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15:05 Newmarket

888sport What's Your Thinking Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
  • Winner: £7,560
  • 2nd: £3,549
  • 3rd: £1,775
  • 4th: £888
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 28.97s
  • Off Time: 15:08:28
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Solo Saxophone (IRE)

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ernesto (GER)

    14/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Pink, White hooped sleeves, White cap

      Whitehaven (FR)

      14 CD
      6/4
      • Form 1-60221
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 87

      led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd close home

      2(3)
      Silk - Purple and yellow (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, yellow and purple quartered cap

      Royaume Uni (IRE)

      11 D
      7/4
      • Form 015-15
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

      3(5)
      Silk - Yellow and light blue (quartered), yellow sleeves, light blue stars, yellow cap, light blue star

      Solo Saxophone (IRE)

      20 v DCD
      14/1
      • Form 3-90486
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 86

      close up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden to lead and edged left approaching final furlong, ran on

      4(4)
      Silk - Pink, mauve star, mauve sleeves, pink stars, purple cap, pink stars

      Galahad Threepwood

      29
      9/2
      • Form 323403
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 84

      close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

      6(6)
      Silk - Light blue and red (quartered), hooped sleeves, white cap

      Ernesto (GER)

      41 t
      14/1
      • Form 985-854
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd close home

      5(2)
      NR

      Indianapolis (IRE)

      28 vt
      4/1
      • Form 645694
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 81

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2020
      (3)
      Silk -

      Solo Saxophone (IRE)

      4/11
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0

      2019
      (1)
      Silk -

      Champagne Champ

      3/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-12

      2018
      (9)
      Silk -

      Graceful Lady

      2/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      Solo Saxophone won this off a higher mark last year but it was heavy ground on that occasion and Whitehaven scored in soft going at Haydock a fortnight ago and is 6lb higher. ROYAUME UNI won under Ryan Moore early in the year and finished ahead of Indianapolis when fifth at Ascot earlier this month. But he’s subsequently won over hurdles and there looks more to come from Gary Moore’s charge this year. Galahad Threepwood is preferred to Ernesto of the remaining pair.

      Formwatch

      Whitehaven (FR) Evensfav (9-13) Kept wide early, made all, pushed along 3f out, came clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Haydock 2m hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Haveyoumissedme (9-7) by 4 1/4l, 6 ran.

      Royaume Uni (IRE) 4-7fav (11-4) Held up in last pair, good headway 5th, going well 3 out, led on bit before 2 out, soon clear, easily, won at Plumpton 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Laura Bullion (11-12) by 8 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Solo Saxophone (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, edged left from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Gumball (9-7) at York 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.

      Galahad Threepwood 18-1 (10-0) Soon led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd final 110 yards, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Cemhaan (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.

      Ernesto (GER) 50-1 (8-2) Led, ridden over 4f out, headed over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 14l behind Turnpike Trip (8-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

      Indianapolis (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 7l behind Rajinsky (9-11) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.