Racecards
19:20 Newmarket
Lettergold Handicap (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £16,600 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 46-7123
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey J P Spencer
close up, headway to chase winner approaching 2f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 9-11261
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey Joey Haynes
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 96-772
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey L Morris
slow into stride, close up in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, effort when hung left 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace
Green Etoile
27- Form 740-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A King
- Jockey David Probert
tracked winner until ridden approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 7-13411
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey S De Sousa
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
Aktau
29- Form 342
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey S De Sousa
NonRunner
- Form 555-362
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Stef Keniry
- Jockey L P Keniry
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
All of these arrive in decent form including GREEN ETOILE (NAP), a winner over 1m4f at Salisbury before scrambling home over hurdles at Hexham. Alan King's charge is bred to stay and a 4lb rise shouldn't prevent another big run. Aktau makes his handicap debut after three reasonable efforts over 1m2f but Smarter has been unable to cope with a huge rise in the weights after a very easy victory at Southwell. Cafe Espresso easily won a Lingfield seller and has changed hands though but will need more here but Monsieur Lambrays showed his best form to date when stepped up to an extended 1m3f at Windsor and can improve again over this trip. Cormier did better than expected at Haydock though that was on very heavy ground while Glutnforpunishment has already won three times on the all-weather since March and still looks on a feasible mark.
Formwatch
Smarter (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) In rear and in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 3/4l behind Emirates Empire (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in May.
Cafe Espresso 2-9fav (9-3) Tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd on inside, led just over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) gf in May beating Enyama (8-9) by 5l, 4 ran.
Monsieur Lambrays 15-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, disputing 2nd inside final 2f, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, nk behind Earl Of Harrow (8-11) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in May.
Green Etoile Evensfav (10-12) Held up on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, pushed along in 3rd between last 2, went 2nd approaching last, kept on well run-in, led post, won at Hexham 2m (4) gs in Jun beating Whiskey And Water (10-12) by shd, 10 ran.
Glutnforpunishment 7-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 1f out, just held on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Tammooz (9-7) by hd, 7 ran.
Aktau 3-1 (9-0) In touch in 6th, headway on outside 2f out, kept on into 2nd inside final 150 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Pondus (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Cormier (IRE) 11-2 (8-2) Tracked winner, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Mind The Crack (9-1) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Jun.