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21:10 Newmarket

Devil's Dyke Handicap (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.89s
  • Off Time: 21:10:30
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Mattamia (IRE)

5/2

    1(2)
    Silk - Orange, Red striped sleeves

    Mattamia (IRE)

    8 D
    5/2
    • Form 85-1721
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-10
    • Official Rating 85

    made all, ridden and ran on final furlong

    3(1)
    Silk - Red, Red cap, White spots

    Dark Lane

    34 C
    11/4
    • Form 3512-10
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-8
    • Official Rating 83

    tracked leading pair, ridden halfway, chased winner approaching final furlong, kept on, not pace to challenge

    4(3)
    Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, quartered cap

    Avertor

    20 D
    11/8
    • Form 21
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-8
    • Official Rating 83

    keen, tracked leading pair, ridden and hung right over 1f out, no impression after

    5(5)
    Silk - Red and White (halved), White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star

    Fantasy Gladiator

    14
    9/1
    • Form 534-5
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 69

    went right start, chased winner, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

    2(4)
    NR

    Olynard (IRE)

    12 D
    • Form 7120-54
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-9
    • Official Rating 84

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    2008
    (7)
    Silk -

    Hadaf (IRE)

    8/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-8

    In depth

    Verdict

    A small field where just two pounds separates four of the five runners; narrow preference is for DARK LANE albeit with the warning that he needs to forget about a midfield finish at Newmarket last time. The selection already has a win at the track to his name, with that success coming over six furlongs here in August of 2008. Now dropped back to five furlongs, this speedy son of Namid is reunited with Jamie Spencer and expected to take all the beating in this easier race. Mattamia had a weak Leicester race wrapped up from an early stage last time and will find this tougher despite his obvious well-being, whilst Avertor was impressive when winning at Doncaster last time but he didn't beat too much there and will have needed to have improved to win off this mark of 83. Olynard shaped with much more promise last time and this minimum trip looks to be his optimum trip; he has no problems with quick ground and is unlikely to be far away. Fantasy Gladiator completes the field but he needs to improve markedly on his handicap bow at Sandown a week ago, and so it is Dark Lane who is fancied to lead them home.

    Formwatch

    Mattamia (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Made all, shaken up 2f out, ridden clear, ran on final furlong, won at Leicester 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Red Rosanna (8-9) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.

    Dark Lane 6-1 (8-9) Pulled hard in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 7l behind Bouvardia (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in May.

    Avertor 3-10fav (9-3) Made all, shaken up and quickened over 1f out, ran on final furlong comfortably, won at Doncaster 5f mdn stks (4) gs beating She's In The Money (8-10) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.

    Fantasy Gladiator 16-1 (9-4) Behind, ridden along over 2f out, never reached leaders, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 7l behind Sharpened Edge (9-6) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

    Olynard (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Pulled hard, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not much room, hampered and squeezed through inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind The Jobber (9-11) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.