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16:05 Newmarket

Galicuix Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,172
  • 2nd: £4,812
  • 3rd: £2,405
  • 4th: £1,202
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.03s
  • Off Time: 16:05:09
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

John Reel (FR)

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Watersmeet

    8/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap

      Ajman Bridge

      273
      3/1
      • Form 232546-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 105

      in touch, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded towards finish

      2(2)
      Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Felix Mendelssohn (IRE)

      266
      6/1
      • Form 41/345-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 103

      held up in rear, weakened 2f out

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Antiquarium (IRE)

      259 CD
      11/4
      • Form 192257-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 100

      in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded towards finish

      5(9)
      Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap

      John Reel (FR)

      17 D
      14/1
      • Form 0-22390
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 98

      keen, tracked leader, effort to press leader approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish

      6(5)
      Silk - Black and Orange (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black spots, Yellow cap, Black spots

      Watersmeet

      20 D
      8/1
      • Form 04-5198
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 98

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish

      8(1)
      Silk - Pink, grey seams and armlets

      Sennockian Star

      16 v
      12/1
      • Form 9847-06
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leader until 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong

      9(3)
      Silk - White and Light Green check, White sleeves, hooped cap

      Plutocracy (IRE)

      14 D
      7/2
      • Form 34-5443
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 91

      held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish

      3(6)
      NR

      Seismos (IRE)

      24 D
      16/1
      • Form 109/7-38
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 103

      NonRunner

      7(8)
      NR

      First Sitting

      28
      7/1
      • Form 86713-7
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 95

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2015
      (3)
      Silk -

      Watersmeet

      8/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      2014
      (3)
      Silk -

      De Rigueur

      25/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1

      2013
      (6)
      Silk -

      Highland Castle

      12/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      A tricky contest with doubts surrounding most of these. Watersmeet is the most recent winner with a success at Dundalk in March but he’s struggled since. Stablemate Sennockian Star has yet to win over further than 1m2f and Plutocracy ran well at Ascot a fortnight ago but is upped in class. Seismos had just the one start last year and was well beaten over 2m last month while First Sitting and Antiquarium look high enough in the weights. Ajman Bridge has not won since 2013 now so a tentative vote goes to the returning FELIX MENDELSSOHN, a lightly raced five-year-old competing in a handicap for the first time after three starts in Listed company last term that included a third at Ascot.

      Formwatch

      Ajman Bridge 12-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 19, 9l behind Litigant (9-1) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Felix Mendelssohn (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, plugged on inside final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Beautiful Romance (8-2) at Windsor 1m 4f lst stks (1) gs in Aug.

      Antiquarium (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear on inside, pushed along in mid-division 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 7th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Duretto (8-4) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Sep.

      John Reel (FR) 10-1 (9-5) Set steady pace, ridden and tried to quicken over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 17, 12 1/4l behind No Heretic (8-13) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in May.

      Watersmeet 13-2 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Oasis Fantasy (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gd in May.

      Sennockian Star 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven inside final 2f, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no impression, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Dark Red (8-11) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.

      Plutocracy (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, effort and switched left inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2l behind King Bolete (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in May.

      Seismos (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leader after 2f, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Mizzou (9-2) at Ascot 2m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.

      First Sitting 13-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Hit The Jackpot (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr.