15:40 Newmarket

Saturday 22 July 2023

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Lettergold Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 1m 39.90s

1^st

(11)

Dutch Decoy

69-7

5/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Oliver Stammers

Tracked leaders going best, headway entering final furlong, ridden to lead towards finish tchd 11/2

2^nd

(12)

Hafeet Alain

79-7

6/1

T: E WalkerJ: Connor Planas (5)

Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2

3^rd

(7)

Bopedro

710-2

8/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Hollie Doyle

Towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ridden and ran on final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach leaders op 12/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

(4)

Liberty Lane

39-7

17/2

T: K R BurkeJ: S H James

Keen towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, soon hung left, stayed on, lost 3rd towards finish op 15/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

5 ½

(8)

Saxon King

39-1

3/1f

T: C HillsJ: Andrea Atzeni

Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 4/1

6^th

2 ½

(10)

Indemnify

49-9

16/1

T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill

In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong op 11/1

7^th

3 ½

(5)

Maysong

69-0

25/1

T: Alice HaynesJ: Shariq Mohd (7)

Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 22/1

8^th

2 ½

(3)

First View

69-7

14/1

T: S bin SuroorJ: K Shoemark

In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

9^th

(6)

Bass Player

49-9

25/1

T: Tom CloverJ: Daniel Muscutt

Dwelt in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong op 22/1

10^th

(2)

Havana Blue

39-2

6/1

T: C G CoxJ: J P Fahy

In rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong op 11/2

11^th

(13)

Justice Protecol

410-2

40/1

T: I Mohammed & J SantosJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 50/1

12^th

(1)

One Nation

39-7

9/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Raced alone in centre, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong, tailed off tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

(9)

Bear Force One³¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: R A Teal J: Lewis Edmunds

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.70, £2.40, £2.60EX:£52.50Trifecta:£401.20Tricast:£245.81SF:£36.41Swingers:£8.20, £7.20, £8.70

Forecasts

Saxon King (3/1), Dutch Decoy (5/1), Hafeet Alain (6/1), Havana Blue (6/1), Bopedro (8/1), Liberty Lane (17/2), One Nation (9/1), Bear Force One (12/1), First View (14/1), Indemnify (16/1), Maysong (25/1), Bass Player (25/1), Justice Protecol (40/1)

A number arrive with claims, including progressive HAVANA BLUE. Clive Cox's 3-y-o posted a career-best effort when doubling his tally over 7f here 3 weeks ago and, totally unexposed at 1m, he could well be up to completing the hat-trick. Dutch Decoy is knocking firmly on the door and he's feared, along with Saxon King and Indemnify.

HAVANA BLUE
DUTCH DECOY
SAXON KING

Previous Winners

2022

Koy Koy

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 3

J: W Buick | T: G Boughey

11/10

Prize Money

1st: £13,500.002nd: £6,338.003rd: £3,170.004th: £1,585.00