16.05 Newmarket Good To Firm
Newmarket Challenge Whip Handicap
- Prize money: £1
- 1m 2f 0y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
- Win time: 2m 3s

Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.70
- Place: £4.20
Form: 933143
Last run: 38 days
W: 8st 1lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 70
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd 3 |
25th May 2022 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
No surprise to see an uplift in fortunes returned to good ground at Huntingdon last time (2m; RPR 102; fourth has won since), having done his best Flat work on sound surfaces; 6lb rise for that success asks a question, but claims obvious kept to a sharp 2m barring any appreciable rain. |
5/4 |
1st 6 |
5th May 2022 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
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6th 11 |
22nd Jan 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
10st 6lb |
Won 1m4f/1m2f handicaps on good to firm for Ralph Beckett and also handled soft; second run over hurdles was much better than the first, when a clear second at Fontwell (2m1f) in November; open to more progress on handicap hurdle debut and he's one to keep an eye on. |
11/2 |
11/4
- Place: £2.00
Form: -22412 D BF
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 85
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
5th 11 (18) |
6th Nov 2021 Soft 1m 2f 43y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
Well beaten as 2yo on sole run on soft (stiff task); improved in handicaps, on the premises every time at 1m2f this season and not discredited when she tried 1m4f on latest outing; only the one win, though, and markedly improved form is required at this level. |
25/1 |
5th 4 (4) |
2nd Oct 2021 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Well bred and improving, on the premises every time this season although it was admittedly her seventh attempt overall when off the mark at Bath (1m2f, good to soft) in July; runner-up on both starts since, never quite getting to grips with the leader here last week, and this return to 1m4f should be okay; probably thereabouts. |
7/1 |
2nd 2 (7) |
23rd Sep 2021 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Well bred and improving, on the premises every time this season although it was admittedly her seventh attempt overall when off the mark at Bath (1m2f, good to soft) in July; going close at Nottingham (1m2f, good to firm) next time seems to confirm her as a leading player today, including as the winner has scored again since. |
11/4 |
7/1
Form: 425126 D
Last run: 83 days
W: 8st 0lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 69
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
8th 1 |
27th Mar 2022 Good 1m 7f 152y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Won twice on the Flat for David O'Meara; has made a likeable start over hurdles and finished well to deny an enterprisingly ridden runner-up (useful) in a Taunton handicap on good to soft in February; with the pair clear, a 6lb rise seems okay and he only just missed out on running in the 4yo handicap at Cheltenham (reserve). |
9/2 |
1st 10 |
8th Feb 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
Two-time Flat winner for David O'Meara, the latest in October (1m2f, soft); has taken well to hurdling, comfortably landing the odds in juvenile at Ludlow (2m, soft) four weeks ago; gets a handy weight-for-age allowance against his elders and looks well treated for today's handicap debut. |
11/8 |
1st 5 |
10th Jan 2022 Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 12lb
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Two-time Flat winner for David O'Meara, the latest in October (1m2f, soft; RPR 77), and he was a good second on last month's hurdle and stable debut at Newbury (2m, good to soft); leading claims today. |
Evs |
7/2
Form: 153164 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 78
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd 7 |
10th May 2022 Good 2m 0f 178y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
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4th 4 (4) |
23rd Sep 2021 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
8st 9lb |
Blinkered last six starts, winning on first attempt and when he easily took a three-runner race at Chepstow (1m2f, good) in July; however, not so good in his two starts since and now switches to visor in search of the same positive influence, for in-form yard. |
7/2 |
4/1
Form: 222323
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 6lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 75
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
13th 7 |
6th May 2022 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Fair on the Flat for Andrew Balding last year and seems to be improving with experience over hurdles for new stable; ideally needs to learn to settle better but should have more to offer in handicaps; tongue-tie added today. |
10/1 |
4th 1 |
25th Mar 2022 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Should have the credentials to make a jumper considering the form and stamina he showed on Flat for Andrew Balding, but it's been a very underwhelming start; best watched for now. |
25/1 |
4th 8 |
3rd Mar 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Talented on the Flat for Andrew Balding at up to 1m4f (RPR 79); has the credentials to make a jumper but he was pulled up at 25-1 on last month's hurdle/stable debut; might be best watched for now. |
33/1 |
13/2
Form: 611043 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
8th 10 (6) |
29th Oct 2021 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
8st 10lb |
Both wins came over 1m2f this May/June; ran respectably on three of last four starts but turf form leaves him vulnerable; 7lb claimer recruited. |
10/1 |
3rd 2 (6) |
5th Oct 2021 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Both career wins came earlier this year and he did it well when winning at Chelmsford (1m2f, Polytrack) in June; may be suited by the return to the AW after four defeats on turf in the meantime but his only attempt at this trip at Newmarket in July proved inconclusive as regards stamina. |
12/1 |
6th 3 (3) |
23rd Sep 2021 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Well in charge twice in a row (1m2f, good to soft/AW) in May/June; while she took minor honours in six-runner races on last two outings, he needs to return much close to that AW form of his latest win. |
13/2 |
8/1
Form: 812218 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 87
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
7th 1 (6) |
23rd Sep 2021 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
In good form over about 1m4f last month; lesser show when dropped back to 1m2f on latest outing, admittedly when rather forced to lead (set steady pace) but he probably needs a return to 2020 peak if he's to win this. |
8/1 |
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