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19:30 Newmarket

Gl Events Handicap (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.31s
  • Off Time: 19:31:57
  • 10 Ran
2(6)
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap

Efistorm

6 DC
10/1
  • Form 7-00314
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 87

held up towards rear, ridden half way, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders

3(11)
Silk - Pink and White (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, Pink cap, White spots
  • Form 511172
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 85

reared start, towards rear, ridden half way, keeping on when bumped over 1f out

4(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, striped sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 163166
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 85

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

5(8)
Silk - Black, Black and White diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

Zowington

22 D
16/1
  • Form 49-6104
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 84

close up, ridden and edged left 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6(10)
Silk - Purple, Yellow sash, quartered cap
7/2
  • Form 4-40222
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 82

held up in last place, headway when edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no quicken near finish

7(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, Grey hoops
11/2
  • Form 5-615
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 86

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

8(2)
Silk - Dark Green, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap
  • Form 121852
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 80

keen, held up mid division, headway to chase leader and soon every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace inside final furlong

9(7)
Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, White sleeves
9/4
  • Form 407111
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 85

keen, chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on gamely

10(5)
Silk - Mauve, Grey hoops, Mauve cap
25/1
  • Form 603120
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 75

mid division, ridden half way, no much room and switched right over 1f out, bumped rival and rider dropped reign, weakened inside final furlong

11(4)
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue star, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Royal Blue stars
  • Form 447824
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 69

held up in rear, ridden and headway 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out

1(1)
NR

Diriculous

17 D
  • Form 131591
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 88

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Diriculous resumed winning ways on the Polytrack at Great Leighs last month but has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper for that success and preference is for the in-form Methaaly, who gets the vote over Film Maker. The last mentioned is the only three-year-old in the line up and remains relatively lightly raced after just four career starts but Brian Meehan's colt needs to improve to trouble the judge so may be best watched. Expensive Art ran better on the Polytrack at Kempton last time and has every chance if able to reproduce the form back on turf, while Dressed To Dance now looks in the grip of the handicapper. Dingaan has like most of Andrew Balding's horses been running consistently well of late and should again be thereabouts but may once more have to settle for minor honours behind Methaaly, who gets the vote. The Michael Mullineaux-trained gelding has been good value for his successes at Ayr and York in his last two starts he is taken to defy the double penalty.

Formwatch

Efistorm 16-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Lesson In Humility (8-12) at York 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.

Dressed To Dance (IRE) 13-2 (9-12) Held up, headway over 1f out, driven and ran on final furlong, nearest at finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Bel Cantor (8-13) at Pontefract 6f hcap (3) gf in Jul.

Mango Music 10-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Carcinetto (8-8) at Newmarket 6f fll hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Zowington 16-1 (9-3) Held up, headway halfway, headway approaching final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 11, 1l behind Kay Two (9-3) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jul.

Dingaan (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden and edged left, ran on, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Shifting Star (9-6) at Ascot 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.

Film Maker (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Iguazu Falls (8-13) at Epsom 7f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Jun.

Expensive Art (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Held up, headway to go 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, kept on to gain on winner final 75 yards, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Dvinsky (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jul.

Methaaly (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Led after 1f, ridden 2f out, stayed on well, won at York 6f hcap (4) gf in Jul beating Pacific Pride (9-6) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.

Millfields Dreams 6-1 (8-1) In touch, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Phantom Whisper (9-6) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jul.

Resplendent Alpha 6-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression until stayed on under pressure to go 4th towards finish, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind The Game (8-7) at Newmarket 6f hcap (3) gf in Jul.

Diriculous 11-2 (9-7) Held up in touch, always travelling well, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, clear towards finish, readily, won at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jul beating Whitbarrow (8-13) by 3l, 10 ran.