Newmarket Challenge Whip Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Super Chief (GB) | 3 C | Good | John & Thady Gosden | 116 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Dwelt start - held up in rear - niggled along early - pushed along and headway on outer over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - soon edged left - kept on well inside final furlong(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Postwick (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
Pierre-Louis Jamin
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Harry Eustace | 125 lbs | 5/2J | .75 | Towards rear - headway and prominent 4f out - ridden and every chance from 2f out - held but kept on final 110yds(tchd 9/4) | |
| 3rd | 1 | Repertoire (GB) | 9 G | Poor | David Simcock | 135 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | Steadied start - held up in rear against near rail - going okay but waiting for room over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Rechercher (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 117 lbs | 100/30 | 1.5 | Started quickly - led - soon clear against near rail - 7 lengths ahead 8f out - much reduced lead 4f out - ridden under 3f out - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Captain Kane (GB) | 3 G | Poor | George Scott | 132 lbs | 5/2J | 11 | Raced in second - ridden and lost second over 2f out - soon weakened (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that the tempo of the race was not run to suit the gelding on this occasion and that he may be feeling the effects of a long and busy season)(op 11/4 tchd 9/4) |
Newmarket Races