Newmarket (July) Races
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Non-Runners: Havana Blue (unsuitable ground), Metal Merchant (unsuitable ground), Sniper's Eye (withdrawn; broke out of stalls)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Highbank (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Appleby | 135 lbs | 11/1 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Summit Impact (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 130 lbs | 16/5 | 3 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Royal Dubai (FR) | 4 C | AVG | Marco Botti | 131 lbs | 9/4F | .5 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Tafreej (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
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William Haggas | 126 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | 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) | |
| 5th | 6 | Coco Jack (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | George Scott | 130 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Lose Your Wad (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Charles Hills | 128 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | 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) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Nopoli (GB) | 3 C | Poor | Ismail Mohammed | 126 lbs | 40/1 | 3.75 | 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) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Milteye (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jack Channon | 115 lbs | 18/1 | 6 | Raced centre - prominent - lost position over 2f out - soon no response(Mkt1: op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Bluelight Bay (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 132 lbs | 18/1 | 6.5 | 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) |