| 7:35 |
Mer Car Polish Handicap (Class C)(3yo,0-95) £7,150.00, £2,200.00, £1,100.00, £550.00 |
7F |
|
1 |
Macaroon (IRE) |
(7) |
M L W Bell |
3 |
8-5 |
J Mackay(3) |
7/2 |
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|
2 |
1½ |
Min Mirri |
(6) |
M R Channon |
3 |
8-13 |
R Havlin |
8/1 |
|
|
3 |
nk |
Cashneem (IRE) |
(9) |
P W Harris |
3 |
8-10 |
J Fortune |
20/1 |
|
|
4 |
1¼ |
Mutarased (USA) |
(8) |
J L Dunlop |
3 |
9-7 |
W Ryan |
8/1 |
|
|
5 |
nk |
Bullsefia (USA) |
(5) |
B W Hills |
3 |
8-13 |
G Duffield |
11/4F |
|
|
6 |
1½ |
Woodfield |
(3) |
J W Hills |
3 |
8-1 |
M Henry |
16/1 |
|
|
7 |
nk |
Flint River |
(2) |
R F Johnson Houghton |
3 |
8-13 |
C Rutter |
3/1 |
|
|
8 |
¾ |
Figura |
(4) |
K McAuliffe |
3 |
8-13 |
Dane O“Neill |
14/1 |
|
|
9 |
shd |
Zhitomir |
(1) |
S Dow |
3 |
8-13 |
J Weaver |
11/1 |
9 ran TIME 1m 22.71s
1st OWNER: The Fitzrovians BRED: Mrs
S O'Riordan TRAINER: M L W Bell
2nd OWNER: Dominion Partners
3rd OWNER: Law Abiding Citizens
ANALYSIS:
A messy contest in which a slow early pace saw several
horses pull for their heads until halfway and the field
finish in a heap, with only 6l covering them. As such, the
form may well not stand up.
MACAROON's connections had
intended to hold up the filly, but she travelled
prominently throughout and was in the right position when
the race developed into a sprint. Chris Bonner, Michael
Bell's assistant, reported: "She has looked like she
was going to win a furlong and a half out in her last
couple of races so we were going to hold her up, but Jamie
[Mackay] said she was travelling too well. And she
quickened again."
Min Mirri posted a similar
effort to her latest run at Goodwood, keeping on well
enough without ever mounting a serious challenge.
Third-placed Cashneem,
having his first run for eight weeks, showed his best form
of the campaign, but still looks plenty high enough in the
weights.
Flint River, from a yard
in cracking form, failed to add to the stable's tally,
having held every chance, and this was a disappointing
effort.
Bullsefia, who showed
promise in winning his Warwick maiden, looked a handful
for his rider on his handicap bow, pulling extremely hard
early and then running about.
One to note for a smallish race
may be early leader Zhitomir, not persevered with
when the others pounced.