Newmarket (July) Races
Newmarket (July)
16:00
bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Newmarket (July)
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £1.60 £4.40 £2.10
Exacta: £105.90
Tricast: £229.33
Trifecta: £874.30
Non-Runners: First Folio (unsuitable ground), Lethal Levi (unsuitable ground), Lir Speciale (unsuitable ground), Snazzy Jazzy (self certificate), Spangled Mac (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Biggles (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 129 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - steady headway from over 2f out - switched right when not clear run over 1f out - shaken up when led inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - readily(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 16 | Ropey Guest (GB) | 5 G | Poor | George Margarson | 124 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | In rear - headway on outer from 2f out - ridden when prominent 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went second towards finish(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Awaal (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Simon & Ed Crisford | 134 lbs | 7/2F | 0.2 | Travelled strongly - prominent - shaken up when briefly led inside final furlong - soon edged left and ridden - kept on(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Bless Him (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | David Simcock | 132 lbs | 28/1 | 0.2 | Slowly into stride - in touch with leaders - headway on outer from 2f out - shaken up when challenging 1f out - ridden when briefly led inside final furlong - lost two places towards finish(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Accidental Agent (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
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Eve Johnson Houghton | 123 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | Awkward start - towards rear - headway from over 1f out - short of room inside final furlong - soon switched right and kept on(op 33/1) | |
| 6th | 19 | Star Of Orion (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 121 lbs | 11/1 | 1.25 | Dwelt start - towards rear - steady headway from 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong | ||
| 7th | 3 | Gorak (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Charlie Fellowes | 134 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - prominent - ridden when challenging 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Rainbow Fire (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Marco Botti | 128 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - some headway from over 1f out - ridden and no extra when towards near side inside final furlong(op 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 14 | Cruyff Turn (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 126 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Led - ridden when headed inside final furlong - soon lost position and weakened(op 40/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Montassib (GB) | 6 G | Good | William Haggas | 131 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - no telling impression (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 11th | 17 | The Gatekeeper (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 123 lbs | 25/1 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 12th | 11 | Probe (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 126 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Walked to post - dwelt and awkward start - took keen hold - in rear - some headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 16/1) | ||
| 13th | 1 | Shining Blue (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Saeed bin Suroor | 138 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Prominent - ridden and lost position when towards near side 1f out - soon weakened(op 14/1) | ||
| 14th | 20 | Popmaster (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Ed Walker | 125 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - no impression when towards near side from over 1f out(op 10/1) | ||
| 15th | 13 | Streets Of Gold (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 126 lbs | 17/2 | 14 | In touch with leaders - lost position under 2f out - soon weakened and dropped to last - eased final 110yds (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1) |