Ascot

Newmark Handicap

Distance: 7f213y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £10,800
Runners: 6
Winning time: 1m 41.40s (slow by 2.20s)
Age: 3yo
Class: Class 3
1
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 13lbs
OR: 80
SP: 12/1
Awkward start - towards rear but in touch with leaders - switched right and headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - reduced lead towards finish - just held on(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
2 nse
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 88
SP: 5/1
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - rallied 1f out - ran on final 110yds - just failed(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3 ½ ½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 88
SP: 11/4
In rear - switched left over 2f out - headway over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - went third inside final 110yds(op 5/2)
4 ¾
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 4lbs
OR: 85
SP: 9/1
In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - disputing second inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 12/1)
5 ½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 92
SP: 5/2F
Led - faced challenge over 2f out - headed under 2f out - no extra final furlong(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)
6
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 90
SP: 4/1
Prominent - challenging over 2f out - led narrowly under 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that the gelding had become fractious in the preliminaries and ran too free)(tchd 9/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £13
Tote place: £3.50 £2.40
Exacta: £63.50
Trifecta: £246.50
CSF: £65.26