Newmarket Races
Newmarket
15:35
British EBF Ruby Anniversary Nursery Handicap (Sire And Dam Restricted Race)
Newmarket
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £7
Place: £3.40 £2.90
Exacta: £40.70
Tricast: £290.11
Trifecta: £240
Non-Runners: Emperor's Star (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | High Point (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 125 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Made virtually all - ridden over 1f out - soon faced challenge - kept on well - gamely(op 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Monterosa (GB) | 3 F | Poor | John & Thady Gosden | 120 lbs | 6/1 | 1 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway going best over 2f out - went second over 1f out - soon challenging - no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Spaceport (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | William Muir & Chris Grassick | 123 lbs | 8/1 | 2 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground over 2f out - rallied from over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 14/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Prepschool (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 130 lbs | 9/4F | 1.5 | Took keen hold - prominent on outer - no extra final furlong - lost third inside final 110yds(op 2/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Gamraan (GB) | 2 C | Poor | Richard Fahey | 119 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - outpaced over 2f out - some headway final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Curran (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 133 lbs | 5/2 | 10 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakened from under 2f out - eased inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt ran too free)(op 11/4) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Spanish Poet (FR) | 3 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 128 lbs | 15/2 | 2.5 | Dwelt start - prominent against near rail - unbalanced and weakened from 2f out(op 17/2) |