Racecards
19:00 Newmarket
Everest Harry Laud Classic Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,763
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £577
- Form 317-803
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced wide in touch, effort 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 23-1534
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Harry Bentley
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and every chance when rider dropped rein over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 034212
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
in touch, headway on inner from 2f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 4-67423
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey J Quinn
in touch in rear, good headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
Verdict
Nigel won by a neck on his latest start to land a double at Brighton. But he’s upped in class off a higher mark for this and ERHAAF is preferred. The latter made a winning start when scoring at Chelmsford back in March and Owen Burrows’ charge should have improved during the interim. Wild Hacked drops down a grade after a fourth over track and trip and can figure while Shell Bay was placed in this grade on the all-weather last time. The Gay Cavalier faces a more difficult task today and Brorocco was beaten in maiden company recently.
Formwatch
Shell Bay (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Raced wide, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Elysian Fields (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Nigel 7-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, always holding on, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Rose Above (9-1) by nk, 7 ran.
Erhaaf (USA) 4-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, held up in touch on inside, headway and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, stayed on to lead post, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Hepplewhite (8-8) by shd, 8 ran.
Wild Hacked (USA) 11-1 (8-10) Keen, close up, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Ode To Evening (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
The Gay Cavalier 11-4 (9-8) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Red Napoleon (10-0) at Newbury 1m 2f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Brorocco 2-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, ridden 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Angrywhitepyjamas (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (6) pol in Jul.