Racecards
20:05 Salisbury
Jacksons Group Mercedes-Benz Rated Stakes (Class D Handicap) (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Namroc (IRE)
21- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
held up towards rear, steady headway and switched right approaching 2f out, not quickened
- Form 00-0010
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
Take A Bow
19- Form 02-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey J Quinn
tracked leaders, switched right approaching 1f out, pushed way through to lead 1f out, ridden out
- Form 600-300
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 430612
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
in touch, effort approaching 2f out, carried right approaching 1f out, kept on to chase winner final furlong, no extra
- Form 012-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened
Apex
35- Form 030-150
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey L Dettori
led, ridden and headed 1f out, faded
Alfridini
17- Form 214013
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey L P Keniry
with leader, ridden and bumped approaching 1f out, not recover
- Form 602-420
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
always in rear
In depth
Verdict
The form of Evaluator's latest starts have taken a few knocks so it may be prudent to give the unexposed Namroc the chance to extend his unbeaten status even though the lacks experience held by some of the rest. That said, the likes of I Won't Dance, Love Triangle and Attune are all exposed as moderate and the selection would not need to better his debut run to account from that trio today. A bigger threat may come from Take A Bow, who coasted past a modest bunch at Windsor last time and shaped as if there is plenty more to come from him. Whereas Apex - a one-time inmate of Ed Dunlop's - seems to have gone the wrong way from his reappearance and looks one to be wary of for the time being. Alfredini has place claims on the best of his efforts but looks a risky proposition on the predicted ground. Even so, Namroc, who comfortably accounted for an 87-rated rival on his debut, has the most scope for improvement and looks to be one to keep on the right side of for the time being.