Newmarket (July)
15:00
bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
Newmarket (July) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.10 Place: £1.80 £2.30 £4.70 Exacta: £42.10 Tricast: £594.61 Trifecta: £1104.80
Non-Runners: Brave Nation (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Quinault (GER) 5 G Good Stuart Williams 115 lbs 4/1F Won Took keen hold - pressed leader - led 4f out - ridden and sustained duel with runner-up from over 1f out - kept on well - just prevailed
2nd 3 Mill Stream (IRE) 4 C AVG Jane Chapple-Hyam 129 lbs 7/1 0.05 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders 3f out - went second and sustained duel with winner from over 1f out - kept on well - just failed(op 13/2)
3rd 7 Dark Thirty (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Hannon 121 lbs 22/1 3.25 Led - headed and pressed leader 4f out - lost second over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - kept on but no match for first two (jockey said colt hung left-handed throughout)(op 25/1)
4th 5 Washington Heights (GB) 5 G AVG Kevin Ryan 124 lbs 9/2 1 Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 5/1)
5th 16 Executive Decision (IRE) 4 F AVG Jamie Osborne 115 lbs 40/1 0.1 Midfield - headway from 2f out - hung left 1f out - disputing fourth inside final 110yds - kept on(op 25/1)
6th 13 Tough Enough (GB) 5 G AVG James Tate 117 lbs 11/1 .5 Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield 3f out - kept on from over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 9/1)
7th 17 Be Frank (GB) 5 G AVG Henry Candy 114 lbs 8/1 0.2 In touch with leaders on near side of group - outpaced 2f out - rallied final 110yds - kept on well
8th 4 Tajalla (IRE) 3 C Poor Roger Varian 127 lbs 16/1 .5 Took keen hold - held up in rear - clipped heels after 1f - headway towards far side from over 2f out - no impression final furlong
9th 14 Ferrous (IRE) 5 G Good Jack Channon 113 lbs 28/1 1 Prominent - outpaced 2f out - switched right over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 25/1)
10th 10 Eminency (IRE) 5 G AVG Clive Cox 118 lbs 9/1 .5 Took keen hold - in rear - outpaced 2f out - no impression but keeping on when not clear run inside final 110yds(tchd 10/1)
11th 2 Alpha Capture (IRE) 5 G AVG William Haggas 130 lbs 28/1 1 Dwelt start - in rear - outpaced 3f out - never on terms
12th 12 Redemption Time (GB) 5 G Poor Clive Cox 117 lbs 20/1 .5 Slowly away - took keen hold - always behind (jockey said gelding was slow into stride)
13th 9 Frankness (GB) 3 F Good Andrew Balding 117 lbs 11/1 0.3 Started quickly - midfield towards far side - weakened gradually from over 1f out (jockey said filly never travelled)(op 9/1)
14th 1 Desert Cop (GB) 5 G AVG Andrew Balding 132 lbs 12/1 .75 Towards rear on near side of group - edged left 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet said a post race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)
15th 6 Rousing Encore (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Fahey 124 lbs 40/1 0.3 Midfield - weakened from over 1f out(op 33/1)
16th 11 Animate (IRE) 5 G Poor Simon & Ed Crisford 117 lbs 20/1 2.25 Prominent - weakened from over 2f out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good to firm - good in places ground and would prefer a slower surface)