Racecards
15:27 Newmarket
Cologne's 63rd Preis Von Europa Handicap (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £4,381
- 2nd: £2,054
- 3rd: £1,028
- 4th: £513
- Form 391616
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey Charles Bishop
wore hood to post, dwelt, towards rear, modest headway from 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 5-58944
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 71
always towards rear, never really on terms
- Form 157588
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey L P Keniry
midfield, pushed along inside 3f out, outpaced before 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, detached finish
Swatch (IRE)
17- Form 6-01324
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey T P Queally
prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, outpaced and weakened from 1f out
- Form 249726
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey J Mitchell
midfield, headway to be prominent halfway, chased leaders from 2f out, weakened final 110 yards
- Form 5309-58
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T Kent
- Jockey Aidan Keeley
midfield, lost position halfway, rallied to make some headway and go past tiring rivals inside 2f out, kept on
- Form 128198
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Cook & J Bridger
- Jockey Gina Mangan
prominent, chased leaders from 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on well final furlong, went third towards finish
- Form 18958
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A West
- Jockey Jason Watson
led, set good tempo and soon when three lengths clear, reduced lead 1f out, all out when headed inside final 110 yard, kept on but always held by winner towards finish
- Form 355-946
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
raced in second, ridden 2f out, lost position 1f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 024950
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey R Kingscote
always towards rear, some headway inside 3f out, short of room inside , 2f pout, kept on but never in serious contention
- Form 24-0252
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Dr J D Scargill
- Jockey George Wood
prominent, chased leading pair 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra when lost third towards finish
Chourmo
15- Form 733172
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey J F Egan
midfield, switched towards centre to make headway from 2f out, ran on strongly when chased leader from 1f out, led inside final 110 yards, ran on
- Form 4-77115
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer W Stone
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
mounted in chute and went to post early, midfield, pushed along 3f out, stumbled inside 2f out, not recover, kept on one pace final furlong
Saachi (IRE)
17- Form 573465
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Harry Eustace
- Jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin
towards rear, outpaced from 3f out, weakened from 2f out
In depth
Formwatch
Marsh Benham (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Wore hood to post, midfield, keen early, ridden inside 3f out, outpaced from 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Turn Up The Heat (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Jack Sparowe (IRE) 5-1 (10-1) Steadied and switched right start, held up towards rear, headway out wide and hung right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, never going pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind The Glen Rovers (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Moonlit Cloud 22-1 (9-6) Mid-division, not clear run over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased, 8th of 11, 22l behind Desperate Dan (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Swatch (IRE) 22-1 (9-12) Handy, pushed along over 2f out and lost position, ran on one pace, 4th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Equion (9-7) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Phone Tag 11-1 (9-12) Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, well held over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Croeso Cymraeg (10-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Ataser 22-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 8, 11 1/4l behind How Impressive (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Imperial Cult (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Raced wide, prominent after 2f, came near side home turn, outpaced by far side from 3f out, kept on at one pace in rear of midfield from 2f out, 8th of 13, 29 1/4l behind Macari (11-1) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Foreseen 40-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, soon lost touch, last of 8, 17l behind Marcella (9-9) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Midsummer Music (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Chased leader after about 1f, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Achillea (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Blue Collar (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) Dwelt, towards rear, struggling 2f out, last of 10, 12 3/4l behind Equion (9-7) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Astronomica 16-5fav (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along in 3rd well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final 110 yards, not trouble winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Equion (9-7) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Chourmo 15-2 (9-12) Chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and 2 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on but drifted right inside last, headed final strides, well ahead of rest, 2nd of 9, shd behind Cresta Cat (9-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Little Tiger 1-2fav (9-6) Went to post early, towards rear, not much room on rails after about 3 furlongs, pushed along and rapid headway on outer 4f out, chased front rank 3f out, switched left over 2f out and ridden, no progress, 5th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Cresta Cat (9-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Saachi (IRE) 5-2 (9-6) Led, pushed along when headed over 2f out, no extra and soon weakened, 5th of 7, 16 3/4l behind Dubawi Time (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.