Newmarket (July)
19:05
Woodland Group Challenge Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Qualifier)
Newmarket (July) Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.80 Place: £3 £4.90 £1.60 Exacta: £269.70 Tricast: £2883.41 Trifecta: £2893.80
Non-Runners: Another Abbot (unsuitable ground), Dashing Dick (unsuitable ground), Zubaru (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Many A Star (IRE) 8 G AVG Jamie Osborne 142 lbs 12/1 Won In touch with leaders - prominent after 2f - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on(tchd 11/1)
2nd 8 Deadly Kiss (USA) 3 F Poor James Horton 132 lbs 50/1 1.75 Taken down early - dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - headway and led narrowly over 3f out - headed over 1f out - just held second(op 22/1)
3rd 7 Spring Bloom (GB) 8 G AVG Robert Eddery 126 lbs 4/1 0.1 Midfield - dropped to rear over 2f out - headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - ran on(op 9/2)
4th 11 Minnesota Lad (IRE) 5 G Poor Ivan Furtado 131 lbs 11/2 1.5 Taken down early - sweating - towards rear - headway over 2f out - went third over 1f out - lost third inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 7/1)
5th 10 Shazani (FR) 3 G AVG Roy Bowring 131 lbs 18/1 .75 Sweating - led - headed over 3f out - lost position over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 16/1)
6th 2 Aberama Gold (GB) 8 G AVG David O'Meara 141 lbs 9/4J 1 In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leaders over 3f out - no extra over 1f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by being drawn wide and failing to find cover on this occasion)(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
7th 3 Albert Cee (FR) 5 G AVG P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck 139 lbs 33/1 4.5 Hampered start - in touch with leaders - lost position after 2f - brief headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)
8th 4 Imperial Guard (IRE) 4 G Poor Michael Dods 139 lbs 9/4J 0.2 Always behind - hampered soon after start(op 15/8)
9th 13 Nordic Games (GB) 3 G Poor Stuart Williams 122 lbs 33/1 1.5 Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakened over 1f out(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)
99th 6 Fantasy Master (GB) 7 G AVG Darryll Holland 136 lbs 16/1 - Awkward start - unseated soon after start(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)