Newmarket (July)
14:50
bet365 Mile Handicap
Newmarket (July) Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £12 Place: £2.30 £1.50 £1.40 Exacta: £45.90 Tricast: £108.67 Trifecta: £178.10
Non-Runners: Havana Blue (unsuitable ground), Metal Merchant (unsuitable ground), Sniper's Eye (withdrawn; broke out of stalls)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced centre - towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway and switched right towards near side from over 2f out - shaken up and edged left when led 1f out - soon ridden - hung left but kept on final 110yds (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than gelding may have appreciated a return to Newmarket - where he has performed well in the past)(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
5 G Poor Charlie Appleby 135 lbs 11/1 Won
2nd
Raced centre - prominent - went second 2f out - soon ridden - kept on inside final furlong - ran in this and all other races as Quantum Impact(Mkt1: op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
2 C AVG Ralph Beckett 130 lbs 16/5 3
3rd
Raced centre - in touch with leaders - shaken up 2f out - some headway over 1f out - ridden when edged left inside final 110yds - kept on(Mkt1: op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
4 C AVG Marco Botti 131 lbs 9/4F .5
4th
Raced centre - raced in last - steady headway from over 2f out - prominent when not clear run inside final furlong - soon switched left - kept on(Mkt1: op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
5 G AVG William Haggas 126 lbs 4/1 0.3
5th
Raced centre - led group - lost position 2f out - soon edged right - rallied from over 1f out - switched right and kept on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
3 G AVG George Scott 130 lbs 11/1 .5
6th
Took keen hold - led overall against near rail - hung left from 3f out - ridden when headed 1f out - edged left and weakened inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
3 C AVG Charles Hills 128 lbs 10/1 1.5
7th
Raced centre - prominent - lost position on outer 2f out - edged right over 1f out - weakening when slightly hampered inside final 110yds(Mkt1: op 50/1 tchd 66/1)
3 C Poor Ismail Mohammed 126 lbs 40/1 3.75
8th
Raced centre - prominent - lost position over 2f out - soon no response(Mkt1: op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
5 G AVG Jack Channon 115 lbs 18/1 6
9th
Raced near side - in touch with leaders - hung left from over 3f out - weakened from 2f out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going - officially described as good to soft on this occasion and would prefer a quicker surface)(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 20/1)
4 G AVG Eve Johnson Houghton 132 lbs 18/1 6.5