicap (Class F) (Class F)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 46.31s
  • 19 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rocinante (IRE)

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Archirondel

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Encounter

      11/1

        4
        Silk -

        Goodbye Mr Bond

        5/2

          1(8)
          Silk - White, emerald green stars, emerald green and white diabolo on sleeves, white cap, emerald green star

          Thunderclap

          17
          12/1
          • Form 00-1200
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          led, headed 3f out soon weakened

          2(6)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, Light Green sleeves, Yellow stars, White cap, Red spots

          Mehmaas

          8 v
          12/1
          • Form 35000-0
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-7

          towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

          4(11)
          Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets and sleeves, Red and Royal Blue check cap

          Explode

          6
          20/1
          • Form 00000-4
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-4

          close up, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened

          5(12)
          Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue sleeves and cap

          Goodbye Mr Bond

          16
          5/2
          • Form 4-56343
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4

          in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

          6(15)
          Silk - White and purple diamonds, purple sleeves, white diabolo, white cap, purple diamonds

          Rocinante (IRE)

          12
          11/1
          • Form 000301
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-3

          held up in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out

          7(16)
          Silk - Blue, Yellow sash and sleeves, Blue and White quartered cap

          Smart Minister

          14
          20/1
          • Form 36420-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-3

          track leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

          8(18)
          Silk - Maroon, White chevron and sleeves

          Zhitomir

          40
          14/1
          • Form 00000-1
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-3

          mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f

          9(4)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash, Royal Blue and White hooped sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped cap

          Dara Mac

          235
          33/1
          • Form 4U2005-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

          10(7)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, hooped sleeves

          Noble Penny

          201
          20/1
          • Form 360000-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

          11(2)
          Silk - Black and Pink check, striped sleeves, quartered cap

          Islands Farewell

          32
          50/1
          • Form 000-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-2

          in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

          12(10)
          Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap

          Shifty

          6
          20/1
          • Form 500040
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-1

          mid-division, headway and effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong

          13(14)
          Silk - White and Red (quartered), checked sleeves

          Forest Air (IRE)

          11
          25/1
          • Form 0300-01
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-1

          towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression final 2f

          14(5)
          Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Blue cap

          Hormuz (IRE)

          211
          25/1
          • Form 006040-
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-0

          in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out

          15(1)
          Silk - SAXE BLUE, YELLOW armlets, BLUE and RED quartered cap

          Stellite

          11
          9/1
          • Form 0050-01
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          mid-division, headway halfway, effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong

          16(17)
          Silk - White, maroon and orange hoop, white cap, maroon and orange hoop

          Business Matters (IRE)

          20
          33/1
          • Form 3000-00
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-12

          towards rear never dangerous

          17(9)
          Silk - White, red epaulets, red and white halved sleeves, white cap, red diamond

          Archirondel

          26
          25/1
          • Form 0-60U00
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-12

          towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

          18(3)
          Silk - Black, White diamond

          Encounter

          14
          11/1
          • Form 6500-00
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-12

          towards rear, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, chance inside final furlong, kept on

          19(19)
          Silk - Black and Orange stripes, Emerald Green sleeves and cap

          Gemini Lady

          216
          20/1
          • Form 330420-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-12

          towards rear never dangerous

          20(13)
          Silk - Maroon and Light Blue diabolo, halved sleeves, Maroon cap

          Printsmith (IRE)

          16
          16/1
          • Form 432105
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-12

          towards rear never dangerous

          3(20)
          NR

          Guardian Spirit

          323
          • Form 6500/0-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-5

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          Stellite landed a banded stakes race at Ayr last month in good fashion and has to be respected back in a handicap here but a draw in stall one is of some concern and we would rather side with Rocinante, who is preferred to another last time out winner Zhitomir. The last mentioned was dropped into selling company at Catterick last time to open his account this term and, while holding claims on the evidence of that effort, he has yet to fully prove his effectiveness on ground this testing. There are no such problems on that score regarding Rocinante, who won with plenty in hand under testing conditions at Pontefract last month. A 5lb rise for John Quinn's gelding looks perfectly fair and he looks the one to be on. Stablemate Thunderclap, a winner on the all-weather in March, has more to do off his turf rating and of more interest may be Eric Alston's Goodbye Mr Bond, who is consistent and goes on the ground. The David Nicholls-trained Shifty and Linda Perratt's Ayr selling winner Forest Air are others to consider but the vote goes to Rocinante.