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16:55 Salisbury

Racing Welfare Doreen Rackham Appreciation E.B.F. Novice Stakes (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 212y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places (Watered)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 27.76s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kingsword (USA)

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Colour Wheel

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Polonius

      7/4

        1(4)
        Silk - Yellow, Purple stars, Purple cap, Yellow star

        Billy Allen (IRE)

        14
        12/1
        • Form 124244
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2

        took kean hold, pressed leader, going well 2f out, soon ridden, outpaced final furlong

        2(1)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Colour Wheel

        12
        6/1
        • Form 012
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leaders, effort on near side rail and hard ridden 2f out, stayed on and every chance final furlong, not quickened

        3(6)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap

        Polonius

        9
        7/4
        • Form 1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        led, ridden 2f out, headed and not quickened inside final furlong

        4(8)
        Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

        Catalini

        25
        16/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        5(11)
        Silk - Black and Yellow (quartered), striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots

        Court Chancellor

        14
        100/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride and always behind

        6(3)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow hoop, dark blue sleeves, royal blue and yellow quartered cap

        Desert Battle (IRE)

        18
        66/1
        • Form 3400
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        held up and behind, struggling final 3f

        7(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

        Kingsword (USA)

        30
        11/8
        • Form 4
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, ridden 3f out, switched right over 1f out, quickened to lead well inside final furlong

        9(5)
        Silk - Light Blue, White Cross of Lorraine and sleeves

        Themesofgreen

        66/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-8

        slowly into stride, outpaced and always in rear

        10(2)
        Silk - Brown, Yellow triple diamond, sleeves and cap

        Betty Stogs (IRE)

        102
        100/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        started slowly, behind, some moderate late headway

        11(9)
        Silk - Red and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Red and Yellow quartered cap

        Veverka

        15
        20/1
        • Form 02623
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        held up in touch, effort to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

        8(10)
        NR

        Barons Spy (IRE)

        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-8

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A potentially informative novice event to round up proceedings at Salisbury with several useful types on show including Colour Wheel, Polonius and Billy Allen but the vote goes to Kingsword, who should have learnt from his debut outing and is taken to open his account. Sir Michael Stoute's colt never looked like recovering from a slow start on his debut at Leicester last month but ran on well in the latter stages to finish a close fourth behind stablemate Almuraad. Sure to have benefited from that experience, Kingsword gets the narrow vote. Billy Allen is the most experienced of these and is sure to run his usual race but may once again find at least one too good. A bigger threat then may come from Folkestone maiden winner Colour Wheel, who lost no caste in defeat behind Gold History in a conditions race at Ayr recently. Polonius steps up in class after making a winning debut in a Chepstow maiden and is another worthy of a mention, along with Mick Channon's once-raced Catalini, who ran creditably on his debut at Kempton. However, Kingsword ran a race full of promise on his debut and is taken to open his account.