Racecards
17:20 Newmarket
Qipco Supporting British Racing Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- ÂŁ20,000 added
- Winner: ÂŁ12,938
- 2nd: ÂŁ3,850
- 3rd: ÂŁ1,924
- 4th: ÂŁ962
- Form 31262-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 92
close up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Bow Street
18- Form 321-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 92
in touch, pushed along 3f out, hung right 2f, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
Kitaabaat
228- Form 421-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 32-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
slowly away in touch in rear, headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and ran on final furlong
Midnight Wilde
218- Form 216625-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey S De Sousa
in touch in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, driven to press winner inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 33-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 76
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
Trumps Up
218- Form 114-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey J F Egan
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Kit Marlowe
198- Form 312342-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey P J McDonald
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Dukhan finished ahead of Bow Street and Regimented when only beaten a short-head here last month. He looks set for another successful season but has to give 5lb to KITAABAAT. Owen Burrows’ colt beat recent Group 3 winner Sevenna Star in a Sandown maiden in September so an opening mark of 88 is probably fair. Kit Marlowe was a consistent sort last year but, like Midnight Wilde, possibly lacks a little scope. He's Amazing and Grecian Spirit have a similar record and should be winning soon but the previously unbeaten Trumps Up was well beaten on his handicap debut.
Formwatch
Dukhan 9-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, effort approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, shd behind Old Persian (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Regimented (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Old Persian (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Bow Street 10-3 (9-5) Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd close home, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Old Persian (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Kitaabaat 9-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon shaken up, kept on strongly, won at Sandown 1m stks (5) gd in Sep beating Sevenna Star (9-2) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
He's Amazing (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-5) Chased leaders, hung left and ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge briefly inside final furlong, soon held, 2nd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Raymond Tusk (9-5) at Newbury 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Apr.
Midnight Wilde 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, last of 5, 10 1/4l behind Roaring Lion (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Grecian Spirit 3-1 (8-9) Set steady pace, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Martineo (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Trumps Up 5-1 (9-5) Pressed leader until ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened, 4th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Indomeneo (9-7) at Ripon 1m (4) sft in Sep.
Kit Marlowe 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Emerald Rocket (8-6) at Newcastle 1m (4) pol in Oct.