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14:40 Newmarket

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  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.44s
  • Off Time: 14:44:09
  • 15 Ran
1(11)
Silk - Black and White stripes, Red sleeves, White cap

Zidane

18 BFD
2/1
  • Form 21-9212
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 80

held up in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left, ran on to lead inside final furlong, readily

2(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots
  • Form 70-8632
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

held up, effort approaching final furlong, soon one pace

3(6)
Silk - Purple, mauve epaulets and sleeves
16/1
  • Form 108-081
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

chased leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

4(15)
Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap
8/1
  • Form 084212
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

chased leaders, effort, switched left entering final furlong, kept on same pace

5(13)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE diabolo, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap

Greenwood

8 D
20/1
  • Form 840103
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

held up towards rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, not recover

6(5)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, Red spots

Polar Force

147 D
25/1
  • Form 100-639
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 70

pulled hard, held up in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

7(1)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, White cap

Balik Pearls

225 BFD
33/1
  • Form 320713-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 76

held up in rear, never dangerous

8(8)
Silk - Silver, tassel on cap
25/1
  • Form 082241-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 76

keen, held up, not clear run from over 1f out, never dangerous

9(10)
Silk - Black, Red disc, Black and White check sleeves, White cap

Joy And Pain

18 v D
15/2
  • Form 250111
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 69

keen, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

10(9)
Silk - Black, Royal Blue and White striped cap
25/1
  • Form 17
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 69

steadied start, held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

11(2)
Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap
  • Form 227285
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 68

led, hung right, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

12(12)
Silk - Light Green, Pink chevron
50/1
  • Form 210/9
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened when short of room, hampered entering final furlong

13(14)
Silk - Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel

Me

66
16/1
  • Form 59-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 70

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened and hampered inside final furlong

14(3)
Silk - Red, Yellow sash, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow cap
50/1
  • Form 2464
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 67

in rear, ridden halfway, never troubled leaders

15(7)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow sash, emerald green sleeves, red cap

Bucharest

27 D
50/1
  • Form 060070
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 60

chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakening when short of room over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

Zidane gets the confident vote to score here at the main expense of Joy And Pain and Oranmore Castle. The selection ran really well last time when finishing second behind Desert Commander. He gave the impression that there might be more to come and with conditions to suit he is taken to lead them home. Joy And Pain is chasing a fourth win on the bounce and he is clearly in good heart at present. However, he was all-out to score last time when beating Only If I Laugh by a neck and although that was on fast ground, he is better with a bit of cut. Oranmore Castle has only won once in 14 career starts and he again flattered to deceive at York last time when finishing second behind Blackheath. That was a very good effort but the plain fact is that he rarely gets his head in front and too often he travels well before failing to quicken when it matters. Divinsky has been in good form and he was only just collared close home at Chepstow last week, so he is another with claims but for the winner we will stick with Zidane.

Formwatch

Zidane 7-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Desert Commander (9-10) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

Oranmore Castle (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and not much room, switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Blackheath (8-12) at York 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

Prince Cyrano 33-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Bahamian Ballet (9-4) by 3/4l, 13 ran.

Dvinsky (USA) 10-3 (9-11) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed line, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Blue Trojan (9-13) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

Greenwood 8-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Blue Java (8-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.

Polar Force 11-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 11l behind Saviours Spirit (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

Balik Pearls 11-4jt-fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Ocean of Dreams (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.

Lipizza (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Mid-division far side group, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Nov beating Amber Glory (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran.

Joy And Pain 15-8fav (9-4) Keen, chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Only If I Laugh (8-13) by a nk, 18 ran.

Pick A Nice Name 9-1 (8-4) Towards rear, driven halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 7l behind Divine Spirit (8-4) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

Canadian Danehill (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, no impression, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Star Duster (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

Kool Acclaim 22-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakend, 9th of 11, 8l behind Rosapenna (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

Me 14-1 (9-0) Raced far side, keen, chased leader, ridden and weakened 2f out, 12th of 19, 9l behind Illuminise (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn fll (5) gf in Apr.

Royal Bandit 11-4 (8-12) Behind, ridden and outpaced halfway, no impression, 4th of 9, 7l behind Sunrise Safari (8-12) at Hamilton 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in May.

Bucharest 40-1 (8-13) Raced far side, mid-division, weakening when not much room over 2f out, 14th of 19, 13l behind Inaminute (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs in May.