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14:35 Newmarket

Sportingodds.Com Grey Horse Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.82s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Middleton Grey

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Kirkby's Treasure

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Yorkies Boy

      12/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green star on body and cap, Dark Blue sleeves, Emerald Green stars

        Sir Desmond

        28
        9/4
        • Form 4-30035
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        held up, slowly into stride, held up, effort and not clear run from over 1f out, never able to challenge

        2(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue disc, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and cap

        Fiveoclock Express (IRE)

        21
        16/1
        • Form 200520
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        held up, always towards rear

        3(2)
        Silk - Black, Orange hoops, Red sleeves

        Kirkby's Treasure

        16
        6/1
        • Form 301202
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-13

        held up, outpaced halfway, headway approaching final furlong, ran on under pressure inside final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue diamond

        Te Quiero

        36
        25/1
        • Form 200000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5

        chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

        5(11)
        Silk - Dark Green, White chevron, hooped sleeves

        Silver Chime

        8
        22/1
        • Form 415660
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        with leader, led over 2f out, headed 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

        6(5)
        Silk - Dark green, light green epaulets

        Middleton Grey

        34 b
        4/1
        • Form 320352
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong

        7(12)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop, Purple sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap

        Laurel Dawn

        3
        25/1
        • Form 250600
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-11

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong

        8(9)
        Silk - Black, White seams, halved sleeves, Dark Green cap

        Silver Mascot

        24
        6/1
        • Form 001200
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8

        hung right, led over 3f weakened quickly

        9(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Nicholas Nickelby

        35
        33/1
        • Form 620043
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5

        close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace

        10(8)
        Silk - Maroon and white (quartered), white sleeves, maroon armlets, maroon cap

        Nautical

        12
        14/1
        • Form 464302
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-3

        slowly into stride, keen, held up in rear, headway and switched left 1f out, soon not clear run, ran on close home

        11(4)
        Silk - Red, White hoops, Pink cap

        Mecca's Mate

        36
        50/1
        • Form 0-56
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2

        tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

        12(10)
        Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Yorkies Boy

        8
        12/1
        • Form 000040
        • Age 9
        • Weight 7-12

        held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        A race designed purely for horses coloured grey and our vote goes to Sir Desmond, with possibly Silver Charm and Laurel Dawn the ones to fight out the places. The selection looks to hold very solid claims here, particularly based on his third to the very useful Pivotal Point at Ascot two runs ago. If anywhere near that type of form, then he has to go close particularly given that he acts on good to soft. Silver Charm won off today's mark over six furlongs here in May so has to be considered although he has no form other going, but Laurel Dawn should have no problem with the underfoot conditions and was winning from a higher mark two years ago. Of the others, Fiveoclock Express acts on the going and could go well, while Kirkby's Treasure, who has won on soft, has a career-high mark to defy if scoring. To us, these look the best of them, with a solid vote going to Sir Desmond.