Newmarket
14:20
Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap)
Newmarket Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 Distance: 1m1f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.25 Place: £2.75 £8.45 £1.85 Exacta: £281.10 Tricast: £1061.55 Trifecta: £1350.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Fox Legacy (GB) 4 G Good Andrew Balding 122 lbs 15/2 Won In touch with leaders - steady headway over 2f out - led over 1f out - soon ridden and faced challenge - ran on well final 110yds(op 13/2)
2nd 5 Bopedro (FR) 9 G Poor David O'Meara 128 lbs 33/1 - Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - went second final 110yds - no match for winner
3rd 1 Arabian Light (GB) 4 G Good Charlie Appleby 138 lbs 7/2 - In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - rallied and pressed winner over 1f out - soon edged right - lost second and no extra final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
4th 13 Urban Sprawl (GB) 5 G AVG Charlie Johnston 114 lbs 50/1 - Took keen hold - pressed leader - prominent over 2f out - edged right and no extra final 110yds
5th 9 Born Ruler (GB) 5 G AVG Sir Mark Prescott Bt 121 lbs 20/1 - Dwelt start - in rear - headway on far side of group over 1f out - no impression final 110yds - better for race(op 22/1)
6th 6 Silver Sword (GB) 5 G AVG Dylan Cunha 125 lbs 28/1 - Midfield - headway over 1f out - no impression(op 25/1)
7th 10 Metallo (IRE) 3 G Poor Jack Channon 119 lbs 28/1 - Took keen hold - led - alone towards near side after 3f - headed and hung right over 1f out - soon weakened(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
8th 11 Dutch Decoy (GB) 7 G AVG Charlie Johnston 117 lbs 16/1 - Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 20/1)
9th 3 Hand Of God (GB) 4 G Good Harry Charlton 134 lbs 13/8F - Never better than midfield(tchd 7/4)
10th 2 Sean (GER) 7 H Poor Jamie Osborne 135 lbs 28/1 - Towards rear throughout(op 33/1)
11th 7 Approval (GB) 4 G AVG William Haggas 124 lbs 11/2 - Taken down early - took keen hold - prominent on far side of group - weakened over 1f out(tchd 5/1)
12th 4 Galeron (IRE) 5 G Poor Charles Hills 134 lbs 11/1 - Held up in rear - headway and prominent 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1)
13th 12 Desperate Dan (IRE) 3 G AVG Peter Chapple-Hyam 109 lbs 33/1 - Dwelt start - always behind - lost touch 3f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away from stalls and stopped quickly; trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as good - good to firm in places - and would prefer a slower surface)(op 28/1)