Racecards
16:10 Warwick
Saltisford Nursery Handicap (Class E) (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 6f 21y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 4120
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
Moth Ball
16- Form 231
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 01140
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey S J Drowne
prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Unreal
33- Form 626
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 2255
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
always towards rear
Tesary
44- Form 62143
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey E Ahern
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 1544
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey Paul Eddery
towards rear, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 533420
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon eased
Unlimited
28- Form 212503
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey G Hind
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace
Casterossa
28- Form 644
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in touch, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on
- Form 030
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey A McCarthy
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 0504
- Age 2
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey S Righton
slowly into stride, behind, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
A wide open nursery here with very little between many of the leading lights but the principals look to be Moth Ball Tesary, Unreal and Rusky Dusky and the tentative vote goes to Moth Ball. The selection won well last time out when defeating Yajbil and under similar conditions here he is taken to win again as he has plenty of scope for improvement. Tesary rates the main danger on his latest third behind Forzeen but he gave the impression he would be suited by further. Unreal would have a chance on his second behind Winds Of Time a couple of runs ago but he was disappointing last time so can not be backed with any confidence. Rusky Dusky is another that has place claims on his best form but it is alarming that connections are applying a first time visor. Of the remainder Storm Fury is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market but in a race where the market will be all important and where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Moth Ball.