Racecards
15:10 Newmarket
Baden-racing.com Handicap (Class 2)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £18,693
- 2nd: £5,598
- 3rd: £2,799
- 4th: £1,401
- Form 365006
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
held up, ridden 2f out, not troubled leaders
- Form 4-11707
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
keen tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, edged left 1f out
- Form 0-49200
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey L Dettori
in rear, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 9-43002
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Martin Lane
held up in rear, headway when bumped over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 0-30243
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 94
close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 3-18307
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey S Sanders
mid-division, headway when short of room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 1-00044
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey M Dwyer
led, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 104870
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Hills
tracked leader, ridden and carried right over 1f out, soon switched left, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 31-1100
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out when hung right then left, stayed on final furlong
- Form 18-3319
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
tracked leader until 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 3231-48
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey T Eaves
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Viva Vettori
28- Form 180460
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Declan Cannon
in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 231-10
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey E Ahern
in rear, never a factor
- Form 528134
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 06-0005
- Age 6
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Harry Bentley
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 130237
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Louis Beuzelin
Nonrunner
Verdict
The three-year-olds will need to be well above average to improve on their record of one win in the last ten seasons and AL KHALEEJ may be the one to side with in an open race. The 2008 Victoria Cup second ran an encouraging race on debut for this yard at Goodwood which should have put him spot on for this test and he's attractively weighted on the pick of his form. Redford has the ability if David Nicholls can work his magic on the gelding with Day Of The Eagle, Gallagher and Manassas others with claims on the pick of their form whilst Hajoum is attractively weighted and makes plenty of appeal for a trainer/jockey combination that team up to good effect at this venue.
Formwatch
Gallagher 25-1 (8-8) Mid-division stands side, effort 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 21, 2 1/2l behind Castles In The Air (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gd in Jul.
Spirit of Sharjah (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Raced stand's side, held up, headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched right 1f out, ridden and stayed on near finish, 7th of 19, 3 1/2l behind St Moritz (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Redford (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in touch far side group, weakened well over 1f out, last of 16, 26l behind Lowdown (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 105 (2) gs in Jul.
Al Khaleej (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along on inside over 2f out, hanging right when switched left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Rulesn'regulations (9-4) at Goodwood 7f stks 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Oratory (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Led 1f, tracked leader until 4f out, stayed in 3rd, not clear run on inside and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards until outpaced to 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Rulesn'regulations (9-4) at Goodwood 7f stks 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Imperial Guest 33-1 (8-4) Chased leaders centre, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 7th of 21, 3l behind Castles In The Air (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gd in Jul.
Manassas (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Raced keenly, led after 1f, kept narrow advantage when pressed from 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, held when lost 2nd final 100 yards, outpaced to 4th close home, 4th of 9, 4l behind Rulesn'regulations (9-4) at Goodwood 7f stks 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Hajoum (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) With leader stands side, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong, 14th of 21, 7l behind Castles In The Air (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gd in Jul.
Day Of The Eagle (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, under pressure over 4f out, headway when hung left over 2f out, soon no impression, 10th of 13, 13l behind Capponi (9-2) at York 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.
Sunraider (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear and outpaced, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, one pace, 9th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Hawkeyethenoo (9-0) at York 6f hcp 105 (2) gf in Jul.
Eton Rifles (IRE) 15-8fav (10-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, tailed off and eased final furlong, 8th of 10, 25l behind Skyfire (8-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jul.
Viva Vettori 50-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened, 17th of 19, 41l behind Wigmore Hall (8-1) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Primaeval 2-1fav (9-8) Held up in rear, no progress final 2f, last of 10, 18l behind Silver Rime (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jul.
Glen Shiel (USA) 11-1 (8-5) Chased leading pair, ridden over 3f out, still pressing leaders 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Citrus Star (9-4) at Goodwood 7f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Titan Triumph 25-1 (9-2) Held up in 6th, effort on outside over 2f out, hung right and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 5l behind Zero Money (8-13) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Mata Keranjang (USA) 1-4fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, easily, won at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Jul beating Tarooq (9-11) by 2l, 13 ran.
Flowing Cape (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Behind stands side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression, 7th of 17, 4l behind Rosko (9-3) at Ascot 7f ladys hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Stevie Gee (IRE) 17-2 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on well, won at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul beating Misplaced Fortune (9-4) by 1/2l, 11 ran.