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16:50 ✓ Result

Howden Handicap

Date 2023-05-07
Distance 1m
Class Class 3
Going Soft
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo
Prize £15,462
Winning Time 1m 40.94s (slow by 5.04s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Saxon King (GB)
William Buick · Charles Hills
5/1 Won
2nd
Dark Thirty (IRE)
Sean Levey · Richard Hannon
12/1 1.5
3rd
Metal Merchant (IRE)
Ronan Whelan · Jack Channon
13/2 .75
4th
Gareeb (IRE)
Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston
10/1 0.1
5th
Kadovar (IRE)
Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding
85/40F 1
6th
Hectic (GB)
Ryan Moore · Richard Hannon
4/1 .5
7th
Legend Of Leros (IRE)
Andrea Atzeni · Marco Botti
6/1 15

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
6 (1)
Kadovar
Bay
J:Oisin Murphy
T:Andrew Balding
J:Oisin Murphy
T:Andrew Balding
 129 t 26-831
87
106
91
 12d — — -5
15.4
0.50/1
3
33%
Latest Epsom romp advertised by the 2nd; 9lb rise could underestimate him; suited by soft
2 (5)
Legend Of Leros
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Marco Botti
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Marco Botti
 134 — 41-3
92
101
67
 27d — — -1
19.7
0.83/1
10/3
23%
7f win at Doncaster at 2 (soft); promising return at Kempton; in warm race for h'cap debut
1 (8)
Hectic
Bay
J:Ryan Moore
T:Richard Hannon
J:Ryan Moore
T:Richard Hannon
 135 — 168-2
93
102
69
 16d — — +4
20.8
1.13/1
9/2
18%
Travelled strongly when 2nd on h'cap debut last month (7f, soft); up 6lb but more to come
NR (7)
Defence Of Fort
Chestnut
J:TBC
T:Peter Chapple-Hyam
J:
T:Peter Chapple-Hyam
 130 — 147-
88
99
92
 197d — — +4
18.9
1.00/1
5
20%
Looked promising at Ascot on debut; yet to kick on but still early days; has been gelded
9 (2)
Saxon King
Bay
J:William Buick
T:Charles Hills
J:William Buick
T:Charles Hills
 123 — 8321-
81
96
81
 205d — — +14
26.4
1.38/1
11/2
15%
Made all to record game win in 1m novice (heavy) in October; not obviously well treated
3 (6)
Metal Merchant
Bay
J:Ronan Whelan
T:Jack Channon
J:Ronan Whelan
T:Jack Channon
 132 — 5115-7
90
94
83
 53d — — +3
12.9
1.63/1
13/2
13%
Impressed at Ayr on nursery debut; well held in better races since and still 14lb higher
NR (3)
Gulmarg
Bay
J:TBC
T:S Woods
J:
T:S Woods
 126 — 253-33
84
104
93
 18d — — -2
12.5
1.00/1
5
20%
Placed off this mark twice this year, over C&D latest; more needed in a stronger race
10 (10)
Gareeb
Brown
J:Joe Fanning
T:Charlie Johnston
J:Joe Fanning
T:Charlie Johnston
 120 — 343-1
78
99
74
 23d — — +11
19.2
2.25/1
10
10%
Improved for 1m when winning at Southwell on return; this is tougher but she's unexposed
NR (9)
Just Bring It
Chestnut
J:TBC
T:Clive Cox
J:
T:Clive Cox
 127 — 553-17
85
102
38
 32d — — -23
24.6
3.75/1
16
6%
Flopped on soft last time but progressive over 1m beforehand; this is a rise in class
4 (4)
Dark Thirty
Bay
J:Sean Levey
T:Richard Hannon
J:Sean Levey
T:Richard Hannon
 131 — 967-74
89
101
54
 16d — — +5
11.5
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Highly tried after debut win last season; others look open to greater progress
Horse bet365 Coral
Kadovar
 3 3
Legend Of Leros
 10/3 3
Hectic
 9/2 4
Defence Of Fort
 5 4
Saxon King
 5 11/2
Metal Merchant
 13/2 7
Gulmarg
 5 5
Gareeb
 10 9
Just Bring It
 16 16
Dark Thirty
 12 12/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Saxon King
26.4
OR: 7.8 Form: 15 Odds: 3.6
11/2
2nd Just Bring It
24.6
OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 15.9
16
3rd Hectic
20.8
OR: 10.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5
9/2
4 Legend Of Leros
19.7
OR: 10.5 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2
10/3
5 Gareeb
19.2
OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2
10
6 Defence Of Fort
18.9
OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4
5
7 Kadovar
15.4
OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2
3
8 Metal Merchant
12.9
OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9
13/2
9 Gulmarg
12.5
OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4
5
10 Dark Thirty
11.5
OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7
12/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Hectic
93
102
69
Legend Of Leros
92
101
67
Metal Merchant
90
94
83
Dark Thirty
89
101
54
Defence Of Fort
88
99
92
Kadovar
87
106
91
Just Bring It
85
102
38
Gulmarg
84
104
93
Saxon King
81
96
81
Gareeb
78
99
74

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Kadovar 12d ago Quick return
Hectic 16d ago Fit
Dark Thirty 16d ago Fit
Gulmarg 18d ago Fit
Gareeb 23d ago Fit
Legend Of Leros 27d ago Fit
Just Bring It 32d ago Fit
Metal Merchant 53d ago Fresh
Defence Of Fort 197d ago Long break
Saxon King 205d ago Long break