Racecards
13:50 Newmarket
Betfair Tap Tap Boom Handicap (Class 3)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,763
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £577
- Form 010006-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
close up, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 411008-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 500/00-P
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
Ghalib (IRE)
189- Form 102010-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 93
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
- Form 31/0807-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey A Kirby
held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
- Form 065724
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 805865-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey William Carson
dwelt towards rear, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 4/69208-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey S De Sousa
keen held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, driven to lead final strides
Felix Leiter
30- Form 24332-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
led, headed 4f out, prominent, ridden to lead again approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 38/164-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Jordan Uys
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 331-424
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 395-805
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey Tom Marquand
always in rear
- Form 24942-8
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 11082-7
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 81
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 2564-25
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 80
prominent, led 4f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 21003-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey J P Spencer
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
A lottery of a handicap to start proceedings with only a speculative vote going to FELIX LEITER. The latter should be sharper for last month’s reappearance at the track and went close on more than one occasion last term. Bertiewhittle is a rare winner nowadays but ran well in a higher grade at Haydock recently while Ghalib beat Personal Touch over 6f at Ffos Las in September and Enlace won off a similar mark at Goodwood in August. Mount Tahan scored on the July course here in the same month and Firmdecisions landed a double over course and distance at this time last year.
Formwatch
Enlace 33-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Zarwaan (9-0) at Redcar 7f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
Firmdecisions (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Raced towards stand side overall leader until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Kakatosi (8-13) at Leicester 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Passing Star 66-1 (8-9) Mid-division, lost place 5f out, behind halfway, soon eased and pulled up, at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Ghalib (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Jack Dexter (9-3) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) hvy in Nov.
Smaih (GER) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Starboard (9-3) at Chepstow 1m hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Bertiewhittle 20-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Predominance (8-11) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Misterioso (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Outpaced towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Maggie Pink (8-13) at Chester 7f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Fieldsman (USA) 20-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, ridden and beaten 2f out, behind and eased inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Flying Hammer (9-2) at Ascot 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Felix Leiter 11-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 5f out, prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Accession (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Carnival King (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, weakened quickly 3f out, 19th of 21, 25 1/4l behind Lord Of The Rock (9-1) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Steal The Scene (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 17, 7l behind Balmoral Castle (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Athletic 12-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded last 75 yards, 5th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Franco's Secret (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Syrian Pearl 7-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Munfallet (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Personal Touch 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 7th of 15, 4 1/4l behind See The Sun (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Easy Tiger 11-4 (8-13) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Mr Bossy Boots (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Free Code (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 19th of 26, 10 1/4l behind Flash Fire (9-6) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Mount Tahan (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Funding Deficit (9-1) at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.