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15:45 Newmarket

Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,400 added
  • Winner: £3,493
  • 2nd: £1,040
  • 3rd: £519
  • 4th: £260
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.63s
  • Off Time: 15:46:04
  • 8 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Brown, Brown cap, Beige star
11/1
  • Form 14-6216
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 70

tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish

2(6)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, yellow and royal blue diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
11/4
  • Form 0-12346
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 69

tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3(2)
Silk - White, orange seams, orange sleeves, white stars, white cap, orange star
14/1
  • Form 20-2418
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 67

keen led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

4(5)
Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, light blue sleeves, white spots
9/4
  • Form 13119-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 66

awkwardly away held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased leader entering final furlong, edged right and stayed on to lead towards finish

5(9)
Silk - Black, Emerald Green epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, Emerald Green diamond

Alvaro

126 D
4/1
  • Form 536-51
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 66

in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace

7(1)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow star, Dark Green and Maroon diabolo on sleeves, Maroon cap, Dark Green star

Engrave

11 p
22/1
  • Form 32-746
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 64

close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9(3)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW braces, sleeves and cap
  • Form 9624-62
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 62

dwelt in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened

10(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red epaulets and star on cap
9/1
  • Form 478-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 58

dwelt and went right start, close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

6(8)
NR
16/1
  • Form 954366/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 65

NonRunner

8(7)
NR
16/1
  • Form 21/0087-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 63

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Hooflepuff has won three times on the all-weather but has never run on Turf. February’s Lingfield winner Alvaro is also having a first run on the surface while Dreamboat Dave has a poor strike-rate. PEACE PREVAILS won twice at Epsom last year and will strip fitter for his third at Lingfield 11 days ago so looks the one to be on with Engrave held on the form book.

Formwatch

Hooflepuff (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Raced wide, headway on outside to go prominent 9f out, 2nd over 7f out, led over 6f out until over 3f out, chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 8 3/4l behind Glan Y Gors (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

Blowing Dixie 28-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Mordred (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jun.

Torbellino 14-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 5f out, driven over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 8, 11 1/2l behind Caen Na Coille (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.

Peace Prevails 10-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Tronada (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.

Alvaro 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, edged right well inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Enmeshing (9-6) by 1/2l, 13 ran.

Engrave 16-1 (9-6) Keen led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Tronada (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.

Dreamboat Dave (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 3f out, stayed on, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Secratario (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Walk It Talk It 50-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, raced keenly, held up behind, struggling over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 8th of 10, 37 3/4l behind Expressionism (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f fll stks (3) pol in Aug.

Hazamar (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, 5th of 16, 12 1/2l behind Gwalia (11-11) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gd in Dec.

Lyrica's Lion (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along 3f out, headed and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Seaborn (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Sep.