18:55 Newmarket

Thursday 16 May 2019

All17:1017:4518:2018:5519:3020:0520:35

bestwestern.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 18:56 | Winning time: 2m 37.89s

1^st

(4)

Hameem

49-7

9/4f

T: J & T GosdenJ: Jim Crowley

Tracked leader, led 3f out, clear final furlong, stayed on well

2^nd

3 ½

(3)

C'Est No Mour

69-1

7/2

T: P HedgerJ: Tom Marquand

Slowly into stride, headway over 10f out, chased winner over 2f out, no impression, kept on

3^rd

(6)

Needs To Be Seen

48-11

33/1

T: J RyanJ: B Doyle

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort when not much room 2f out, soon switched left, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner

4^th

3 ½

(9)

Blazing Saddles

48-13

5/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Harry Bentley

Mid-division, lost place 10f out, effort on outside over 1f out, no impression

5^th

(8)

The Night King

48-7

12/1

T: M QuinnJ: Darragh Keenan (5)

Held up, pushed along over 3f out, effort on outside over 1f out, never dangerous

6^th

(1)

Medalla De Oro

59-2

9/2

T: Tom CloverJ: L Morris

Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out

7^th

(2)

The Pinto Kid

48-13

5/1

T: J R FanshaweJ: George Wood

Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

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Non-Runners

(10)

Speed Company¹⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: Ian Williams J: J P Spencer

(5)

Amourice¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam J: David Egan

(7)

Rake's Progress¹⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: H Main J: Charles Bishop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£2.00, £2.10EX:£11.20Trifecta:£121.80Tricast:£196.56SF:£10.49Swingers:£2.50, £16.20, £8.60

Forecasts

Hameem (9/4), C'Est No Mour (7/2), Medalla De Oro (9/2), Blazing Saddles (5/1), The Pinto Kid (5/1), Rake's Progress (10/1), The Night King (12/1), Speed Company (14/1), Amourice (16/1), Needs To Be Seen (33/1)

A compact handicap which features the returning C&D winner Hameem for whom a 3lb rise in the weights looks to be perfectly fair. If fit enough to do herself justice off a 236-day absence she'll almost certainly be on the premises for Gosden and Crowley. However, there are others to consider with the benefit of a recent run, namely Medalla De Oro (now based with Tom Clover) and the Peter Hedger-trained C'EST NO MOUR. The selection endured a barren spell in 2018 but does have the all important winning mentality instilled as demonstrated the previous summer (four wins), and crucially he posted a cracking seasonal reappearance at Windsor (1m3f+) recently.

C'Est No Mour
Medalla De Oro
Hameem

Previous Winners

2018

Abareeq

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 5

J: J Fanning | T: C & M Johnston

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,763.002nd: £2,310.003rd: £1,154.004th: £577.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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