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20:00 Newmarket

Piper-Heidsieck Handicap (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 32.17s
  • Off Time: 20:02:12
  • 11 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

Gamble

22
10/1
  • Form 8-36
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

soon led, headed 10f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, stayed on

2(11)
Silk - Red, Emerald Green triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap
15/2
  • Form 343447
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

headway to lead 10f out, ridden and edged left approaching 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly

3(5)
Silk - Orange, White diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 878-411
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 64

towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, led well inside final furlong, ran on

4(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue epaulets, Dark Blue and Orange striped sleeves, Orange cap
20/1
  • Form 848
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 69

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish, not trouble leaders

5(8)
Silk - Black and Orange diamonds, Black sleeves, Black cap, Orange diamond
20/1
  • Form 066
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 68

always towards rear

6(1)
Silk - Red, Yellow stripe, chevrons on sleeves

Vanvitelli

70 t
9/2
  • Form 059
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 68

close up, ridden 3f out, weakening when short of room and hampered over 2f out

7(10)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 172612
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 67

raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

8(2)
Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

Getaway Car

32 b D
8/1
  • Form 3-61843
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 65

mid-division, ridden 3f out, switched right over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on one pace

9(4)
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 00657
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 54

in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on

10(6)
Silk - White, red hollow box
  • Form 04-686
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 52

always in rear, never a factor

11(3)
Silk - Light green, red disc, red cap
  • Form 60064
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 45

always in rear

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Duchess Of Gazeley has won her last two starts over this trip on the Polytrack but whether she'll be able to reproduce that form on only her second start on Turf is debatable and she also carries a penalty. We much prefer GABRIAL THE DUKE, who didn't do a lot wrong against older horses at Chepstow last time and can win again off his current mark. Getaway Car probably has place claims again but the likes of Gamble, Hallingham and Vanvitelli are less exposed and wouldn't need to improve much to take a hand in proceedings.

Formwatch

Gamble 14-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat, 6th of 12, 6l behind Sunbula (8-9) at Warwick 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.

Bursledon (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Reared start, held up in last pair, hanging right from 4f out, some headway and hung right again 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 13l behind Argent Knight (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.

Duchess Of Gazeley (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Always prominent, driven to lead 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul beating Astrum (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

Perfect Spell 22-1 (8-7) Mid-division, lost place over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no progress over 1f out, 8th of 12, 9l behind Sunbula (8-9) at Warwick 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.

Hallingham 50-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, outpaced by leaders final 2f, 6th of 8, 6l behind Hold On Tight (8-10) at Newbury 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.

Vanvitelli 6-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 18l behind Stresa (8-11) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gf in May.

Gabrial The Duke (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) In touch, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Bohemian Rhapsody (10-0) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.

Getaway Car 14-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Portmonarch (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jul.