16:55 Newmarket

Saturday 10 August 2019

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Royal British Legion Handicap

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 2m 2.40s

1^st

(5)

Waldstern

39-6

11/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders on outside, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on tchd 13/2

2^nd

2 ¼

(6)

Desert Icon

39-1

9/4f

T: W J HaggasJ: James Doyle

Tracked leading pair, close 2nd halfway, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace op 5/2 tchd 15/8

3^rd

4 ½

(9)

Victory Chime

49-6

14/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rob Hornby

Led until 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd op 11/1

4^th

1 ¾

(4)

Eynhallow

510-0

7/2

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Raced keenly, held up tracking leaders in 5th, pushed along and unable to quicken 3f out, shaken up and plugged on in 4th final 2f tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1

5^th

3 ¾

(2)

Ventura Knight

410-0

15/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Held up in last pair, never on terms op 8/1 tchd 7/1

6^th

(3)

Howman

48-13

3/1

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Held up in rear, never on terms op 7/2 tchd 11/4

7^th

3 ¾

(1)

Ashington

49-5

20/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Tracked leader until halfway, weakened 3f out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

First Sitting¹¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 8

T: C F Wall J: A Kirby

(7)

Highbrow³⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: Charles Bishop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£2.60, £1.50EX:£18.70Trifecta:£169.10Tricast:£166.06SF:£18.96Swingers:£2.10, £18.70, £5.80

Forecasts

Desert Icon (9/4), Howman (3/1), Eynhallow (7/2), Waldstern (11/2), Ventura Knight (15/2), Highbrow (12/1), Victory Chime (14/1), Ashington (20/1), First Sitting (20/1)

A trappy handicap but the drop back in trip could be just the ticket for EYNHALLOW, especially if they go a decent gallop. Desert Icon didn't get the run of the race when favourite at Glorious Goodwood last time and could be dangerous if things go his way this time, and bottom weight Howman is unexposed and could be open to further improvement. Victory Chime won well in the visor at Sandown and the headgear may inspire him again, while both Ventura Knight and Highbrow come into the equation on the pick of thier form.

Eynhallow
Desert Icon
Howman

Previous Winners

2018

Danceteria

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 3

J: Jason Watson | T: D Menuisier

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £12,938.002nd: £3,850.003rd: £1,924.004th: £962.00