Racecards
16:40 Salisbury
Champagne Joseph Perrier Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 198y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 932300
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 67
prominent, led over 8f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Oetzi
56- Form 4552-90
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, rider dropped whip well over 1f out, soon hung right, led and bumped rivals, kept on
South Cape
21- Form P45333
- Age 9
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R L Moore
tracked leaders, lost place 8f out, headway 2f out, hampered over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 870452-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 65254/
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Hayley Turner
soon towards rear, ridden over 6f out, headway over 1f out, hampered over 1f out, kept on same pace final 100 yards
- Form 17-8007
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey J Millman
held up, headway to track leaders 8f out, led 2f out, headed and bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Star Hill
649- Form 445/
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led over 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, outpaced final 2f
Monopoli
20- Form 03-02
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, edged right 1f out, stayed on, not able to challenge winner
Emmuska
20- Form 11-0446
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
Nonrunner
Royal Dutch
26- Form 6-783
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey E Ahern
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A few of these are returning from a break while several others are badly out of form. MONOPOLI is an exception as she was only beaten a head when trying this trip for the first time at Epsom last month and had Emmuska back in fifth. Only a pound higher here, she must go on the short-list while there is probably more to come from the lightly-raced London Silver now going handicapping and Royal Dutch was third at Newmarket last time. Veterans South Cape and Gallego could also make their presence felt but, like Blue Deer, don't win very often nowadays.
Formwatch
Blue Deer (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Led early, chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 15l behind Saharia (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Oetzi 20-1 (8-6) Saddle slipped soon after start, raced wide led until over 7f out, dropped to rear 5f out, soon eased, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Sand Skier (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
South Cape 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Hurakan (8-11) at Sandown 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Langley 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leading trio, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, upsides winner inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Avon River (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Presto Volante (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 7l behind Piceno (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug '10.
Alshazah 33-1 (9-1) Keen held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 10l behind No Compromise (8-12) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Star Hill 11-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 18l behind Colour Scheme (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov '10.
Monopoli 12-1 (8-8) Held up in last pair, badly hampered on bend over 4f out, headway on wide outside over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, strong run to 2nd final 100 yards and closing, unlucky, 2nd of 9, hd behind Fresa (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Swift Blade (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Held up in last pair, headway on inside to 4th over 2f out, shaken up and no progress over 1f out, 4th of 6, 11l behind Dove Cottage (8-8) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Emmuska 13-2 (9-2) In touch, switched right over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Fresa (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Highlife Dancer 20-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, 11th of 15, 18l behind Ambala (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Gallego 8-1 (10-4) Steadied start, held up well in rear, switched right to outside 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 11l behind Hamilton Hill (11-2) at Newbury 1m 2f am hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
London Silver 33-1 (9-1) Missed break, in rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 18l behind Blazing Speed (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Royal Dutch 15-2 (8-10) In touch, came centre 8f out, headway and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 15, 5l behind Minstrel Lad (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.