Racecards
17:20 Newmarket
Henry Cecil Open Weekend Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,234
- 2nd: £2,456
- 3rd: £1,227
- 4th: £614
- Form 273361
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey James Doyle
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final strides
- Form 951-06
- Age 3
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey David Probert
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 124244
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
led, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides
- Form 1766-77
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 322320
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P & J Clutterbuck
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
- Form 081613
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Adam Tracey
close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 642617
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Darryll Holland
- Jockey Liam Wright
close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 322874
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey A J Farragher
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Han Solo Berger is a nine-times winner who goes well here while May Blossom is only up 3lb for scoring on soft ground at Nottingham. The three-year-old HARRY WITH STYLE scored on soft going at Bath and dead-heated at Yarmouth later. He wasn't disgraced in a better race than this here last week and can get back on the winning trail. Lilkian, an eleven-times winner on the all-weather, has been placed once in seven starts on Turf but Gustav Graves is on his lowest mark since scoring at Leicester in September.
Formwatch
May Blossom 7-1 (10-0) Slow into stride, towards rear, switched to near side 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on to lead close home, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Hey Mr (9-3) by nk, 11 ran.
Afterlife 40-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 11 1/2l behind Lequinto (9-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Han Solo Berger (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final frulong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Level Up (10-1) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Triple Jaye 18-1 (8-12) Tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Grace Angel (9-11) at Haydock 5f hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.
Man On A Mission 28-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, last of 11, 7 1/4l behind Level Up (10-1) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Harry With Style 22-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Isle Of Lismore (9-10) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Lilkian 11-4fav (9-13) Tracked near side leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 12 1/2l behind Eight Mile (9-12) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Gustav Graves 4-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Impressor (9-8) at Hamilton 5f hcp (6) sft in Jul.