Racecards
16:30 Newmarket
Close Brothers Invoice Finance Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,200 added
- Winner: £5,400
- 2nd: £2,535
- 3rd: £1,268
- 4th: £634
- Form 2010/85
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey M Harley
dwelt, raced keenly, held up last, weakened inside final 3f, tailed off and eased
- Form 220445
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey W Buick
went right start, raced in 3rd, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 4-31857
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
raced keenly, led, joined over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
- Form 35-5331
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, went 2nd soon after, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 113327
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Jonny Peate
held up in last pair, smooth headway far side of group over 3f out, every chance 2f out, hung left towards far side final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd
- Form 765-12
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
held up tracking leaders, headway on near side rail over 2f out, led inside final 2f, pushed readily clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SALIGO BAY has been raised 4lb for winning at Newbury but an apprentice’s allowance negates most of that and Roger Charlton’s charge can go in again. Geremia has been in winning form on the all-weather but drops back down in trip while Bague D'or steps up from 1m2f after going close at Doncaster. Harlem Soul can be forgiven a below-par effort in testing going last time having won on fast ground at Leicester earlier but prolific all-weather winner Lucky's Dream has yet to take advantage of a much lower mark on Turf.
Formwatch
Cuban Hope (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, dist behind Platform Nineteen (9-5) at Beverley 2m hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Lucky's Dream 33-1 (8-12) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway when switched left 2f out, kept on well final furlong, never near to challenge, 5th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Silver Gunn (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Harlem Soul 8-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out until over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind State Of Bliss (9-10) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Saligo Bay (IRE) 10-3 (8-5) Raced keenly, held up tracking leaders in 4th, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Skycutter (9-3) by nk, 7 ran.
Glencora (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, no impression but kept on final furlong, 7th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Silver Gunn (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Bague D'or (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Held up in last pair, unable to quicken and edged left over 2f out, switched right and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd inside final 100 yards, never going pace to reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Boltaway (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Geremia (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Slowly away close up in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, headway inside final furlong, all out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Aug beating The Vegas Raider (8-5) by ns, 4 ran.