Racecards
14:50 Newmarket
Betfair Weighed-In Podcast Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,308
- 2nd: £4,834
- 3rd: £2,418
- 4th: £1,208
- Form 1292/42
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey K Shoemark
tracked leaders, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 421-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey M Harley
led after 2f, headed over 4f out, led again 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on
- Form 4345-14
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Mark Crehan
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 493440-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
slowly away in rear, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 221/
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
A Star Above
20- Form 11249-3
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
keen early, led 2f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
To Be Wild (IRE)
104- Form 637/8-68
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey S De Sousa
towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on
In depth
Verdict
GOLDEN RULES will likely prove a warm order in this. The Gosden charge was beaten only a nose upped to today’s trip at Wolverhampton and the form looks solid with the winner going in again and fourth-placed Rajinsky subsequently landing a decent handicap at Ripon. Soto Sizzler went close over 1m4f at Epsom last time and A Star Above placed at Doncaster but both were well beaten on previous attempts over this far. The Olympian has undergone wind surgery since well beaten over hurdles earlier in the year and returns to the Flat having won a maiden over 1m2f at this track back in 2018.
Formwatch
Soto Sizzler 7-4jfav (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Group One Power (8-11) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Golden Rules 5-6fav (9-7) Dwelt close up in rear, switched wide 5f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged left approaching final furlong, pressed winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 5, shd behind Ben Lilly (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Amazing Red (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Close up in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 5 3/4l behind Group One Power (8-11) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Smart Champion 40-1 (8-10) Slowly away in rear, ridden 4f out, wide and headway approaching 2f out, kept on same pace, 10th of 34, 14 1/2l behind Great White Shark (8-6) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
The Olympian (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Raced keenly in last pair, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, never on terms, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Midnight River (11-8) at Ascot 2m 3f (2) sft in Feb.
A Star Above 5-2 (9-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 5 3/4l behind Law Of One (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
To Be Wild (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no headway, 8th of 11, 8l behind Amtiyaz (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jan.