Racecards
14:15 Newmarket
Rht 40th Anniversary Handicap (Class C1) (Class 1)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Soft
Big Moment
19- Form 40-3562
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up in rear, smooth headway from 3f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 141266
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey N Callan
headway after 3f, ridden halfway, soon weakened
Elmustanser
24- Form 2122
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
held up, ridden halfway weakened over 3f out
Perfect Storm
110- Form 2-00540
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Norton
slowly into stride, held up mid-division, never troubled leaders
Sharmy (IRE)
20- Form 0/1100-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C Catlin
held up in rear, kept on, never dangerous
- Form 115/002
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M Magnusson
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
made most, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Solo Flight
13- Form 602013
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey R L Moore
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 5f out, kept on one pace
Bendarshaan
19- Form 120505
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
held up well in rear, kept on final 2 furlong, never nearer
Mac
19- Form 01150-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey M Dwyer
close up, hung left over 10f out, ridden halfway, weakened over 4f out
Credit (IRE)
24- Form 041333
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
close up, hampered over 10f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Soulacroix
56- Form 221-210
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey S Sanders
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Flotta
18- Form 301650
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey T J O'Brien
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out
Corton (IRE)
20- Form 0250-36
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Tony Culhane
soon chased leaders, weakened over 5f out
Enhancer
34- Form 0035
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Mrs L Jewell
- Jockey J F McDonald
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 600600
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey J Quinn
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway from 5f out, ridden 3f out, kept on, not reach leaders
- Form 333211
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
held up, headway from 4f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
In depth
Verdict
Maybe not quite as competitive as it looks this, with many of them having to produce lifetime bests to score, and we will side with hat-trick seeking Flamboyant Lad to get the better of Elmustanser, Notable Guest and Solo Flight. The selection gets in off bottom weight and has the very capable Paul Hanagan up as a result. A winner over 10 furlongs at both Pontefract and here at Newmarket on his two latest outings, he has gone up 4lb, but looks more than capable of defying that rise over this longer trip, and he has been seeing out his races well over shorter. He is a lightly raced sort and open to enough improvement to take this. Elmustanser is the Godolphin representative in the field and he has already been tried over the trip when runner-up at Kempton last time. However, he was shade disappointing that day, having looked the winner, and time should see that his optimum will be 10 furlongs, so he is opposed. If Notable Guest gets home then he could pose problems for the selection. Sir Michael Stoute's colt won his maiden over nine furlongs at Hamilton last time, but has plenty in his breeding to suggest that he will also be effective over a mile and a half and another good run is anticipated. Of the remainder, Solo Flight put in another solid effort last time over the trip and though he too looks best over 10 furlongs, he is capable of making the frame here. But our idea of the winner is Flamboyant Lad.