Racecards
19:10 Newmarket
racingtv.com Handicap (Class 2)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £13,500
- 2nd: £6,338
- 3rd: £3,170
- 4th: £1,585
- Form 4/1165-5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
keen tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 1-1432
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
raced wide, tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on
- Form 4227-54
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey James Doyle
close up in rear, headway when not clear run 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner final furlong
- Form 512002
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rider soon dropped whip after, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
It was soft going when Giavellotto finished runner-up at Haydock last month but fast ground prevailed when LAW OF THE SEA ran well in last year’s Queen’s Vase at Ascot. The latter hasn’t raced since March but an entry in the Ebor suggests there’s plenty more to come from him this season so the Gosdens’ charge gets the vote. Praiano is fitted with blinkers having failed to threaten at Chester while Achnamara came up short dropped in class at Doncaster last time.
Formwatch
Law Of The Sea 9-2 (9-2) Chased leader on outer, some headway 5f out, ridden and no response 4f out, well held, 5th of 7, 22 3/4l behind Raymond Tusk (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (2) gd in Mar.
Giavellotto (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Restless in stalls, mid-division, headway over 2f out, led and edged right 2f out, hung right over 1f out, soon hung left and bumped rival, continued to hang left, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Nathanael Greene (8-13) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Praiano (GER) 11-2 (10-2) In rear, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on towards finish, 4th of 6, 5l behind Box To Box (9-2) at Chester 1m 3f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Achnamara 15-8fav (9-11) Pressed leader until led after 2f, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Animato (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.