Racecards
17:05 Newmarket
Racing UK Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 31
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey M Barzalona
dwelt switched left soon after start, keen in rear, headway towards far side rail over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 121630
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey R Havlin
prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 778114
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Stableford
42- Form 2142
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Martin Lane
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge
- Form 212-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey P Cosgrave
pulled hard soon led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1-77
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 78
held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 133
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W G Harrison
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 952154
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 72
keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right and headed well inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Life Partner showed up nicely on his debut at Doncaster and went back there for an impressive maiden success a couple of weeks later. He's difficult to assess but it will be a surprise if he's not competitive though the concession of 6lb to STABLEFORD may prove beyond him. Brian Meehan's charge has been narrowly beaten in two strong nurseries since his Yarmouth victory and this looks within his range. Dashing David has had plenty of experience and has hardly gone up in the weights despite two recent victories while the filly Front Page News has already had a dozen starts and may not have finished winning yet from this sort of mark.
Formwatch
Life Partner (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Steadied start, pulled hard, headway from over 7f out and taken wide from others until led over 6f out, ridden 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating China Creek (8-13) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Extrasolar 14-1 (8-1) Raced centre rider removed hood late, slowly away always in rear, last of 13, 10l behind Can You Conga (7-11) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Dashing David (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) In touch in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 7, 3l behind Gracious George (8-7) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Stableford 9-2 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on and caught post, 2nd of 7, ns behind Morpheus (9-1) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Tobacco Road (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, chased winner until 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out, 10th of 12, 10l behind King Of The Danes (8-7) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Kerbaaj (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced over 2f out, last of 7, 13l behind Cape Peron (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in May.
Al Raqeeb (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 3l behind King George River (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Front Page News 4-1 (8-0) Raced centre tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, carried left from over 1f out, short of room and no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Skytrain (8-13) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.