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19:10 Newmarket

Firestone Building Products Europe Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.64s
  • Off Time: 19:11:35
  • 8 Ran
1(7)
Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

Lunar Deity

20 t D
15/2
  • Form 991308
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 72

tracked leaders, kept on same pace and no impression final 2f

2(8)
Silk - Black, orange braces, halved sleeves and star on cap
9/1
  • Form 522100
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 72

led, clear 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

3(5)
Silk - Black, pink seams, striped sleeves, pink cap

Ellaal

14 D
5/1
  • Form 965261
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 72

tracked leaders until steadied in touch approaching halfway, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, switched right 2f out, soon ridden chasing leader, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong

4(1)
Silk - Purple, Maroon braces, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon stars, Light Blue cap, Maroon star

Gannicus

27 vt D
5/1
  • Form 760264
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 69

held up, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out

5(3)
Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars
  • Form 1-42556
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 75

tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, soon hung right and lost 2nd, kept on same pace in 3rd

6(4)
Silk - Purple, Pink cross belts, Purple sleeves, Pink stars
2/1
  • Form 365661
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 75

held up and behind, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms, eased when no chance inside final furlong

7(6)
Silk - Black and pink (quartered), pink sleeves, check cap
  • Form 7-65779
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 71

started very slowly, reluctant to race and always detached

9(2)
Silk - Purple, white sleeves, check cap
20/1
  • Form 331297
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 62

chased leader until halfway, soon pushed along, edged left 2f out, soon weakened, eased when no chance final furlong

8(9)
NR
  • Form 3-87140
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 71

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Blue Geranium looked ideally suited to this trip and fast ground when scoring at Yarmouth though will need a bit more from 4lb higher. Ellaal has now won ten races, the last three of them at Musselburgh, though he didn't have much to do to score there last time and he's up 6lb. Rebel Lightning has only won at Wolverhampton and looks a few pounds high while Gannicus is inconsistent. TELLOVOI scored over this trip at Musselburgh in May and has found stepping up in class beyond him subsequently so he's taken to get back to winning ways in a moderate handicap for the track.

Formwatch

Lunar Deity 20-1 (9-1) Pulled hard early, close up, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 35 1/4l behind Palmerston (8-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Tellovoi (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Woody Bay (9-5) at York 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.

Ellaal 2-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Le Deluge (9-10) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.

Gannicus 9-2 (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Ickymasho (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.

Rebel Lightning (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway when hung left 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Easter Mate (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Blue Geranium (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, held up in touch, driven over 2f out, headway to lead entering final furlong, ridden out, kept on well, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Hollywood Road (9-6) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

Cleverconversation (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Pressed leading pair, pushed along 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Helfire (8-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jul.

Gulland Rock 25-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Easter Mate (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Hidden Treasures 14-1 (8-2) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Brazos (9-13) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gf in Jul.