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15:20 Newmarket

Price Bailey 'Firm Of The Year' Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £45,000 added
  • Winner: £28,012
  • 2nd: £8,388
  • 3rd: £4,194
  • 4th: £2,097
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 5.20s
  • Off Time: 15:21:47
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Saroog

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Themaxwecan (IRE)

    9/4

      1(7)
      Silk - White, Purple stars, armlets and star on cap

      Byron Flyer

      49 p
      11/1
      • Form 11-0280
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 104

      in touch in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Mauve stars on sleeves

      Island Brave (IRE)

      21 D
      10/1
      • Form 491660
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 98

      keen early, raced wide in touch, headway and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

      3(6)
      Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, dark blue star

      Saroog

      42 D
      11/8
      • Form 2115-41
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 96

      raced wide tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, driven out

      4(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow cross belts, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars

      Aircraft Carrier (IRE)

      3 p D
      25/1
      • Form 468050
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 95

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Purple, White stars, White sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap

      Breath Caught

      43
      10/1
      • Form 2215-84
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 90

      in touch towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, driven to chase winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides

      6(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), White sleeves, Red armlets, Royal Blue cap, White diamonds

      Themaxwecan (IRE)

      29
      9/4
      • Form 292851
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 97

      led, headed over 3f out, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, slightly outpaced inside final furlong, rallied to go 2nd final strides

      7(1)
      Silk - Emerald green, white hoop, white sleeves, orange armlets and star on white cap

      Fiesole

      105
      7/1
      • Form 030515-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 82

      close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      Previous results

      2018
      (6)
      Silk -

      Star Of The East (IRE)

      8/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      2017
      (7)
      Silk -

      Hochfeld (IRE)

      9/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      2016
      (8)
      Silk -

      Yorkidding

      6/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Mark Johnston bids to win this for the fourth year in succession and Themaxwecan arrives in fine form having won over 2m at Ascot last month. He has every chance but SAROOG (NAP) continued his good progress with a victory at the same track last time and has now won on all three occasions he’s raced over 1m6f. He can go in again with Simon Crisford’s yard remaining in fine form. Island Brave has faced some tough assignments recently and is preferred to Byron Flyer while winning hurdler Fiesole had a decent strike rate on the Flat when trained in Ireland.

      Formwatch

      Byron Flyer 25-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, headway to chase leaders over 10f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 16th of 17, 21 1/2l behind Kelly's Dino (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

      Island Brave (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Always in rear, tailed off, 11th of 13, 14l behind King's Advice (9-10) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

      Saroog 9-4fav (9-9) Behind, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Busy Street (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.

      Aircraft Carrier (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Held up, always towards rear, last of 17, 16 1/4l behind Eddystone Rock (9-3) at York 2m hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Breath Caught 6-1 (9-13) Steadied start, held up in rear, plugged on in modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Duckett's Grove (9-2) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.

      Themaxwecan (IRE) 2-1fav (8-13) Always prominent, led over 2f out, hard driven, stayed on well, won at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Sleeping Lion (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

      Fiesole 20-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, stayed on well flat, just failed for 3rd, not reach leaders, 4th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Le Patriote (11-12) at Haydock 2m hcp (1) gd in May.