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17:05 Newmarket

Fly London Southend Airport To Dublin Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
  • Winner: £9,057
  • 2nd: £2,695
  • 3rd: £1,347
  • 4th: £673
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.82s
  • Off Time: 17:05:55
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Greek War (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Willow Beck

    5/4

      1(4)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Greek War (IRE)

      28 CD
      6/1
      • Form 542/10-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 93

      held up in rear, soon pushed along, hard driven over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on well

      3(5)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap

      Captain Cat (IRE)

      25 b
      12/1
      • Form 5/312-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 90

      awkward start, soon led, set strong pace, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly and eased

      4(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red cap

      Tahaamah

      14 t D
      15/2
      • Form 213-556
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 90

      mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, led over 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong

      6(8)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      Salutation (IRE)

      7 BFD
      7/1
      • Form 521235
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 93

      with leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased

      7(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black chevrons on sleeves

      Willow Beck

      9 DCD
      5/4
      • Form 61-111
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 85

      chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      8(7)
      Silk - Royal blue, white cap

      Cat O'Mountain (USA)

      42
      9/2
      • Form 411-43
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 90

      in touch, effort over 2f out, soon no impression

      9(3)
      Silk - White, Red epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

      True To Form (IRE)

      14 p D
      20/1
      • Form 2521-96
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 81

      behind, some late headway, never nearer

      2(9)
      NR

      Bancnuanaheireann (IRE)

      21
      • Form 061963
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 90

      Nonrunner

      5(1)
      NR

      Icebuster

      14 D
      • Form 442073
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 86

      Nonrunner

      10(10)
      NR

      Bank On Me

      17 BF
      • Form 55-3342
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 79

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2012
      (3)
      Silk -

      Specific Gravity (FR)

      8/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9

      2011
      (17)
      Silk -

      Dare To Dance (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      2010
      (2)
      Silk -

      Taqleed (IRE)

      7/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      WILLOW BECK goes from strength to strength and landed a hat-trick with a comfortable victory over track and trip last week. She's upped a further 8lb but John Gosden's filly looks capable of better still and gets the nod. Greek War will have come on for a comeback second over course and distance and is preferred to the other two Godolphin runners while both Captain Cat and Bancnuanaheireann step up in trip in the hope of improvement. Salutation remains 8lb higher than when scoring at Ripon last month while the handicapper is still denying Icebuster some much needed respite.

      Formwatch

      Greek War (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Held up, headway 2f, not clear run entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Clayton (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.

      Captain Cat (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Held up in mid-division, pushed along head high and beaten when hampered inside final furlong, 16th of 17, 16l behind Ascription (9-7) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.

      Tahaamah 12-1 (9-1) In touch, headway an effort over 2 f out, one paced final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Robin Hoods Bay (9-11) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gf.

      Salutation (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Held up in last pair in touch, chased leaders on inside 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with leaders final furlong, lost 4th near finish, 5th of 6, 6l behind Kiama Bay (9-3) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gs.

      Willow Beck 15-8fav (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear, comfortable, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Livia's Dream (9-8) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.

      Cat O'Mountain (USA) 6-1 (8-13) Raced wide away from remainder, prominent, led over 3f out, edged right 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Havana Cooler (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.

      True To Form (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Strictly Silver (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.

      Bancnuanaheireann (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Premio Loco (9-6) at Newmarket 1m stks (2) gd.

      Icebuster 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on wide outside when edged right over 1f out, soon switched left, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Star Lahib (9-11) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.

      Bank On Me 11-2fav (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well, never reached winner, 2nd of 15, nk behind Party Royal (9-3) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.