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19:35 Newmarket

Courage Supplies Routecolchester Beers And Draught Handicap

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 31.67s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Namat (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Feed The Meter (IRE)

    11/8

      1(2)
      Silk - Green, Red hooped sleeves, Gold cap

      Namat (IRE)

      4
      11/4
      • Form 21-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 73

      slowly into stride, soon close up, joined leader over 3f out, ridden and led approaching final furlong, driven out

      2(4)
      Silk - Red, Orange star and sleeves

      Coronado's Gold (USA)

      14
      50/1
      • Form 2190-00
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 75

      led, keen, headed over 10f out, tracked leader after until over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

      3(5)
      Silk - Yellow, black seams and armlets, white cap

      Feed The Meter (IRE)

      7 BFD
      11/8
      • Form 411133
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 75

      keen, close up, led over 10f out, joined over 3f out, soon ridden, headed approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on

      4(3)
      Silk - Black, Light Blue hoop, armlets and cap

      Merrymaker

      6 D
      4/1
      • Form 34-8254
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 71

      dwelt, held up last, ridden over 2f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, just failed

      5(1)
      Silk - Orange, Emerald Green chevrons, halved sleeves, Orange cap

      Harrycat (IRE)

      13
      5/1
      • Form 75623-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 69

      held up in rear, improved over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Namat gets the call here ahead of Feed The Meter. The Willie Jarvis-trained selection won at Ripon last time in pleasing enough fashion and is entitled to build on that. Granted, that win did come on good to soft and it is hardly earth-shattering form, but, that said, this is not a strong race and, only lightly-raced, she is entitled to run very well under a six-pound penalty. Feed The Meter, who has won three of her last five races from a highest mark of 68 , rates the danger from a mark 73 with that good young rider, and seven-pound claimer, Saleem Golam taking the ride. Overall, Harrycat has a bit to prove today for our way of thinking, Merrymaker has something to prove on Turf from his current mark, and the import Coronado's Gold has even more to prove, This returns us to Namat, who gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Namat (IRE) 4-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gs beating Little Bob (9-1) by 1l, 7 ran.

      Coronado's Gold (USA) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened and well behind final 2f, 14th of 15, 35l behind Trew Class (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf.

      Feed The Meter (IRE) 5-1co-fav (9-12) Pulled hard, in touch, progress over 3f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on well, 3rd of 14, nk behind Gurrun (8-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (5) gf.

      Merrymaker 7-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, last of 4, 6l behind Lets Roll (9-8) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) gs.

      Harrycat (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Prominent, went 2nd 4f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 16, 5l behind Champagne Shadow (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol.