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15:25 Newmarket

Ladbrokes Bunbury Cup (Handicap) (Class B)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 23.63s
  • 20 Ran
1(16)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap
16/1
  • Form 14/03
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11

reared start, unseated rider

2(7)
Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
  • Form 00-0132
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap
  • Form 61-423
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8

always behind

4(4)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green chevron, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Yellow diamond
  • Form 2-40020
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5(10)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets
10/1
  • Form 560-360
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, eased final furlong

6(3)
Silk - Pink, Maroon chevrons, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Maroon star

Mine (IRE)

20 v
8/1
  • Form 000-013
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

hampered start, held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, just failed

7(17)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves, White cap
11/1
  • Form 6/1261-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

always behind

8(11)
Silk - White, Red chevron, hooped sleeves, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 3130-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

chased leaders over 4 furlong

9(20)
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap
12/1
  • Form 3503-01
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

steadied start, pulled hard, held up, headway halfway, kept on final furlong

10(9)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN and BLACK stripes, hooped sleeves
  • Form 623105
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer

11(6)
Silk - Dark Blue and Emerald Green check, White sleeves, Yellow cap
14/1
  • Form 132213
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner briefly inside final furlong, kept on

12(2)
Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 0111-15
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

jumped right, raced keenly, made all, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden over 1f out, all out

13(12)
Silk - Royal Blue and Orange diabolo, Yellow sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 0-03060
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

chased leaders, ridden and chased winner over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong

14(5)
Silk - Green, red epaulets
  • Form 16-20
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders

15(13)
Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves
40/1
  • Form 002050
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

behind, staying on when short of room and hampered 1f out, not recover

16(1)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
  • Form 15-33U
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

17(19)
Silk - Dark Green, Red cross belts, striped sleeves, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 4/600-01
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

always behind

18(18)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
25/1
  • Form 300040
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

mid-division, weakened 3f out

19(14)
Silk - Light Blue, White hoop, armlets and cap
33/1
  • Form 512602
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11

pulled hard, held up, always behind

20(15)
Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap
  • Form 300020
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11

slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, stayed on inside final furlong but never dangerous

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

This year's renewal of this valuable handicap seems as competitive as ever, and a number of the field have decent looking claims; last year's first and second, Mine and Grizedale, should both go close once again but we'll take a chance with Enchanted to provide a bit more value. Grizedale was trained by Ed Dunlop last season and was promoted to second in this race after being beaten a head by dead-heaters Mine and Capricho. Now in the care of Capricho's trainer John Akehurst, who will be desperate to recoup losses after not putting the weight cloth on that horse last year, he races off a mark just a pound higher than last year, and on the back of a smart win at Goodwood, Grizedale must hold outstanding claims. Mine is arguably better than ever this year, having won a competitive race at Doncaster and finishing third in the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot. A seven furlong specialist who will love the conditions, he must hold strong claims of gaining a repeat win off a seven pound higher mark. Court Masterpiece, Camp Commander and Tough Love all reached the frame in big field Royal Ascot handicaps. All have sound each-way claims in an open race. The French raider By Far should by no means be discounted, he finished a fine sixth in the ultra-competitive International handicap at Ascot last year and is running off the same mark today. However, we just side with Enchanted, who caught the eye when flying home over an inadequate six furlongs in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot last month. George Margarson's colt will relish this return to seven furlongs. He has strong each-way claims and it is very interesting that Kieren Fallon has been booked to ride, as he would presumably have had the option of riding Mine, whom he won on in this race last year.