Racecards
14:45 York
Arriva Trains Rous Selling Stakes (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f 3y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 406
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led near finish, caught post
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led well inside final furlong, edged left and headed towards finish
- Form 05
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey K Darley
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace after
- Form 005
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, hung left final furlong, no extra
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey G Duffield
behind, stumbled after 100yds, soon chasing leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Top Hat
13- Form 0000
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
mid-division, behind from over 2f out,
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
towards rear, headway halfway, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, led post
- Form 001
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey D Mernagh
led, soon clear, ridden halfway, headed well inside final furlong when no extra
- Form 60
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
chased leaders, effort 3f out, soon weakened
Striptease
17- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J Carroll
chased leaders, until behind from over halfway
In depth
Verdict
Gallas has already done enough to suggest he is capable of winning a race like this, and Brian Meehan's colt is selected ahead of Back At De Front, Intitnice and Bowling Along. Gallas is a cheaply-bought son of Charnwood Forest who takes a drop in class having finished a fair fifth of 20 from an unfavourable draw at Windsor last week, behind the useful Privy Seal. Kevin Darley is a positive jockey booking and he rates a confident selection here. Richard Hannon's Back At De Front takes a huge drop in class having finished down the field behind the Royal Ascot-bound La Cucaracha on her sole start so far, and this Cape Cross filly could easily be capable of better. Intitnice has shown glimmers of ability in three starts so far, but Alan Berry's colt was only fifth in a similar race at Haydock last time, so a bigger danger could be Bowling Along, who was bought in for 5,500 guineas after winning a poor seller at Catterick last time.