Racecards
16:55 Newmarket
Racing Welfare Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £8,200 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Form 506-071
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders, headway to lead approaching final furlong, quickened clear
- Form 7-4822
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey P Cosgrave
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
- Form 0-900
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey T P Queally
in rear, ridden and weakened 3f out
- Form 356136
- Age 10
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P Charalambous
- Jockey Aled Beech
led, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on gamely to go 3rd close home
- Form 009-178
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Tim Clark
raced wide towards rear, ridden and weakened 3f out
- Form 35724
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey David Egan
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd close home
- Form 0-02813
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Jason Watson
raced wide in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 444443
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Having only a third start on Turf, Scenesetter goes on the short-list in this. Cape Cyclone won at Leicester last month but was almost four lengths behind course specialist Trulee Scrumptious here last time and a 3lb turnaround in the weights doesn’t look enough for a reversal. Peter Charalambous’ 10-year-old retains all of her enthusiasm but hasn’t won over a trip this far in more than four years. Sandown winner GERANIUM should get the strong pace she needs and Mina Vagante has been raised 4lb for back-to-back seconds at Redcar.
Formwatch
Geranium 6-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leader, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led towards finish, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Broad Appeal (9-6) by nk, 9 ran.
Mina Vagante 4-1fav (9-2) In touch, headway to lead just inside final 2f, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Mr Coco Bean (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Bated Beauty (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, widest of all turning in, no impression, 11th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Street Poet (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Trulee Scrumptious 7-1 (8-11) Led and went to near side rail, clear halfway until over 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Calvados Spirit (10-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Pushmi Pullyu (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Steadied start, always in rear, 8th of 9, dist behind Mutasaamy (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Scenesetter (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Led until 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Soloist (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Cape Cyclone (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Chased clear leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Trulee Scrumptious (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Winter Snowdrop (IRE) 5-1 (8-2) Tracked winner until over 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Dame Freya Stark (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Balgees Time (FR) 25-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 9 3/4l behind My Ukulele (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug.