Racecards
17:20 Newmarket
Just Recruitment Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 815-854
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 2-46481
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 868239
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W Stone
- Jockey Jordon McMurray
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 611137
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
- Form 436-136
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey J Quinn
rider removed hood late slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 035-555
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
held up, ridden when weakened over 1f out
- Form 148904
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Martin Harley
led, headed halfway, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 9-85074
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Hayley Turner
towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
Verdict
Poetic Choice was so impressive at Salisbury, where she overcame her saddle slipping for a 4l victory, that the assessor has raised her 9lb. Moonspring has won four times on Polytrack though has yet to be placed in three starts on Turf but the handicapper has relaxed his grip on Finflash, though his only success came on soft ground. He's My Boy didn't run badly at Nottingham and has been dropped 2lb but this can go to AUTUMNS BLUSH. She hasn't seen much action after landing a Yarmouth maiden last May but looked ready to win soon with a fair run in a better race than this at Ascot on Sunday.
Formwatch
Autumns Blush (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on well, never a threat, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Fyrecracker (8-13) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Poetic Choice 12-1 (9-4) Pressed leader until led halfway, ridden clear entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Invoke (9-7) by 4l, 8 ran.
Touch The Clouds 16-1 (8-10) Prominent, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 10l behind Royal Brave (8-4) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Moonspring (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Towards rear and outpaced, never dangerous, last of 7, 14l behind Guishan (8-10) at Nottingham 6f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Costa Filey 8-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 14l behind Handwoven (8-12) at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Finflash (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 9, 4l behind Jolly Red Jeanz (8-3) at Chester 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Saffire Song 22-1 (8-3) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Silvanus (9-12) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
He's My Boy (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders stands side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Inciting Incident (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.