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16:25 Newmarket

Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.76s
  • Off Time: 16:30:13
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Pettifogger (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Spanish City

    7/4

      1(4)
      Silk - Orange and Yellow check, Orange sleeves, Yellow cap

      Spanish City

      231 D
      7/4
      • Form 142646-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 94

      held up, headway on outer 2f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home

      2(2)
      Silk - Flame, gold seams, green cap

      Rufus King

      14 CD
      10/1
      • Form 893-009
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 93

      dwelt soon tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

      Ghayadh

      29 t D
      20/1
      • Form 1421-60
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 86

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel

      Buridan (FR)

      21
      9/2
      • Form 140-757
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 86

      close up, effort to press winner over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow check, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap

      Pettifogger (IRE)

      15 h D
      3/1
      • Form 6874-62
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 85

      led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again close home

      7(3)
      Silk - Dark blue, red seams, dark blue sleeves, red spots, red cap

      Perfect Hustler (USA)

      37 D
      11/1
      • Form 21359-8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 83

      slowly away in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor

      6(7)
      NR

      Last Page

      21 h
      9/2
      • Form 95-2351
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 84

      Withdrawn

      Previous results

      2018
      (4)
      Silk -

      Mountain Rescue (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7

      2017
      (3)
      Silk -

      Ifwecan

      16/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3

      2016
      (1)
      Silk -

      Fieldsman (USA)

      12/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      In depth

      Verdict

      SPANISH CITY (NAP) won a Doncaster handicap in June then continued to run well in top handicaps including when caught close home over this trip at Ascot in October. He can take this as though Rufus King has won here he's been badly out of form while Buridan won a Class 4 handicap at Haydock and hasn't done as well in higher grade. Pettifogger, three times a winner in Italy, started out in handicaps on a mark of 100 which was way too high and he was down to today's mark of 85 when running really well on good ground at Lingfield so has to be greatly respected. Perfect Hustler is just 1lb higher than his last victory though takes on better company.

      Formwatch

      Spanish City 4-1 (9-4) Held up, dropped to rear 3f out, pushed along 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, some late headway, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Muntadab (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

      Rufus King 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Kimifive (8-13) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in May.

      Ghayadh 20-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, held up towards rear, never on terms, last of 12, 19 1/2l behind Petrus (9-7) at Bath 1m hcp (2) gf in Apr.

      Buridan (FR) 15-2 (8-4) Tracked leader stand side, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 8 3/4l behind Reputation (8-6) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Apr.

      Pettifogger (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Led, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, outpaced inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Game Player (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) gd in May.

      Perfect Hustler (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, driven halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 6 1/2l behind Lion Hearted (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.

      Last Page 7-1 (9-5) Behind, ridden 3f out, switched right over 1f out, soon closed, led inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Firmdecisions (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.