Racecards
17:05 Salisbury
Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
- Form 321100
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
held up last, switched left and headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, led on line
- Form 0-05
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey S Parsons
in touch, hampered and short of room when clicked heels and unseated rider 3f out
- Form 00-0303
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey R Miles
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Parnassian
11- Form 0-44043
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
prominent, short of room and hampered 3f out, ridden and stayed on well from 1f out, nearest finish, unlucky
- Form 60-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey R Lake
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out
Mayzin (IRE)
16- Form 05-6000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey E Creighton
led to 4f out, edged right 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 6-500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P Harris
- Jockey R Cody-Boutcher
mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leader over 2f out, hard ridden and led inside 1f out, headed post
Out of Tune
13- Form 00-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer C Weedon
- Jockey N Chalmers
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, switched left 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 000-000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
held up behind, switched left and effort 3f out, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 6-04006
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey B Reilly
pulled hard, prominent, rapid headway to lead 4f out, clear on bit 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened close home
Room Enough
38- Form 00-0
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey S Hitchcott
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
In a tricky finale, Fattaan is just preferred to Parnassian and Red Hot Polka. The latter led for a long way when third on Polytrack at Lingfield last time and has certainly shown enough to suggest he can make the frame here, a remark that also applies to Toby Balding's Parnassian. He races off the same mark as when third in a similar race over course and distance last time, so should again be in the hunt. Mayzin was staying on over seven furlongs last time and will appreciate this longer trip, but Fattaan has a good deal more scope than the vast majority of these and Marcus Tregoning's colt is taken to score on his handicap debut. He showed some promise in a ten furlong Chepstow maiden last time, the stable are in fine form and he looks more than capable of winning races off his current handicap mark.