Racecards
16:15 Newmarket
Darley Nursery (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £18,675
- 2nd: £5,592
- 3rd: £2,796
- 4th: £1,398
Rufus King
14- Form 417056
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey P J McDonald
keen, led after 2f, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, driven and ran on gamely
- Form 71840
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 97
always in rear
- Form 2101
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced wide towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 711
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey James Doyle
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort and switched right entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 510145
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
raced wide led 2f, tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 643
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
in touch, switched right over 2f out, effort soon after, ridden and kept on same pace
- Form 3202
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 79
raced wide, tracked leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held
New Empire
23- Form 740023
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Nobleman's Nest won a nursery at Doncaster last month but has an 11lb hike in the weights to contend with while Prestbury Park continued winning ways when successful in a conditions race at Chester. But CLUBBABLE (NAP) has been placed in a couple of valuable handicaps recently including a short-head defeat over track and trip a fortnight ago and Richard Fahey’s filly may prove good enough on that form. Character Witness goes handicapping for the first time after placing at Newcastle but was behind Nobleman's Nest earlier while Maksab won a handicap on the July course here in August and can race off a similar mark today.
Formwatch
Rufus King 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led before halfway, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Ginbar (8-2) at Chester 6f (2) hvy in Sep.
Etefaaq (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, outpaced 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, 16th of 17, 22 1/4l behind Demons Rock (9-2) at York 6f (2) gs in Aug.
Nobleman's Nest 5-2fav (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Doncaster 7f (2) sft in Sep beating Crownthorpe (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Prestbury Park (USA) 10-1 (9-1) Soon led, made rest, ridden over 2f out, kept on near finish, just held on, won at Chester 6f stks (2) gs in Aug beating Regulator (8-12) by shd, 5 ran.
Maksab (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Held up, effort on outside over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Rastrelli (9-3) at Newmarket 1m (2) gs in Sep.
Clubbable 10-3fav (8-9) Dwelt, keen and racing in mid-division, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on into 2nd near finish and closed, just failed, 2nd of 13, shd behind Awesometank (8-13) at Newmarket 7f fll (2) gs in Sep.
Character Witness (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Hikmaa (8-11) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Porth Swtan (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) 2nd of 8, 6l behind Alkhawaneej Boy (9-2) at Leicester 7f stks (4) hvy in Sep.
New Empire 17-2 (9-7) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Fighting Irish (9-4) at Yarmouth 6f (4) gs in Sep.