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15:00 Newmarket

Betdirect.Co.Uk Mile (Handicap) (Class C)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 37.91s
  • 20 Ran
1(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green braces and sleeves, Emerald Green and Royal Blue quartered cap

Terfel

22
33/1
  • Form 051033
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

2(15)
Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 001666
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9

raced centre, with leader until halfway

3(4)
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
33/1
  • Form 604026
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

raced stands side, held up, always in rear

4(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink diamond, sleeves and cap
  • Form 062000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

raced stands side, held up, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong

5(17)
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 3-01002
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

raced centre, always in rear

6(14)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

Muchea

7
25/1
  • Form 101560
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-8

raced centre, chased leaders, ridden and kept on one pace

7(7)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
5/1
  • Form 014211
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

8(8)
Silk - Sky Blue, Scarlet hoop, striped sleeves, Scarlet cap
16/1
  • Form 640036
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

raced stands side, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous

9(13)
Silk - Lime Green, Royal Blue epaulets and cap
  • Form 000-551
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

raced centre, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed

10(11)
Silk - White
8/1
  • Form 110125
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

raced centre, tracked leaders for over 5f

11(18)
Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, checked sleeves and cap
  • Form 215220
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4

raced centre, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

12(20)
Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 132040
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4

raced centre, held up, never dangerous

13(1)
Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves
20/1
  • Form 042000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, ran on inside final furlong

14(9)
Silk - Light Green, Dark Green epaulets
  • Form 52-0506
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

raced centre, tracked leader over 5f

15(3)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, hooped sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots
  • Form 353220
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

raced stands side, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

16(16)
Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
33/1
  • Form 0-00000
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1

raced centre,held up,never dangerous

17(10)
Silk - Orange and Royal Blue diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and stars on cap
  • Form 01-3000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1

raced centre, led that group, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

18(19)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue braces, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap
25/1
  • Form 201012
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

raced centre, pulled hard,chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out

19(6)
Silk - White, Pink spots, Light Blue sleeves, Pink cap
  • Form 005405
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, with leader, ridden and every chance well over 1f out out, weakened final furlong

20(2)
Silk - Black and Red (halved), Emerald Green sleeves, White cap
10/1
  • Form 020601
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, hung right throughout, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, all out

In depth

Verdict

Desert Opal may prove the answer to a competitive handicap while others to consider include Craiova, King's County and Finished Article. John Gosden's colt comes here on a hat-trick bid after comfortable wins at Newbury and Haydock and, with ground conditions in his favour, this progressive type should make a bold bid under Richard Hughes. Craiova has been well placed to win on three occasions this year and has solid claims if able to reproduce his close second on rain-softened ground at Ascot in July. Certain Justice is another who will appreciate the give in the ground but remains 5lb higher than his previous win here last season. King's County ended a long losing sequence when scoring over course and distance last time and has to be feared off his current mark but Finished Article looks high enough in the weights at present and ran well below his best last time.