Newmarket
14:40
trustatrader.com Handicap
Newmarket Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £33.80 Place: £8.60 £2.60 £2 Exacta: £261.70 Tricast: £723.72 Trifecta: £2102.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Carrytheone (GB) 7 G AVG Michael Bell 132 lbs 22/1 Won Raced near side - in rear - smooth headway from 2f out - in touch with leaders when not clear run 1f out - rallied and squeezed through then challenging inside final 110yds - ran on well to lead final strides(op 14/1)
2nd 9 Gorak (FR) 6 G Poor Charlie Fellowes 128 lbs 13/2 0.1 Raced near side - disputed lead - bumped 1f out - headed inside final furlong - rallied and ran on well towards finish - just held(op 17/2)
3rd 10 Divine Libra (IRE) 5 G AVG Charles Hills 127 lbs 4/1F 0.05 Raced near side - prominent - pressed leaders 1f out - challenging inside final 110yds - just held
4th 7 Rainbow Fire (IRE) 6 G AVG Marco Botti 128 lbs 11/2 0.3 Took keen hold - raced near side - towards rear - headway from 3f out - prominent when hung left 1f out - soon led narrowly - edged left final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides(op 6/1)
5th 13 Darkness (FR) 6 G AVG David O'Meara 121 lbs 10/1 2 Bumped start - raced near side - disputed lead - bumped 1f out - headed inside final furlong - keeping on when badly hampered inside final 110yds - not recover(op 15/2)
6th 8 Koy Koy (GB) 6 G AVG George Boughey 128 lbs 14/1 0.1 Raced near side - pressed leaders - keeping on when badly hampered inside final 110yds - not recover (jockey said gelding suffered interference in running)(op 16/1)
7th 11 Summerghand (IRE) 10 G AVG David O'Meara 127 lbs 10/1 0.3 In rear - switched left and raced near side after 1f - kept on well inside final furlong - not reach leaders
8th 3 Quinault (GER) 5 G Good Stuart Williams 130 lbs 8/1 1.25 Slowly into stride - took keen hold - raced centre - in rear - headway and disputed lead after 1f - headed but prominent over 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - 1st of 3 in group(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
9th 2 Make Me King (FR) 4 G AVG Hamad Al Jehani 134 lbs 28/1 .5 Raced near side - in touch with leaders - drifted right over 2f out - hung left under 2f out - no impression from 1f out(op 25/1)
10th 1 Saint Lawrence (IRE) 7 G Poor Archie Watson 138 lbs 12/1 0.3 Raced centre - towards rear - some headway 2f out - no impression inside final furlong - 2nd of 3 in group(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
11th 4 Desert Cop (GB) 5 G AVG Andrew Balding 129 lbs 11/1 .5 Awkward start - raced near side - in touch with leaders - jockey dropped rein over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2)
12th 14 Final Watch (GB) 6 G AVG William Stone 118 lbs 25/1 0.2 Raced near side - towards rear - outpaced 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 20/1)
13th 6 Imperial Fighter (IRE) 6 G Poor Jamie Osborne 130 lbs 50/1 .75 Raced near side - towards rear - outpaced over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 33/1)
14th 12 Quest For Fun (GB) 7 G AVG Tim Easterby 123 lbs 16/1 1.25 Took keen hold - raced near side - disputed lead early - soon in touch with leaders - outpaced when bumped over 1f out - soon weakened(op 14/1)
15th 15 Chola Empire (GB) 6 G AVG David Simcock 114 lbs 40/1 1.5 Raced centre - prominent - weakened over 1f out - 3rd of 3 in group (trainer was asked - prior to this race - to explain the reason why he was running gelding here on going described as good - having declared the gelding a non-runner at Newmarket on 3 May 2024 on ground with the same official description; trainer said he was happy as having walked the track this morning - in his opinion the ground was riding quicker on this occasion and was therefore happy for gelding to take his chance)(op 50/1)