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17:05 Newmarket

Links Handicap (Class D)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.69s
  • 19 Ran
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1
Silk -

Patavellian (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Eyecatcher

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Pedro Jack (IRE)

      25/1

        4
        Silk -

        Baby Barry

        12/1

          1(2)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, sleeves and cap

          Eyecatcher

          91
          8/1
          • Form 4/4212
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-12

          held up, headway halfway, ridden and chased winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong

          2(17)
          Silk - Dark Green, Yellow seams, armlets and cap

          Marabar

          29
          10/1
          • Form 3-56200
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-10

          led, headed over 4f out, weakened well over 1f out

          3(1)
          Silk - White, Orange sash, hooped sleeves, Orange cap

          Pedro Jack (IRE)

          2
          25/1
          • Form 032004
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-8

          reared start, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

          4(8)
          Silk - Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star

          Sisal (IRE)

          15
          20/1
          • Form 3-06302
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-6

          chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened

          5(14)
          Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap

          Dorchester

          14
          25/1
          • Form 122100
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-6

          held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

          6(4)
          Silk - LIGHT GREEN, BLACK and LIGHT GREEN striped sleeves, LIGHT GREEN cap, BLACK spots

          Sunley Scent

          14
          25/1
          • Form 010406
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-6

          mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous

          7(12)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Yellow cap

          Baby Barry

          20 v
          12/1
          • Form 200145
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-5

          slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure final furlong

          8(3)
          Silk - Red, White stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap

          Pax

          14
          14/1
          • Form 153005
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-5

          close up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

          9(10)
          Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, quartered cap

          Patavellian (IRE)

          11 b
          2/1
          • Form 300011
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4

          prominent, led over 2f out, ran on well

          10(19)
          Silk - Pink, Grey stripe

          Sir Northerndancer (IRE)

          14 b
          20/1
          • Form 324020
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-1

          prominent, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

          11(15)
          Silk - Black, White diamond

          Swynford Welcome

          5
          16/1
          • Form 000010
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-13

          soon ridden, never on terms

          13(13)
          Silk - Grey, Red triple diamond, Purple sleeves, Grey diamonds, Red cap, Grey diamonds

          Bodfari Pride (IRE)

          13
          33/1
          • Form 200000
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-10

          held up, ridden 3f out, never dangerous

          14(5)
          Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap

          J M W Turner

          11 v
          20/1
          • Form 002255
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-10

          mid-division, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on under strong pressure final furlong, never dangerous

          15(16)
          Silk - Purple, Emerald Green inverted triangle, diamonds on sleeves, and diamond on cap

          Sussex Lad

          29
          25/1
          • Form 004243
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-8

          held up towards rear, headway final furlong, never nearer

          16(9)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, White sleeves, Royal Blue diamonds

          Compton Arrow (IRE)

          35
          12/1
          • Form 011500
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-7

          held up, never dangerous

          17(7)
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

          Blackheath (IRE)

          25
          16/1
          • Form 100400
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-6

          prominent until halfway

          18(6)
          Silk - White, Royal Blue hoops, chevrons on sleeves

          Cold Climate

          15
          7/1
          • Form 006003
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-0

          steadied start, held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

          19(11)
          Silk - Yellow, Black sash and sleeves

          Prince Pyramus

          27 b
          16/1
          • Form 603006
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-0

          prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          21(18)
          Silk - Purple and Red (halved), chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

          Magic Amour

          17
          50/1
          • Form 000003
          • Age 4
          • Weight 7-12

          prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, ridden and edged left and every chance 2f out, one-paced

          12(21)
          NR

          Pays d'Amour (IRE)

          22
          • Form 046000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-13

          20(20)
          NR

          Time Bomb

          36
          • Form 300200
          • Age 5
          • Weight 7-12

          In depth

          Verdict

          A tricky looking finale with a number of possibles and the vagaries of the draw to consider but Patavellian appears to be ahead of the handicapper at present and is the TEAMtalk choice. The Roger Charlton-trained gelding has stepped up on previous efforts for the fitting of a blinkers to land his last two starts both over 7f at Chepstow in the manner of a most progressive performer. The son of Machiavellian has plenty of pace so shouldn't be inconvenienced by the drop down to six furlongs and has the services of a useful 5lb-claiming apprentice. There are plenty of dangers including the lightly raced Eyecatcher who is entitled to progress further while Swynford Welcome failed to last home over a mile last time but has claims on his Pontefract success (now 5lb higher) over this trip previously. David Nicholls is always a man to fear in valuable sprints and Pax looks the best of his trio having been dropped 1lb since a creditable fifth of 27 (Dorchester behind and held) in the Ayr Silver Cup while Baby Barry and Sunley Scent are both capable of going close on these terms.