Racecards
15:50 Newmarket
bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £120,000 added
- Winner: £61,848
- 2nd: £29,004
- 3rd: £14,508
- 4th: £7,248
- Form 608-127
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
held up in rear in centre, switched left 3f out, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final 75 yards
- Form 241-110
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 105
led far side rival, driven over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 311-363
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey C Soumillon
slowly into stride, held up in mid-division stands side, headway and hung left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 59-3463
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey James Doyle
prominent in centre, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 390-210
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer K P De Foy
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
tracked leaders in centre, led group over 2f out, driven over 1f out, soon beaten
- Form 351377
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey J P Spencer
slowly into stride, in rear stands side, headway over 1f out, edged left and challenged inside final furlong, ran on to lead overall towards finish
- Form 44-6710
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey T Eaves
held up towards rear in centre, not much room 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression, kept on
- Form 0/720-20
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
led stands side group until over 2f out, stayed on same pace after
- Form 2877-80
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rob Hornby
chased rival far side, well beaten final 2f
- Form 1/115
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
chased leaders stands side, led group over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 122-722
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey J Mitchell
tracked leaders stands side, led group over 1f out, kept on but held inside final 100 yards
- Form 5261-40
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Connor Beasley
held up towards rear stands side, driven over 2f out, some late headway, never dangerous
- Form 045-542
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey Callum Hutchinson
held up towards rear in centre, headway 3f out, led group and looked overall leader over 1f out, ran on, headed towards finish
- Form 035-093
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leaders in centre, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 219100
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Chris Hayes
very slowly away, lost any chance and always behind
- Form 25-3113
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer James Horton
- Jockey Shane Gray
led centre group until over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1-116
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey K T O'Neill
mid-division stands side, edged right 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 714192-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey William Pyle
in touch in centre, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1-12957
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 88
NonRunner
- Form 0-58226
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Only one of the last six winners of this fiercely-competitive handicap has started at odds of bigger than 7/1. Montassib, unbeaten prior to finishing fifth in the Buckingham Palace Stakes at Ascot, and the three-year-old Samburu, who finished sixth in the Jersey Stakes, are both towards the head of the betting. Ropey Guest often runs well in these big fields and wasn’t far behind Vafortino and Accidental Agent in the Victoria Cup before his excellent second in the Buckingham Palace when RHOSCOLYN was third. Mick Appleby’s charge had a modest draw that day and can come out best here. Jumby beat The Attorney over 7f on the Rowley Mile here in the autumn and the Wokingham third is back over that trip for the first time since while Titan Rock could go well at a price having never got into contention of soft going at Haydock last time.
Formwatch
Accidental Agent 66-1 (9-2) Dwelt in touch towards stand side, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders, last of 7, 11 3/4l behind Baaeed (9-2) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Silent Film 14-1 (9-12) Wore hood to post, towards rear near side of group, pushed along 3f out, soon no response, weakened and eased final furlong, 26th of 29, 12 3/4l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Jumby (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Raced near side, dwelt, held up and soon in touch on rail, switched right over 2f out, headway and went between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd final 100 yards, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 26, 1 1/4l behind Rohaan (9-12) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Rhoscolyn 33-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, not clearest of runs briefly and switched right 2f out, good headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, 3rd of 29, 1 1/4l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Vafortino (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, not clear run and looking for room briefly over 2f out, ridden 2f out, no impression when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 11th of 29, 4 1/4l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Bless Him (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Raced near side, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 7th of 29, 5l behind Dark Shift (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Cruyff Turn 28-1 (9-5) Raced centre, chased leader, every chance in group over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2f, 23rd of 29, 14l behind Dark Shift (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Al Rufaa (FR) 28-1 (9-6) Chased leaders far side of group, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered soon after, 22nd of 29, 12 1/4l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Star Of Orion (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, some headway 2f out, plugging on when slightly hampered over 1f out, never dangerous after, 13th of 29, 5 1/4l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Montassib 7-2fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway far side of group looking for room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well towards finish, finished well, not reach leaders, 5th of 29, 1 1/2l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
The Attorney (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Held up in touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, 1/2 length down inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Rhythm Master (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Titan Rock 5-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 11th of 12, 7l behind Tacarib Bay (9-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Ropey Guest 40-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway far side of group going well over 2f out, went 2nd and ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 29, 1l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Persuasion (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Tammani (8-11) at Redcar 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
I'm A Gambler (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Raced centre, held up in mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, weakening when slightly hampered final furlong, 20th of 30, 11 1/2l behind Thesis (8-11) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Il Bandito (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Dwelt, mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression, 3rd of 16, 1 3/4l behind Ghathanfar (9-0) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Samburu 11-2 (9-3) Held up,in mid-division and keen, good headway on rail 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged right inside final 2f, headed 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened, 6th of 15, 3l behind Noble Truth (9-3) at Ascot 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Master Zoffany (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-7) Held up in midfield on inside, close up behind leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Mayaas (9-3) at Chester 1m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Tommy de Vito 13-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never involved, 7th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Raatea (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Lord Rapscallion (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 5, nk behind Pensiero D'Amore (10-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.