Tregoning's Newmarket Angel

Winner leaves it late in showpiece handicap

Last updated: 29th September 2012  

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Bronze Angel: Challenged late to lift the Cambridgeshire

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Bronze Angel plunged late to win the prestigious Betfred Cambridgeshire at Newmarket.

Marcus Tregoning had made no secret that he believed that there was more to come from his Britannia Stakes third and it was a notable feat for the Lambourn based handler who also saddled the third home, Boom And Bust.

Bronze Angel needed every yard of the nine furlong trip, getting up in the shadow of the post despite hanging markedly to the right under William Buick; a substitute for Hayley Turner who is in America to ride in a Grade One.

Mull Of Killough was the horse collared on the wire, having held all of the runners in the far side of the group that dominated the contest; it was a second runner-up's berth for Jane Chapple-Hyam's charge who had filled the same position in the Lincoln in the spring.

Bancnuanaheireann ran a huge race to finish fourth for the small yard of Michael Appleby with the well backed pair of three year olds Mukhadram and Chil The Kite in fifth and sixth respectively.

Big Future

Buick said: "I thought he had a very good chance but there's so many runners that you can make a case for. I was lucky the horse took me far enough. He's won really well. I'm sure he's got a big future."

Tregoning said: "I knew he was coming into this race in really good form.

"I'm so pleased for the team at home. Sheikh Hamdan owns the yard so it's very important (to have big winners).

"They're a very good team and have looked after horses like Nashwan and Nayef so I'm thrilled. It's very exciting too have pulled it off.

"To say we'd laid him out for it wouldn't be quite true but the horse had to have a break and this looked a chance for him.

"We didn't have the best bunch of horses this year but we haven't done badly with the handicappers and this is our Group One.

"Boom And Bust very nearly won it on his side and he's run a great race, too, considering he only ran last week."

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