Racecards
16:40 Newmarket
Diamond Dash Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,450
- 2nd: £3,728
- 3rd: £1,864
- 4th: £932
- Form 45035-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey S J Drowne
led, ridden and headed final furlong, kept on
- Form 120-442
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Hayley Turner
with leaders, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 74519-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Ashley Morgan
close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 21-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey C Schofield
in touch and towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace
- Form 16106-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Harry Bentley
dwelt, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 2164-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 521-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey F Tylicki
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 76-2169
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Cam Hardie
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Verdict
Maljaa makes a belated seasonal debut and it remains to be seen if he can improve on last year's promising maiden win at York. Just Us Two continued his good progress with a winning reappearance at Windsor but steps up a couple of grades and SNAP SHOTS looks a safer bet. He finished runner-up in similar company at Haydock last time and should go close again. Union Rose looks high enough in the weights on last year's form so Excellent George is preferred of the remainder with Cam Hardie's allowance putting him back on a winning mark.
Formwatch
Union Rose 50-1 (9-0) Disputed lead, ridden over 1f out, losing place when hampered inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 9, 7l behind Waady (9-0) at Sandown 5f 3yo lst stk (1) gf.
Snap Shots (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, unable to challenge winner after, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Wanting (9-4) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in May.
Accipiter 20-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 6l behind Magical Memory (9-1) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Maljaa 8-11fav (9-5) Chased leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, won at York 5f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Jul beating Teruntum Star (9-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Son Of Africa 12-1 (9-2) Went right start raced alone 2f, prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Magical Memory (9-1) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Sarista (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 16, 10l behind Twilight Son (8-10) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs.
Just Us Two (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well, won at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May beating Francisco (9-4) by 1l, 7 ran.
Excellent George 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 9th of 18, 4l behind Indescribable (8-13) at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.