Racecards
15:30 Newmarket
Coral Eurobet Sprint (Handicap) (Class C)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
Rajab
20- Form 610-34
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
in touch, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2413-10
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 2131-35
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey D Allan
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 22-13
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey L Dettori
held up in touch, weakened quickly over 2f out
Esenin
20- Form 156-60
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey S W Kelly
slowly into stride, held up, some headway when hampered over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 14-11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey D Kinsella
held up, ridden and good headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken close home
- Form 2126-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Pat Eddery
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 206-031
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Willie Supple
chased leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 1514
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
Just James
56- Form 61-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
raced in rear, well behind from halfway, driven and ran on strongly to lead post, readily
- Form 000060
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
held up, driven over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 002-31
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey R Hills
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 30-0416
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey C Catlin
held up mid-division, headway when hampered approaching final furlong, stayed on
- Form 6-51
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J Mackay
soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0-4032D
- Age 3
- Weight 7-11
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Rajab has speed to burn and will take plenty of passing. Beaten by the draw at York, Nemo Fugat would be suited by a strong pace over this trip and looks sure to run well. Consensus, will be more at home on this faster ground after not handling softer conditions at Nottingham. Fire Up The Band is an interesting runner. A winner over course and distance, he is lightly raced and open to plenty of improvement. Jeremy Noseda, who had two entries for this, relies on Just James, who will be tackling his fastest surface to date, but will need to improve on what he has shown so far to take a hand in the finish. It is arguable whether this drop in trip will suit Baldour, after finishing a close up 3rd in a similar event at Chester.