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13:25 Newmarket

Betfred St Simon Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £60,000 added
  • Winner: £34,026
  • 2nd: £12,900
  • 3rd: £6,456
  • 4th: £3,216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 36.84s
  • Off Time: 13:35:39
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Hamish

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Al Qareem (IRE)

    9/4

      1(6)
      Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star

      Al Qareem (IRE)

      27 D
      9/4
      • Form 15-0011
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 112

      tracked leader, led 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and joined from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

      2(3)
      Silk - White, Red braces, Black cap

      Hamish

      91 D
      5/4
      • Form 212-111
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 117

      dwelt, in touch, headway 3f out, every chance from 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon edged left, ridden out

      3(5)
      Silk - Royal blue

      King Of Conquest

      37 p C
      11/2
      • Form 111642
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 111

      close up, headway 3f out, every chance from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Mauve, gold chevron hoop, white sleeves, purple stars, white cap, purple star

      Lone Eagle (IRE)

      62 b C
      17/2
      • Form 7-52993
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 107

      led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

      5(1)
      Silk - Red, black stripe, striped sleeves

      Max Vega (IRE)

      19 CD
      11/1
      • Form 71-3639
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 107

      tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap

      Ching Shih (IRE)

      50 h
      20/1
      • Form 0-33824
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 104

      in touch in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

      Previous results

      2022
      (10)
      Silk -

      Matilda Picotte (IRE)

      10/3
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      2021
      (3)
      Silk -

      Symphony Perfect (IRE)

      12/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      2020
      (6)
      Silk -

      Ventura Diamond (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      This has been transferred from Newbury’s abandoned meeting last month. Max Vega edged out Hamish in this last year but the latter looked an unlucky loser and has been cleaning up in similar contests again this year, beating the disappointing Lone Eagle at Chester in May. Ching Shih arrives in decent form but hasn’t won since her two-year-old days while King Of Conquest failed to handle this grade at Haydock. AL QAREEM has returned from a break in fine form, however, and showed he handled these conditions in France

      Formwatch

      Al Qareem (IRE) 10-3 (9-6) Tracked leader and clear of rest, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, rallied gamely to lead again towards finish, won at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct beating Israr (9-11) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

      Hamish 5-6fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Goodwood 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Aug beating Jack Darcy (9-3) by 4l, 7 ran.

      King Of Conquest 5-1 (9-7) Close 3rd on inside, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, always just held, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind My Prospero (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stks (1) sft in Sep.

      Lone Eagle (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Slow into stride, soon recovered, raced wide and close up, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Shanroe (9-7) at Chester 1m 6f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.

      Max Vega (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) last of 9, 13 1/4l behind Iresine (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m 3f Grp 2 stks gs in Oct.

      Ching Shih (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Slow to break, held up in rear, headway from 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final 100 yards, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Sumo Sam (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) sft in Sep.