Racecards
16:55 Salisbury
Jordan Brookes Chartered Accountants Handicap
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 528-552
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Richard Hughes
dwelt start, chased leader, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 343-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey F P Ferris
prominent, ridden over 3f out, no impression
- Form 60-134
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
prominent, lost place 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 4601-80
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer B W Duke
- Jockey Ted Durcan
outpaced in touch early, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 06-81
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey R Hills
chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Casterossa
236- Form 64460-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey T Block
towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Edge of Blue
21- Form 6305-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
always towards rear, no impression
- Form 100-487
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey A Munro
prominent, ridden over 3f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 0960-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
held up in touch, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 215125
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Hayley Turner
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, switched left 2f out, weakened 1f out
Middle Eastern
237- Form 5409-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent, ridden 4f out, kept on same pace
Samson Quest
15- Form 59-420
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, not quicken
- Form 31-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
prominent, ridden over 3f out, ran on from 1f out
Webster
15- Form 5-4467
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
mid-division, stumbled 5f out, pushed along 2f out, no impression
- Form 440436
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Stef Higgins
- Jockey F Norton
outpaced and behind early, switched right over 2f out, ran on well to go 2nd close home
Meditation
16- Form 97710-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
made all, ridden over 2f out, driven clear final furlong
- Form 98-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey J F McDonald
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Saucepot
78- Form 023-775
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey J Mackay
always towards rear, no impression
Flying Heart
115- Form 7884-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey A Medeiros
in touch, ridden headway and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Crown of Medina could hardly have been more impressive when making a winning start to his handicap career at Lingfield last month and is taken to defy his 5lb rise in the weights at the main expense of Cree and Tapa. The last mentioned has not progressed as much as expected from her reappearance success at Folkestone and may want a softer surface. Edge of Blue looks to be the pick of Richard Hannon's two runners ahead of Sir Bluebird, while Colonel Bilko has not been beaten far in any of his three races this term and has to be respected under Alan Munro. Bodden Bay has held his form well on the all-weather this winter but has yet to prove that he is as effective on turf and of more interest may be Willie Muir's Cree, who showed improved form at Bath last time and should not mind the return to six furlongs. Crown Of Medina won with plenty in hand at Lingfield though and there should be no reason why Walter Swinburn's gelding cannot reproduce the form back on turf.