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15:20 Newmarket

Glemsford Handicap (Class C) (Class C)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.33s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Connect

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    First Order

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Cape Royal

      7/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

        First Order

        355
        13/2
        • Form 312113-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 10-0

        tracked leaders, keen early, every chance from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home

        2(4)
        Silk - Yellow, large Black spots, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Black spots

        Henry Hall (IRE)

        15
        12/1
        • Form 303030
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-11

        chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, one pace closing stages

        3(8)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star

        Spliff

        11 b
        10/1
        • Form 021-100
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        4(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots

        Texas Gold

        7
        5/1
        • Form 13-2406
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        held up, headway inside final furlong, not reached leaders

        5(6)
        Silk - Light blue, white hoop and armlets

        Cape Royal

        8
        7/1
        • Form 106020
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        held up in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed

        6(10)
        Silk - Primrose, violet hooped sleeves, red cap

        Connect

        15 b
        11/2
        • Form 06-2404
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-3

        held up in touch, headway on inside entering final furlong, ran on to lead final strides

        7(7)
        Silk - YELLOW, WHITE hoop and armlets, WHITE and YELLOW check cap

        Further Outlook (USA)

        21
        25/1
        • Form 004230
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-2

        chased leader, driven to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace

        8(2)
        Silk - GREY and MAROON (quartered), WHITE sleeves

        Roses of Spring

        34
        20/1
        • Form 00-0300
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous

        9(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green star on body and cap, Dark Blue sleeves, Emerald Green stars

        Sir Desmond

        7
        11/2
        • Form 34-3003
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9

        behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders

        10(9)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap

        Endless Summer

        20
        20/1
        • Form 355046
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5

        held up, headway inside final furlong, ran on

        11(12)
        Silk - White, Mauve hoop

        Beauvrai

        10
        11/1
        • Form 000530
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4

        started very slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, never dangerous

        12(3)
        Silk - Brown, Yellow hoop, Yellow sleeves, Brown armlets

        Prime Recreation

        23
        25/1
        • Form 000300
        • Age 7
        • Weight 7-12

        led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra

        In depth

        Verdict

        The way Sir Mark Prescott's horses have been running lately First Order First Order has to be respected on his return but the three-year-old faces no easy task giving weight away all round and preference is for Texas Gold, who gets the vote over Sir Desmond. The last mentioned bounced back to form at Ascot last week but would probably prefer a softer surface. A similar comment probably applies to Lynda Ramsden's Cape Royal and of more interest on the prevailing fast ground is the Mark Tompkins-trained Connect, who has been running well without winning this term and should be suited by the stiff finish. The consistent, but badly handicapped, Henry Hall and Dean Ivory's Further Outlook are others to consider but the vote goes to Texas Gold. Willie Muir's gelding was not disgraced on unsuitably soft ground behind Pivotal Point at Ascot but is a much better horse on a fast surface and is taken to reverse Ascot form with Sir Desmond.