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17:00 Newmarket

Justin Harris Memorial Handicap (Class D)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 175y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 7.69s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kaluana Court

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Star Cross (IRE)

    11/4

      1(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap

      Sphinx (FR)

      23
      3/1
      • Form 0-00004
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10

      tracked leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      2(1)
      Silk - Purple, Emerald Green sash, Red sleeves and cap

      Star Cross (IRE)

      17
      11/4
      • Form 41/0-000
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10

      led, ridden and headed over1f out, weakened over final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Brown, Yellow epaulets, sleeves and cap

      Bojangles (IRE)

      14
      12/1
      • Form 52-00
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out

      5(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Green star on body and cap, hooped sleeves

      Homelife (IRE)

      8
      13/2
      • Form 042/0-05
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1

      held up, pushed along over 6f out, weakened over 3f out

      6(4)
      Silk - RED and ROYAL BLUE diamonds, EMERALD GREEN and RED striped sleeves, RED cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond

      Kaluana Court

      8
      7/4
      • Form 40-3021
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-8

      held up in rear, switched left and headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well

      3(3)
      NR

      Expected Bonus (USA)

      18
      • Form 0-00000
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      With the rain coming in time, Kaluana Court, and following her very good fourth in the Brown Jack Stakes on Friday, comes here in good heart and gets the nomination. She is also the only course and distance winner in the contest and, despite being nine pounds higher - less her good rider's three pound claim - than for that success, she can score. All of her course wins have come at this time of year. The danger is Sphinx, whose fourth to Sergeant Cecil at Sandown last time grants him considerable respect. John Dunlop and Kieren Fallon team up with Star Cross, a Nottingham two-year-old winner but disappointing since. Expected Bonus also won as a juvenile but has run modestly since. A return to the form that saw Bojangles finish second to Spinnette (who has been Group 2 placed since) last July when with Henry Cecil. Two disappointing runs since mean the jury is out on the colt, although he steps up in trip, which could help. Homelife finished over 15 lengths behind the selection at Newmarket in July, but is now 10lbs better off. Although he is theoretically well handicapped on his winning form of two years ago, we'll side with Kaluana Court. In her absence, Sphinx would get the vote.