Newmarket (July) Races
Newmarket (July)
15:05
JenningsBet Handicap
Newmarket (July)
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34
Place: £1.60 £1.80 £3.10
Exacta: £23.30
Tricast: £247.11
Trifecta: £218.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Fifty Nifty (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Tom Clover | 121 lbs | 100/30F | Won | In touch with leaders - good headway over 1f out - edged left but ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Waiting All Night (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Richard Spencer | 122 lbs | 15/2 | .5 | Prominent - led narrowly 2f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Jumby (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 140 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - headway towards far side 1f out - soon went third - kept on(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Alzahir (FR) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 131 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - no extra final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Bobby Bennu (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 129 lbs | 7/2 | 3 | Took keen hold - led narrowly - headed 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Sierra Blanca (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Martyn Meade | 137 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - some headway from over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 40/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Merlin The Wizard (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Harry Charlton | 134 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Steadied start - always behind(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Dragon Leader (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Clive Cox | 125 lbs | 7/2 | 1.5 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt ran flat having run 10 days ago)(op 4/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Koy Koy (GB) | 6 G | AVG | George Boughey | 133 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - weakened from under 2f out (prior to race - trainer's rep was asked to explain why gelding was running today on going described as good to firm having reported that gelding would prefer slower than good to firm following his run at Ascot on 20 June 2024; he said that having walked the course he felt that there was more ease in the ground on this occasion and was prepared to allow gelding to run)(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) |