Newmarket (July) Races
Newmarket (July)
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Newmarket (July)
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.40 £1.90 £2.50
Exacta: £18.60
Tricast: £113.19
Trifecta: £117
Non-Runners: Dashing Panther (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Cavern Club (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Marco Botti | 130 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along and hung left from over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - won going away (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the gelding appreciated the drop in trip on better ground - which was noted)(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | French Invasion (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 133 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | Prominent - pushed along and drifted left towards far side over 2f out - ridden and pressed leader over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Shake A Leg (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Julie Camacho | 136 lbs | 17/2 | 1.5 | Led - hung left towards far side 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Ajyad (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Alice Haynes | 133 lbs | 7/1 | 3 | Towards rear - brief headway when ridden 3f out - outpaced over 1f out - stayed on inside final 110yds - never dangerous(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Break Point (GB) | 4 G | Poor | S Woods | 129 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Longuerue (FR) | 5 M | Poor | Robert Eddery | 125 lbs | 50/1 | 14 | Towards rear - upset in stalls - slowly away - reminders 5f out - brief headway towards far side over 3f out - soon outpaced - weakened 2f out(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Zain Farhh (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Paul Webber | 134 lbs | 13/2 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - outpaced over 2f out - weakened and lost touch over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Malabu Drive (GB) | 3 C | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 143 lbs | 11/4F | 32 | Prominent - steadied and dropped to midfield after 2f - ridden 3f out - soon dropped to rear and hung badly right - weakened 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure; vet had nothing to report) |