2025-05-17 Newmarket 13:05
Newmarket

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Distance: 7f

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £15,462

Runners: 8

Winning time: 1m 24.30s (slow by 1.00s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 3

2 Dark Tornado

J:J F Egan T:Denis Quinn

Age:4 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:90 SP:16/1

Raced centre - in touch with leaders - headway and challenging 3f out - led 2f out - kept on well(op 12/1)

2 1¼

3 Sterling Knight

J:Billy Loughnane T:Ed Dunlop

Age:6 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:88 SP:4/1

Raced centre - in touch with leaders - headway from 2f out - kept on well and went second final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)

3 1 2¼

7 Harvard Sound

J:Neil Callan T:Tom Clover

Age:4 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:84 SP:13/2

Towards far side - prominent - edged left over 1f out - disputing second inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 9/2)

4 1¼ 3½

9 Leadman

J:Richard Kingscote T:David O'Meara

Age:5 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:83 SP:11/2

Raced centre - in touch with leaders - headway going easily 3f out - soon pressed leaders - edged right and no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2)

5 1½ 5

4 Waleefy

J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:87 SP:7/2F

Raced centre - led group - led overall but faced challenge 3f out - headed 2f out - unbalanced from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)

6 nk 5¼

8 Madame De Sevigne

J:David Egan T:Robert Eddery

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:83 SP:4/1

Raced centre - took keen hold - unbalanced soon after start - in rear - raced awkwardly and no impression from 2f out(op 13/2)

7 shd 5½

1 Persuasion

J:Luke Catton(5) T:David & Nicola Barron

Age:8 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:91 SP:14/1

Raced centre - in rear - took keen hold - hung right but in touch with leaders halfway - hung right and weakened gradually from 2f out(tchd 16/1)

8 2 7½

5 Vicario

J:Rob Hornby T:Ed Walker

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:87 SP:8/1

Towards far side - led overall - headed 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)

Physique

J:NON-RUNNER T:Pam Sly

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:86 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £17

Tote place: £2.90 £1.50 £2.40

Exacta: £87.60

Trifecta: £730.30

Tricast: £472.15

CSF: £79.04