17:25 Newmarket

Sunday 7 May 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:25

Howden Bloodstock Handicap

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 2m 6.94s

1^st

(2)

Royal Rhyme

39-7

4/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Tracked leader, clear 2nd and going well over 2f out, pushed along 1f out and soon went clear, ridden along final furlong, kept on well, impressive op 10/3

2^nd

(5)

Rathgar

39-5

9/4f

T: J ChannonJ: Ronan Whelan

Towards rear, pushed along in 6th over 2f out, soon ridden along and progress to dispute 3rd, stayed on for 2nd under pressure, no chance with winner tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4

3^rd

1 ¾

(3)

High Honour

39-9

14/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Held up towards rear, pushed along in 5th over 2f out, soon ridden along and no immediate response, stayed on well for 3rd close home op 10/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

(7)

Lion Of War

39-9

11/4

T: C JohnstonJ: Oisin Murphy

Prominent, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out disputing 3rd, ridden along and seemingly outpaced, kept on well final furlong tchd 5/2

5^th

nse

(1)

Cool Party

39-6

13/2

T: C JohnstonJ: James Doyle

Mid-division, disputing 3rd when pushed along over 2f out, outpaced and ridden along before 1f out, one pace close home op 6/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

(6)

My Lion

39-4

6/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Cieren Fallon

Led, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost lead and ridden along, weakened close home op 9/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Mindset²⁰⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: M L W Bell J: R L Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.40, £1.90EX:£14.20Trifecta:£106.50SF:£13.30Swingers:£2.00, £7.80, £6.00

Forecasts

Rathgar (9/4), Lion Of War (11/4), Royal Rhyme (4/1), Mindset (4/1), My Lion (6/1), Cool Party (13/2), High Honour (14/1)

A typically hot event for the track, but COOL PARTY stands out as being particularly interesting, having plenty in hand when scoring at Wolverhampton on his final start last term and seeming certain to appreciate the step up in trip. Lion of War ran well at Musselburgh last time and is another who should prove better-suited by middle distances, with Royal Rhyme getting slight preference of the remainder.

COOL PARTY
LION OF WAR
ROYAL RHYME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Desert Angel

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 3

J: R L Moore | T: R Hannon

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,462.002nd: £7,251.003rd: £3,627.004th: £1,812.005th: £906.006th: £453.00