Racecards
16:30 Salisbury
Noel Cannon Memorial Trophy Handicap (Class 2)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
Cape Greko
337- Form 21/535-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Salinja (USA)
270- Form 227103-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey A Munro
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 342420
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2-03322
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J P Spencer
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 35-8002
- Age 10
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, drifted right and every chance 1f out, no extra
- Form 0625-75
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 88
held up, not clear run well over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never trouble leaders
- Form 84-5093
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey P Doe
steadied start, behind, switched left 3f out, soon ridden and headway, every chance just inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 751-824
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey S Sanders
held up towards rear, not clear run 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well to go 2nd close home
- Form 40-3469
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
in touch until lost place after 4f, not a danger after
South Cape
42- Form 135-175
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, some late progress, never dangerous
- Form 612-01
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey L Dettori
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 206645
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Ted Durcan
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on strongly driven out
- Form 9-97809
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C Wroe
- Jockey Saleem Golam
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 318-530
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 5120
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R Hills
chased leaders, until weakened over 1f out
- Form 6431-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey R Mullen
chased leaders until weakened well over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Amanda Perrett has her team in fine form and Salinja can overcome an absence of 270 days to land the feature race. Calcutta and Norton are expected to follow him home. The selection endured a frustrating time last season when he gained scant reward for some solid performances. Interestingly, Amanda had decided to drop the son of Boundary back to a mile for his seasonal reappearance and that could pay dividends. There looks certain to be a fast pace with Norton is attendance and Salinja can swoop late. Calcutta showed a glimpse of his best form with his latest second to Samuel Charles and he is eight pound lower than his last success. He can also produce a decent turn of foot on his day, but further rain would diminish his chance. The same remark applies to Red Spell¿s challenge, who has had a busy time of it lately. Norton is on a long losing run while Red Cape, given a fine ride at Newmarket by Frankie Dettori, won¿t be able to dictate and he also needs a sounder surface. Therefore, a chance is taken on Salinja to continue the fine run of Amanda Perrett.
Formwatch
Cape Greko 33-1 (8-10) Took keen hold, held up last, pushed along 3f out, soon driven and beaten, last of 5, 20l behind The Geezer (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Jul.
Salinja (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Admiral's Cruise (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Red Spell (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Raced far side, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12 in group, no chance with stan's side leaders, 10th of 30, 8l behind Cesare (8-8) at Ascot 1m hcap (2) gf.
Skidrow 3-1jt-fav (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, led briefly approaching final furlong, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Diamonds And Dust (9-0) at Ripon 1m hcap (3) gf.
Calcutta 10-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Samuel Charles (8-12) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Norton (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led, ridden, headed 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 7, 9l behind Tanzanite (8-13) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in May.
Audience 9-1 (8-13) Steadied rear, headway centre under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Tanzanite (8-13) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in May.
Kelucia (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer, 4th of 15, 3l behind Humble Opinion (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Silver Blue (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) In touch on inside, ridden over 2f out, steadily weakened, 9th of 15, 6l behind Snoqualmie Boy (8-11) at Ascot 1m 2f 3yo lst stk (1) gf.
South Cape 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 11l behind Levera (8-13) at York 7f lst hcp (1) gs in May.
Red Cape (FR) 8-1 (9-5) Led 5f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, won at Newmarket 7f hcap (3) gf beating Romany Nights (9-13) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Sew'n'so Character (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 5l behind Humble Opinion (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Sekula Pata (NZ) (9-0) 9th of 15, 12l behind Muzdaher (9-1) at Jebel Ali 7f hcp std in Mar.
Genari 66-1 (9-3) Led, pressed from 3f out, headed over 2f out and weakened quickly, 14th of 15, 14l behind Stage Gift (9-7) at Epsom 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Motaraqeb 14-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, raced near side, always in rear group, 26th of 30, 32l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Judraan 7-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 6l behind Louie Louie (9-2) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf.