Racecards
16:00 Newmarket
Racing UK HD Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,763
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £577
- Form 312-220
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 89
keen early, close up, headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon edged left, joined well inside final furlong, driven all out
- Form 225707
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken when not much room towards finish
- Form 10-2137
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 86
raced wide, prominent, ridden over 1f out, driven to join winner inside final furlong, edged right towards finish, just held
- Form 41
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Ted Durcan
in touch, in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
- Form 5-242
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey R Havlin
keen, led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra
- Form 11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey Thomas Brown
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey Martin Lane
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Verdict
Justice Smart and Trenches arrive on the back of maiden victories with the latter’s success coming over course and distance. Both can figure with normal progress while Miss Carbonia remains unbeaten having won a lower grade handicap at Leicester. But SILK CRAVAT was runner-up at this level to the progressive Sir Roderic at Sandown last time and Simon Crisford’s charge may just edge this on that form. The remainder are more exposed and don’t look particularly well handicapped with Dream Mover perhaps the best of them.
Formwatch
Fighting Temeraire (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Towards rear far side, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened and eased, 27th of 28, dist behind Defrocked (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.
Take The Helm 16-1 (8-9) Prominent, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Hoof It (9-4) at Haydock 6f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Dream Mover (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Took keen hold in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Destroyer (8-7) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Justice Smart (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Bath 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Jul beating Cape Banjo (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Silk Cravat 5-1 (8-12) Led and brought field centre in straight, headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, rallied into 2nd again well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Sir Roderic (9-1) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Miss Carbonia (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon hung right, led over 1f out, all out, won at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul beating On The Bill (9-3) by nk, 5 ran.
Trenches (USA) 15-8jfav (9-5) Prominent, led over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, driven and all out, won at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating In The City (9-5) by hd, 15 ran.