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15:15 Yarmouth

J & H Simpson Well Balanced Ledger Handicap (Str) (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,300 added
  • Winner: £4,075
  • 2nd: £1,213
  • 3rd: £606
  • 4th: £303
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.63s
  • Off Time: 15:16:47
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk -
7/2

    1(5)
    Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap
    7/2
    • Form 32-152
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 84

    held up behind leaders, edged left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with front pair

    2(6)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Black chevrons on sleeves

    Robemaker

    31 BF
    7/2
    • Form 66320
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2
    • Official Rating 79

    always prominent, led 2f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on

    3(3)
    Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star
    • Form 56421
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2
    • Official Rating 73

    hampered start, held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, impeded and carried left inside final furlong, ran on

    5(4)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Grey stars, Dark Blue cap, Grey star
    • Form 83-21
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 76

    went left start, took keen hold, held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on same pace

    6(7)
    Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap
    5/1
    • Form 7-72
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 72

    prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

    7(1)
    Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, White cap
    16/1
    • Form 8-465
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 67

    led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

    4(2)
    NR
    • Form 372-21
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-0
    • Official Rating 77

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    An interesting and competitive all-Newmarket handicap with many yards fielding progressive performers. Wiqaaya looks up against it off topweight and ELECTRA STAR looks a likelier option after scoring nicely in a Windsor maiden. She looks a definite improver and is preferred to Set Me Free, whose effortless success in an egg-and-spoon maiden makes him impossible to assess. However, he's just the sort Luca Cumani excels with and is almost certainly better than he's shown to date. Arabian Heights shoulders a penalty for a workmanlike polytrack success and probably needs to come on again, whilst Switchback showed much more zip last time and is included in calculations as the Stoute yard swings into better form.

    Formwatch

    Wiqaaya (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Chokurei (9-0) at Leicester 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.

    Robemaker 11-4fav (9-5) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 15, well behind Dunhoy (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.

    Arabian Heights 5-4fav (9-3) Held up mid-division and keen, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, edged right inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol beating Satwa Dream (9-13) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.

    Set Me Free (IRE) 1-8fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, led on bit over 2f out, soon clear, edged left inside final furlong, easily, won at Redcar 1m mdn auc stks (6) gf in Jun beating Bella Montagna (8-11) by 6l, 6 ran.

    Switchback 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Easy Over (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf.

    Yahafedh Alaih 12-1 (8-11) Led until over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Motivado (9-4) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.

    Electra Star 6-4fav (8-10) Chased leading trio, pushed along over 3f out, went 3rd inside final 2f, chased leader over 1f out, led and edged right inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Windsor 1m mdn flls stks (5) gd in Jun beating Lucky Legs (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.