Racecards
20:45 Newmarket
Turftours.com 'Come To The Florida Derby' Handicap (Class 5)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 2-1640
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Richard Hughes
raced stands side, held up in rear, not clear run 2f out, headway and switched left approaching final furlong, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 52381
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer G A Huffer
- Jockey A Kirby
raced far side, held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 1-74794
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey P Cosgrave
raced far side, held up, always in rear
- Form 5-42
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J F McDonald
raced stands side, led stands side group, hung left and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 04-3314
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced far side, always prominent, led 2f out, driven out
- Form 244-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden and kept on, one pace final 2f
- Form 034-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey R Winston
raced far side, held up, headway to lead over 2f out, soon headed, still every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 374-647
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
raced far side, never troubled leaders
- Form 9640
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
raced far side, held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
My Diss Sire
31- Form 3374
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey T P Queally
raced far side, led that group over 5f
- Form 3-05614
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey D Holland
pulled hard, raced far side, held up, hung left and weakened over 1f out
- Form 416501
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
raced stands side, chased leaders over 6f
- Form 636-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey A McCarthy
raced far side, close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 4001-83
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey R Mullen
raced far side, chased leader 5f
- Form 074303
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 61
raced stands side, held up, never troubled leaders
- Form 078-6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 59
raced far side, held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on never nearer
- Form 106222
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey James Doyle
raced stands side, slowly into stride, chased leader over 6f
In depth
Verdict
A difficult finale in which bottomweight Gallego can just see off the claims of recent winners Sonny Parkin and La Bella Grande. Gallego has not so much knocked on the door but thundered upon it for sometime and with the young apprentice claiming 7lb off his back - the tariff of 7st 9lb means that he will be in receipt of the proverbial lump of weight from the rest. Already proven over eight furlongs, compensation awaits. Sonny Parkin hails from the in-form Geoff Huffer team. A surprise winner at headquarters, he holds a solid claim on the book providing that he is capable of gaining a clear run. La Bella Grande has been dropped back to eight furlongs after given a cautious run over ten. Roger Charlton's record at the track speaks for itself and the market is duly watched. Fasylitator raced much more kindly without a visor on his most recent start at Wolverhampton. Claimed for 5500 pounds, he can recoup that fee tonight for Dean Ivory if successful. San Deng is much better than his most recent line of form suggests. He was hampered badly with two to travel and can be expected to confirm his recent progression. Poker Player is a maiden who finished second to a well regarded horse of Walter Swinburn's in a recent Doncaster maiden. The visor has been removed from My Diss Sire following a poor run at Bath. Many chances held and one that might go to the lightly weighted Gallego.
Formwatch
Restoration (FR) 25-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, headed 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 15, 16l behind Tawqeet (8-9) at Newbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Sonny Parkin 11-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, lost place 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead near finish, won at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Rustler (8-12) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Watchmyeyes (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Held up, chased leaders 3f out, stayed on when slightly hampered over 1f out, one pace afterwards, 4th of 12, 3l behind Aggravation (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm (5) pol.
Poker Player (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Pinpoint (8-12) at Doncaster 1m mdn stk (5) gd.
La Bella Grande (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Disputed lead 2f, effort 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 11, 3l behind Lysandra (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Fasylitator (IRE) 7-2 (8-8) Always prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, edged right 1f out, pushed out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo clm (5) pol beating Prince Vettori (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
San Deng 4-1co-fav (8-13) Behind, hampered after 2f, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Along The Nile (9-3) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Gallego 7-2 (7-11) Steadied start, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, ridden edged left and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Del Mar Sunset (9-5) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gf.