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14:40 Salisbury

E.b.f. Portway Novice Stakes (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,250 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.02s
  • Off Time: 14:44:09
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cityscape

11/10

    2
    Silk -

    Such Optimism

    9/4

      1(7)
      Silk - Pink, Black cap, Pink spots

      Versaki (IRE)

      13
      9/2
      • Form 1043
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 94

      always towards rear, no impression

      2(2)
      Silk - Black, White hollow box, diabolo on sleeves

      Akhenaten

      19
      10/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, one pace final furlong

      3(5)
      Silk - Pink, Dark Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Pink cap

      Chiberta King

      48
      33/1
      • Form 99
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out

      4(6)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Cityscape

      20
      11/10
      • Form 2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      held up, shaken up to challenge 3f out, led 2f out, pushed clear final furlong easily

      5(1)
      Silk - Dark Green and Light Green diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

      Sumani (FR)

      26
      50/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      prominent, ridden and weakened 3f out

      6(4)
      Silk - Blue and Silver (halved), Blue sleeves, Scarlet cap

      Such Optimism

      21 C
      9/4
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      7(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Grey hoop, armlets and cap

      Forty Thirty (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-8

      always towards rear, no impression

      Previous results

      2007
      (3)
      Silk -

      Ramona Chase

      1/3
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Forty Thirty makes his debut at a fair level so must have been showing something at home, however SUCH OPTIMISM showed an awful lot when winning at the track last month and can win this. Favourites have a good record in this race and Ralph Beckett has a good record at the track. This daughter of Sakhee was not well-fancied on debut but despite running green, she was an impressive winner of that seven-furlong maiden and coming from a good family who have improved with age, she looks worth a bet. Versaki has ability but he has to give weight to all of his rivals and he needs to improve while Cityscape and Akhenaten both made promising debuts and each rates as a threat with nominal improvement. Sumani has plenty to find judging from his debut run and so we will return to Such Optimism as the selection.

      Formwatch

      Versaki (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Kingswinford (7-11) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.

      Akhenaten 16-1 (8-11) Pulled hard in rear, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 6, 8l behind Cry of Freedom (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo lst stk (1) gs in Aug.

      Chiberta King 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7l behind Patrician's Glory (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.

      Cityscape 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, ran on to snatch 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Almiqdaad (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.

      Sumani (FR) 66-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, 6th of 12, 11l behind Stirling Castle (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol in Aug.

      Such Optimism 11-1 (8-8) Held up stand side, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, easily, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Aug beating Sunny Future (8-13) by 5l, 11 ran.

      Forty Thirty (IRE) Poliglote colt out of a mare placed over 1m4f in France.