Racecards
17:10 Salisbury
Setsquare Recruitment Now In Southampton Nursery Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 4531
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey R Mullen
held up, headway from 2f out, ridden to lead inside furlong, driven clear
Golden Penny
28- Form 0440
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey T Block
prominent, short of room over 1f out, switched right and headway final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 5531
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey E Ahern
prominent, ridden and headway to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner
- Form 44039
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, held when short of room over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 65368
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey A McCarthy
steadied start, mid-division, ridden and hung right from 3f out, switched left over 1f out, no impression
Space Pirate
14- Form 006
- Age 2
- Weight 7-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey L Morris
towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, every chance 2f out to 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 9505
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey N Mackay
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Ghetto
62- Form 41
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
In the nursery, Ghetto is selected ahead of Siberian Tiger and Mizooka. Ghetto came good at the second time of asking at Newmarket last time. Admittedly, that win came on soft going but he should be okay on today's surface, looks progressive and, with many of the opposition looking modest, has to be considered a key player today. Mizooka had shown good promise prior to scoring over course and distance last time and, even though each of his runs has come when the word soft appeared in the going description, he could yet go well. Siberian Tiger had been attracting rave home reviews prior to his racing career beginning and the penny may have dropped now judged on his Newmarket win last time. Grant him plenty of respect. For us, these are the key players, with the selection being Ghetto.
Formwatch
Siberian Tiger (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Always prominent, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on to lead post, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn auc (4) gf beating Always Ready (9-3) by a hd, 15 ran.
Golden Penny 15-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, held when not much room over 1f out, 10th of 17, 8l behind Coasting (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp (2) gf.
Mizooka 13-2 (8-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to lead inside final furlong, pushed ahead final 50 yards, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo hcp (5) gs beating Safari Sunup (9-2) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Kyrie Eleison (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, some headway under pressure on outer entering straight, no further impression from 2f out, 9th of 17, 8l behind Coasting (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp (2) gf.
King Bathwick (IRE) 14-1 (8-0) Soon ridden to chase leader, narrow lead 3f out to over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12l behind Gothenburg (9-7) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp (4) gf.
Space Pirate 66-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 9l behind Redesignation (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn auc (4) gd.
Abfabfong (IRE) 33-1 (7-12) Prominent, chased leaders on outer 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 7l behind Palm Court (8-8) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Ghetto 10-3jt-fav (9-3) Held up, pulled hard early, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, readily, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Jun beating Albaqaa (9-3) by 3/4l, 11 ran.