Newmarket (July)
15:55
Close Brothers Asset Management Handicap
Newmarket (July) Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 Distance: 1m6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £27.20 Place: £6.70 £5.40 Exacta: £281.40 Trifecta: £1165.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Indigo Times (IRE) 8 G AVG David Simcock 114 lbs 28/1 Won Steadied start - held up in rear - headway and going easily over 2f out - ridden and chased leaders over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ran on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the firmer good to firm going today compared to good to soft last time out)(op 25/1)
2nd 3 Lucky Deal (GB) 6 G Poor Mark Johnston 128 lbs 20/1 1.25 Slowly into stride - in rear - ridden over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - went second inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 28/1)
3rd 4 Speedo Boy (FR) 7 G Poor Ian Williams 127 lbs 11/2 0.3 Chased leaders - ridden and disputed lead 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds(op 7/1)
4th 1 Live Your Dream (IRE) 8 G AVG Saeed bin Suroor 136 lbs 10/11F 1 Held up in midfield - ridden and chased leaders over 2f out - no extra 1f out - kept on but held inside final furlong(op 4/7 tchd Evens)
5th 2 Hochfeld (IRE) 7 G Poor Mark Johnston 126 lbs 15/2 2.25 Led - ridden over 2f out - headed and lost two places 2f out - outpaced and hung left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1)
6th 6 Dancing Harry (IRE) 4 G AVG Roger Charlton 120 lbs 4/1 4.75 Chased leader - ridden and disputed lead 2f out - lost two places and beaten 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 7/2)
7th 5 Byron Flyer (GB) 10 G Poor Ian Williams 119 lbs 28/1 13 Held up in midfield - ridden over 3f out - dropped to last and lost touch from 2f out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)