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16:45 Newmarket

Graham Budd Art & Memorabilia Auction Handicap (Class 2)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £13,500
  • 2nd: £6,338
  • 3rd: £3,170
  • 4th: £1,585
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 32.44s
  • Off Time: 16:47:24
  • 9 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap
10/3
  • Form 18-1601
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 97

towards rear, dropped to last 3f out, never involved

2(7)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 213-348
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 102

handy, pushed along well over 2f out, gradually dropped away

3(9)
Silk - Pink, emerald green chevron, halved sleeves, emerald green and pink quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 613516
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 92

chased leaders, raced keenly, ridden under 2f out, ran on, no impression on front pair

4(4)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, yellow cap

Saratoga Gold

15 b D
25/1
  • Form U16900
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 91

in rear, ridden 2f out, no progress

5(3)
Silk - Dark blue, pink seams, striped sleeves, pink cap
8/1
  • Form 288365
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 85

raced alone early and soon led on far rail, pushed along well over 1f out and faced challenge, ridden 1f out, headed narrowly under 110 yards out, no extra closing stages

6(5)
Silk - Orange, White sleeves, Orange stars, Orange cap, White stars
15/2
  • Form 651282
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 89

towards rear, raced keenly, some headway well over 2f out when stumbled slightly, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, never on terms

7(1)
Silk - ORANGE, EMERALD GREEN stars
13/2
  • Form 817-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, no response

8(6)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 2221
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 84

mid-division, pushed along 3f out, stayed on but not pace to challenge

9(8)
Silk - Yellow, Red seams and armlets
18/1
  • Form 123781
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 82

prominent, pushed along over 2f out, strongly pressed leader from well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly under 110 yards out, stayed on and asserted towards finish

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

SPECTACULAR STYLE (NAP) beat little when easily landing the odds at Hamilton but proved he stays this far and makes his handicap debut with more to come. Marhaba The Champ landed a tough handicap at York but Victory Dance struggled at Ascot on his handicap debut when a long way behind the runner-up True Legend. Tenerife Sunshine made a winning reappearance at Kempton and has more scope than the other recent winners Splendent and Divina Grace.

Formwatch

Marhaba The Champ 8-1 (9-8) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway when not clearest of runs and switched left 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Bague D'or (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.

Victory Dance (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Raced wide, in touch, headway halfway, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Alsakib (8-8) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Sep.

Splendent (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Towards rear, dropped to rear 6f out, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, 6th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Sweet William (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (2) hvy in Aug.

Saratoga Gold 13-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, nor much room and edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Valsad (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Sep.

Crystal Delight 9-1 (9-13) Dwelt, held up in rear, struggling 3f out, well held after, went 5th inside final furlong, plugged on, 5th of 9, 11l behind In The Breeze (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Sep.

True Legend (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) Raced wide, prominent, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Alsakib (8-8) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Sep.

Tenerife Sunshine 6-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on under pressure between horses over 1f out, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug beating Maso Bastie (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.

Spectacular Style 1-7fav (9-4) Chased leader, eased into lead 4f out, pushed clear 3f out, well clear 1f out, eased down, very easily, won at Hamilton 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Sep beating Weigh Anchor (8-13) by 20l, 4 ran.

Divina Grace (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, battled gamely to regain lead final strides, won at Bath 1m 4f hcp fll (4) gf in Sep beating Dovena (8-4) by hd, 8 ran.