20:32 Newmarket

Friday 31 July 2026

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Zyn Strong Stride Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m  |   Good to Firm  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:32  |   Winning time: 1m 38.78s
1st
Horse silk
1
(4)
Drifts Away
510-7
7/2
T: T KentJ: Ryan Kavanagh (3)
Prominent, challenged over 1f out, led entering final furlong, hard pressed, held on op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
hd
2
(2)
Rising Force
510-1
7/1
T: J ButlerJ: N Callan
In touch in mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, just held op 15/2 tchd 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
3
(5)
Born A Rebel
59-8
17/2
T: P OwensJ: Benoit D L Sayette
Slowly away, in rear, switched left and headway 2f out, every chance well inside final furlong, held close home op 9/1 tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
½
4
(1)
Mertoun
39-7
11/8f
T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: Alexandra Egan (7)
Took keen hold, led, pressed over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on op 13/8 tchd 2/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
7
(3)
Crimson Rambler
39-0
17/2
T: M CrawleyJ: Rowan Scott
Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 11/1 tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(6)
Currumbin
59-7
40/1
T: Michael KeadyJ: K S McHugh (7)
Held up towards rear, no impression final 2f op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
(7)
King Of Charm
59-4
11/2
T: Martin DunneJ: Alice Bond (5)
Steadied start, in rear, pushed along on outside over 2f out, no impression tchd 5/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £3.20EX:£27.50Trifecta:£132.40SF:£28.39Swingers:£3.50, £5.20, £3.90

Forecasts

Mertoun (11/8), Drifts Away (7/2), King Of Charm (11/2), Rising Force (7/1), Born A Rebel (17/2), Crimson Rambler (17/2), Currumbin (40/1)

Verdict

MERTOUN has proved a different proposition switched to handicaps over this trip, making it back-to-back wins with a wide-margin success at Carlisle, and can continue his progress to score again. Drifts Away is much respected, though, arriving on the back of a career-best victory at Yarmouth, with Born A Rebel also considered.

  1. MERTOUN (FR)
  2. DRIFTS AWAY
  3. BORN A REBEL

Previous Winners

2025
Dashing Donkey
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 4
J: Georgia Dobie  |  T: W Stone
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,154.002nd: £2,417.003rd: £1,209.004th: £604.005th: £302.006th: £151.00

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