Racecards
16:10 Newmarket
Setting Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 12253-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 101
raced far side tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2f out
Arctic Sound
106- Form 2208-25
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led far side pair, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon eased
Bell Rock
332- Form 1/606-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
in touch towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead close home
- Form 647-393
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 925030-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Harry Bentley
slow into stride, in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
- Form 110697-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 97
close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 12012-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M Meade
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 431211/
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey R Kingscote
in touch, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 2360-63
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
overall leader centre, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Kryptos was very progressive when winning three of his last four though that was way back in 2017. Ouzo completed a hat-trick when landing a Class 4 handicap over the course and distance last June but couldn't quite handle the step-up in grade later. BELL ROCK, who won here as a juvenile, ran in Listed and Group 1 company last summer without showing much but has been gelded and his stable is flying so gets the nod. Kuwait Currency has had his last eight starts on the all-weather, winning twice, but looks a bit high in the weights. Wait Forever was placed twice at Meydan before unseating his rider in the Group 1 Jebel Hatta in March while Ebury progressed nicely last season, scoring at Ascot then just failing to reach the winner here in November.
Formwatch
Kuwait Currency (USA) 3-1jfav (9-9) Chased leaders on outside, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 8 3/4l behind Almufti (8-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Arctic Sound 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leader 9f out until 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 7l behind Furzig (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Bell Rock 12-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, never dangerous, last of 6, 6 1/4l behind Duke Of Hazzard (9-3) at Newmarket 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Wait Forever (IRE) (9-0) 3rd of 15, 4 3/4l behind Epic Hero (9-2) at Meydan 1m hcp gd in Feb.
Baltic Baron (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Dwelt in rear stand side, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 14th of 30, 11 3/4l behind Lord North (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Shelir (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Lancaster House (9-3) at Listowel 1m 1f lst stks (1) sft in Sep.
Ebury 7-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway inside, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Hafeet Alain (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Kryptos 9-2 (8-10) Held up mid-division, shaken up and good headway to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Battered (8-13) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Zhui Feng (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leader, led just over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Goring (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Ouzo 7-2 (9-6) Raced wide tracked leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 14, 3l behind Entangling (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Nov.