Racecards
20:35 Newmarket
Rich Energy Powering Premium Handicap (Class 2)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,800
- 2nd: £5,070
- 3rd: £2,536
- 4th: £1,268
- Form 7281-53
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey A Kirby
soon clear with winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 12/630-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey David Probert
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 788-8D1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 1005-33
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer W Muir & C Grassick
- Jockey Nicola Currie
made all and soon clear with one other, ridden over 1f out, ran on
- Form 3310-68
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
steadied start, towards rear, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 4-12
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey P J Dobbs
tracked leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 171/091
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
NonRunner
- Form 552-312
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Harry Eustace
- Jockey M Crehan
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
This is an extremely competitive finale but Data Protection, who likes it here, is much respected having placed in both starts this year. Good Birthday was thrown out by the stewards after winning on the Rowley Mile here last month but made amends by landing the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar when Balgair was behind – the form of that race is working out well. Potenza also arrives in peak form but connections will have been hoping for some rain. PASSION AND GLORY was having a first run since February when trouncing the useful High Commissioner at Lingfield and the Godolphin gelding may be capable of defying a penalty, though the three-year-old Mashhoor will surely relish this extra quarter-mile.
Formwatch
Restorer 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 6 1/4l behind Furzig (8-6) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Celtic Art (FR) 10-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Victory Chime (9-1) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Good Birthday (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Prominent, switched right and ridden over 2f out, rapid headway between horses to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure close home, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May beating Makram (8-7) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Data Protection 8-1 (8-7) Led but pressed, led field to near side in straight, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 6 1/4l behind Blue Cup (8-12) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Balgair 66-1 (8-2) Towards rear of midfield, ridden towards rear over 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, not much room final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Good Birthday (8-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Mashhoor 5-6fav (9-8) Prominent, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on but just denied close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Abstinence (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in May.
Passion And Glory (IRE) 6-5fav (9-12) Soon steadied into mid-division on inside, smooth headway inside final 3f, 3rd over 2f out, wide home turn, led over 1f out, soon ridden and quickened clear, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jun beating High Commissioner (9-7) by 4l, 7 ran.
Potenza (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) Prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on, 2nd of 14, 4 3/4l behind East Asia (9-2) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.