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17:30 Newmarket

Newmarket Challenge Whip Handicap (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.66s
  • Off Time: 17:31:26
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sister Maria (USA)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Royal Fantasy (IRE)

    3/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

      Opera Music

      21
      5/2
      • Form 490844
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 83

      prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon hung left under pressure, weakened inside final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Mcalpine tartan, gold cap

      Royal Fantasy (IRE)

      28
      3/1
      • Form 52-1056
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 72

      in touch, progress over 3f out, led just over 2f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra closing stages

      3(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Black spots, Yellow sleeves and cap

      Sister Maria (USA)

      36 D
      3/1
      • Form 631532
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 76

      led, headed well over 2f out, rallied under pressure to lead closing stages

      4(4)
      Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, quartered cap

      Sumner (IRE)

      15 D
      9/4
      • Form 79-1631
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 76

      tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, held up in touch, keen hold, lost place over 2f out

      5(1)
      Silk - Pink, Dark Blue seams, Pink cap

      Kitebrook

      43
      50/1
      • Form 006
      • Age 6
      • Weight 7-12
      • Official Rating 45

      held up in touch, keen hold, lost place over 2f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      A race which is steeped in tradition and is noted more for its historical relavance than anything else. With no prize money on offer all horses are owned by Jockey Club members. Sumner is the one horse that on form alone looks the winner. He has winning form at Salibury and Pontefract this season and is now six pounds higher for his troubles. This looks well within his grasps and with a small field he should get the luck in running to land himself in the winners enclosure once more. Sister Maria will pose as his biggest danger as she won off a mark of seventy three at Windsor in June and is still fairly treated off a three pound higer mark. She has been knocking on the door of late and can again run well. Royal Fantasy looks a horse that runs well fresh as she won on her return to the track but has since been disappointing. She finished sixth of ten in a fillies handicap at Newbury last time out and will have to raise her game to trouble the judge here. So for the winner we return to Sumner.

      Formwatch

      Opera Music 13-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Venerable (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sept.

      Royal Fantasy (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on, 6th of 10, 3l behind Viva La Flag (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcap (4) gf in Sept.

      Sister Maria (USA) 4-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Chord (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.

      Sumner (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Held up behind leaders, smooth progress over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) frm in Sept beating Boppys Pride (8-11) by 3l, 11 ran.

      Kitebrook 66-1 (9-8) Led after 2f, ridden, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 24l behind Atayeb (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn fll (5) pol in Aug.