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15:00 Salisbury

Sharp Minds Betfair Rated Stakes (Class B Handicap) (Class B)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 17.78s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Spliff

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Star Pupil

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Taruskin (IRE)

      4/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Grey star

        Oro Verde

        144
        20/1
        • Form 033402-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out

        2(9)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE and LIGHT BLUE diabolo on sleeves

        Enford Princess

        219
        20/1
        • Form 1100-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        held up in mid-division, switched left 2f out, ran on, one pace final furlong

        3(2)
        Silk - Dark Green and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Green cap

        Compton's Eleven

        19
        9/1
        • Form 10033-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        mid-division, ridden headway 2f out, slightly hampered 1f out, weakened final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap

        King's Caprice

        214
        13/2
        • Form 523-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        5(11)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star

        Spliff

        197
        4/1
        • Form 021-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        head up towards rear, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on well to lead well inside final furlong comfortably

        6(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, ORANGE disc, ORANGE and ROYAL BLUE striped sleeves and cap

        Taruskin (IRE)

        7
        4/1
        • Form 3231-31
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        held up towards rear, ridden on headway over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

        7(3)
        Silk - Black and White stripes, checked sleeves, White cap

        Flip Flop And Fly (IRE)

        16 b
        16/1
        • Form 01300-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        led after 1 furlong, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off

        8(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Red sash, White sleeves, Red cap

        Mac The Knife (IRE)

        19
        25/1
        • Form 43420-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        always outpaced in rear, no impression

        9(1)
        Silk - Red, Yellow sash, striped sleeves, White cap

        Bathwick Bill (USA)

        22
        16/1
        • Form 11530-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        led for 1 furlong, led again over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened

        10(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

        Enchantment

        191
        16/1
        • Form 01601-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        chased leader, ridden on every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        11(7)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Star Pupil

        19
        4/1
        • Form 02-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        outpaced early, mid-division, switched right and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed half a furlong out, stayed on

        In depth

        Verdict

        Andrew Balding's Star Pupil is speedily bred on the dam's side and may do better now that he is dropped to sprint trips for handicap debut, especially off his light weight but it may pay to go to the other end of the handicap for the winner and a chance is taken with Oro Verde, who is preferred to Taruskin. The last mentioned has a 3lb penalty for winning a poor race at Brighton last week and should find this more exacting. Toby Balding's King's Caprice and the Henry Candy-trained Spliff both have claims, if fit enough for their seasonal reappearance, while both Mick Channon's Compton's Eleven and Rod Millman's Bathwick Bill are entitled to improve. The vote though goes to Oro Verde. Richard Hannon's colt failed to trouble the judge in three starts on the Polytrack during the winter and has been freshened up since then. The son of Compton Place is still feasibly well treated on the pick of his form and is taken to make his class tell.