14:45 Newmarket

Saturday 19 August 2017

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Randox Health Handicap

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 12.22s

1^st

(7)

Bacchus

39-2

9/2

T: B J MeehanJ: A Kirby

Raced stands side, tracked leaders, headway entering final furlong, ridden to lead overall inside final furlong, edged left near finish, all out op 7/2

2^nd

(5)

Dakota Gold

38-9

4/1j

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Raced stands side, keen held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, driven towards finish, just held

3^rd

1 ½

(8)

Merlin

38-11

11/2

T: M L W BellJ: S M Levey

Led stands side group, led overall halfway, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on op 6/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

1 ¼

(1)

Silent Echo

38-7

12/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: K Shoemark

Raced stands side, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong tchd 14/1

5^th

1 ¼

(2)

Danielsflyer

39-0

14/1

T: T D BarronJ: B A Curtis

Raced stands side, close up in rear, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong tchd 12/1

6^th

(10)

Poet's Society

38-3

12/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Raced centre, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 14/1

7^th

(11)

Tommy Taylor

39-2

4/1j

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Raced centre, close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

8^th

3 ¼

(6)

Eqtiraan

39-7

10/1

T: R HannonJ: Dane O'Neill

Raced centre, keen close up, effort to lead this group over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong tchd 12/1

9^th

(9)

Farleigh Mac

38-0

10/1

T: A M BaldingJ: J Quinn

Taken to post early, raced centre, overall leader until halfway, still led centre group until over 1f out, soon weakened op 11/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Ultimate Avenue³⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: P Cosgrave

(3)

Victory Angel¹⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: R Varian J: Harry Bentley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£1.90, £1.60, £1.80EX:£21.60Trifecta:£111.30Tricast:£99.77SF:£22.49Swingers:£3.80, £4.60, £5.30

Forecasts

Dakota Gold (4/1), Tommy Taylor (4/1), Bacchus (9/2), Merlin (11/2), Ultimate Avenue (7/1), Victory Angel (7/1), Eqtiraan (10/1), Farleigh Mac (10/1), Silent Echo (12/1), Poet's Society (12/1), Danielsflyer (14/1)

Not many that you can leave out of the equation here in a very competitive three-year-old handicap with the consistent Merlin and Dakota Gold two to note. Ultimate Avenue has yet to really prove himself over this trip but has the look of a sprinter if he gets a strongly run race with Victory Angel another worthy of close attention. TOMMY TAYLOR has the look of one though who has further improvement in him and he did look desperately unlucky last time out when hampered in the closing stages after travelling like a dream throughout the race.

Tommy Taylor
Dakota Gold
Ultimate Avenue

Previous Winners

2016

Summer Chorus

Weight: 8-0 |Age: 3

J: J Quinn | T: A M Balding

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,012.002nd: £8,388.003rd: £4,194.004th: £2,097.005th: £1,048.006th: £526.00