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19:30 Newmarket

NGK Spark Plugs Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.52s
  • Off Time: 19:30:52
  • 11 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Lime Green

Azrur (IRE)

21 h DCD
8/1
  • Form 67-9248
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 83

raced alone stand side close up with far side group, ridden 3f out, hung left to centre over 1f out, kept on same pace

2(8)
Silk - Dark blue, white star, red sleeves, dark blue cap, white star
10/1
  • Form 530605
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 83

prominent, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace

3(12)
Silk - Emerald green, pink chevron
7/1
  • Form 65-2118
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 82

in touch, headway over 1f out, quickened to lead near finish

4(11)
Silk - Yellow, dark blue star, royal blue sleeves, yellow armlets, yellow cap, dark blue star
16/1
  • Form 1-22107
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 82

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, kept on one pace

5(3)
Silk - Yellow, light blue diamond, white and light blue hooped sleeves, yellow cap, light blue diamond
8/1
  • Form 087000-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 82

in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders

6(2)
Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap
8/1
  • Form 240-805
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 79

mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out

7(9)
Silk - Light blue, white spots, white sleeves, light blue spots, light blue cap, red diamond
8/1
  • Form 9-81047
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 78

close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong

8(4)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

Athletic

7 v BFDCD
13/8
  • Form 213412
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 75

slowly away in rear, switched left over 1f out, good headway against far rail when nowhere to go inside final furlong, switched right near finish, unlucky

9(6)
Silk - Beige, dark blue cross of lorraine and sleeves, dark blue cap, beige star
33/1
  • Form 715727
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 75

always towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor

10(7)
Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 926004-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 74

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

11(10)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN
10/1
  • Form 304101
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 70

led, ridden 2f out, headed near finish

12(5)
NR
  • Form 60776-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 45

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Azrur's last victory was over the course and distance last summer and he's only 2lb higher. He's been racing in better company and has to be on the shortlist. Meet Me Halfway won a couple of minor races at Yarmouth and couldn't cope with a 9lb rise at Epsom while Secret Success has gained all four of his victories on Polytrack and has been placed just once in seven starts on Turf. Front Page News has run better than her finishing positions suggests in her last two starts and can get involved but the vote goes to ATHLETIC, who won a handicap over track and trip very easily before finding a mile just beyond him a week later.

Formwatch

Azrur (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 5l behind Shore Step (9-9) at Ascot 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.

Spiritual Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd on inside 3f out, pressing leader when hung left off rail over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 13l behind Homage (9-13) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.

Meet Me Halfway 5-1 (9-8) Steadied start, held up towards rear, never involved, 8th of 9, 6l behind Kosika (9-11) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Firmdecisions (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Chased winner 2f, chased leading pair, no impression when lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Kosika (9-11) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Yair Hill (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Always behind, 18th of 19, 19l behind Dusky Queen (8-13) at York 7f app hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.

Lunar Deity 16-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not reach leaders, 5th of 13, 5l behind Clockmaker (9-11) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.

Front Page News 16-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway entering final furlong, no impression, 7th of 9, 5l behind Stealth Missile (9-1) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (4) pol in Jul.

Athletic 2-1fav (9-6) Raced far side, held up, headway 2f out, led overall on bit over 1f out, ridden and edged right final furlong, no extra and headed near finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Specialty (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.

Powerful Pierre 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leader after 1f, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Light From Mars (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

Red Aggressor (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, hard ridden over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong, last of 4, 5l behind Peace Seeker (9-2) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug '13.

Secret Success 6-4fav (9-12) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on, won at Kempton 7f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol in Jul beating Hierarch (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.

Man In The Arena 20-1 (8-13) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 14, 5l behind Miami Gator (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.