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17:25 Newmarket

Newmarket Challenge Whip (a Handicap) (Class 6)

  • 2 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.28s
  • Off Time: 17:25:34
  • 2 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dreamwalk (IRE)

4/11

    3(1)
    Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap

    Beauchamp Wizard

    9 t
    2/1
    • Form 34/21-50
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-10
    • Official Rating 70

    led, raced keenly, headed over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten

    4(4)
    Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

    Dreamwalk (IRE)

    19 v D
    4/11
    • Form 104428
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 78

    pushed along briefly leaving stalls, chased rival until led over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well

    1(2)
    NR

    Bothy

    140
    • Form 2-16
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 87

    Nonrunner

    2(3)
    NR

    Opera Prince

    70 D
    • Form 1-70700
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-0
    • Official Rating 78

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    2008
    (4)
    Silk -

    Bencoolen (IRE)

    6/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-1

    2007
    (2)
    Silk -

    Sister Maria (USA)

    3/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-7

    In depth

    Verdict

    As is normally the case there is a small field for the Challenge Whip with just the four runners facing the starter and it may be worth siding with BOTHY, who disappointed off the same mark that he races off today in the Glasgow Stakes at Hamilton last time in May but he had earlier won his maiden in good fashion and, back after a break, he gets the vote over Beauchamp Wizard and Dreamwalk. Ralph Beckett's gelding has been running consistently well of late and should be thereabouts again. He makes more appeal than Sylvester Kirk's Opera Prince, who is yet to reproduce the level of form that he showed as a three-year-old. Gerard Butler's Beauchamp Wizard did not run up to his best on the Polytrack at Kempton last time but previous form was solid and he has to be considered but preference is for Bothy, who gets the vote in the hope that his run last time was not his true showing.

    Formwatch

    Beauchamp Wizard 6-1 (9-1) Raced wide, always towards rear, last of 14, 10l behind Arachnophobia (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.

    Dreamwalk (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outer well over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Featherweight (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.

    Bothy 15-2 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 6, 46l behind Parthenon (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in May.

    Opera Prince 7-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, eased when well beaten final 2f, 14th of 15, well behind Credit Swap (9-2) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.