Lettergold Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

15:40

Lettergold Handicap

Date 2023-07-22

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £13,500

Winning Time 1m 39.90s (slow by 2.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dutch Decoy (GB) Oliver Stammers · Charlie Johnston	5/1	Won
2nd	Hafeet Alain (IRE) Connor Planas · Ed Walker	6/1	0.3
3rd	Bopedro (FR) Hollie Doyle · David O'Meara	8/1	1
4th	Liberty Lane (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	17/2	.75
5th	Saxon King (GB) Andrea Atzeni · Charles Hills	3/1F	5.5
6th	Indemnify (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	16/1	2.5
7th	Maysong (GB) Shariq Mohd · Alice Haynes	25/1	3.5
8th	First View (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Saeed bin Suroor	14/1	2.5
9th	Bass Player (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Tom Clover	25/1	2
10th	Havana Blue (GB) John Fahy · Clive Cox	6/1	0.3
11th	Justice Protecol (GB) Benoit De La Sayette · Ismail Mohammed	40/1	15
12th	One Nation (GB) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	9/1	33

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
12 (8)	Saxon King Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charles Hills	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charles Hills	127	—	1-1310	92	106	95	30d	—	—	+5	22.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two wins this year and ran better than it looked in the Britannia; respected
11 (2)	Havana Blue Grey J:John Fahy T:Clive Cox	J:John Fahy T:Clive Cox	128	—	3-2811	93	105	74	22d	—	—	+4	16.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
On a hat-trick after wins on the two courses here, but the extra furlong may be a problem
10 (11)	Dutch Decoy Chestnut J:Oliver Stammers T:Charlie Johnston	J:Oliver Stammers T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	454223	90	104	90	14d	—	—	+10	22.6	1.00/1	5 20%
2-2 over C&D and rarely runs a bad race; again ran well when third at Sandown last time
8 (12)	Hafeet Alain Bay J:Connor Planas(5) T:Ed Walker	J:Connor Planas(5) T:Ed Walker	133	—	050641	90	105	96	23d	—	—	+11	23.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
5lb higher than when making all over C&D last time, but still favourably treated
7 (1)	One Nation Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	133	p	23-220	98	101	86	30d	—	—	+6	14.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won here last summer, but finished last in the Britannia and plenty to prove after that
9 (4)	Liberty Lane Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	133	—	1-270	98	104	89	28d	—	—	+12	21.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Well held in the Dante and Golden Gates Handicap, but return to 1m may be a good move
2 (7)	Bopedro Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:David Omeara	J:Hollie Doyle T:David Omeara	142	—	176267	99	105	84	8d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Won on the Rowley Mile in April and ran well in Buckingham Palace last month; contender
6 (3)	First View Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed Bin Suroor	133	p	10-009	90	103	85	35d	—	—	+6	11.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Behind a couple of these at Sandown last time and plenty more is needed
5 (10)	Indemnify Grey J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	135	h	120-15	92	103	74	14d	—	—	+6	12.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Two wins in the spring and fair effort on stable debut, but bit more needed; hood on
13 (5)	Maysong Chestnut J:Shariq Mohd(7) T:Alice Haynes	J:Shariq Mohd(7) T:Alice Haynes	126	p	360137	83	102	90	14d	—	—	+12	16.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Two wins this year, but behind two of these at Sandown last time; needs to bounce back
4 (6)	Bass Player Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Tom Clover	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Tom Clover	135	t	49-765	92	103	78	23d	—	—	+8	11.6	5.25/1	22 5%
Comfortably held in his last six starts despite sliding down the weights; others preferred
NR (9)	Bear Force One Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roger Teal	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roger Teal	139	p	731010	96	104	67	31d	—	—	+20	22.9	8.00/1	33 3%
C&D winner and scored twice in the spring, but well held in the Royal Hunt Cup
1 (13)	Justice Protecol Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Ismail Mohammed	142	—	1-1211	99	101	-	133d	—	—	+18	19.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Four wins on dirt at Jebel Ali last winter; well beaten only turf start; run may be needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Saxon King	4	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Havana Blue	5	11/2	6	11/2	11/2
Dutch Decoy	5	5	5	5	5
Hafeet Alain	6	6	13/2	6	6
One Nation	17/2	17/2	9	17/2	9
Liberty Lane	7	7	15/2	7	15/2
Bopedro	12	12	11	12	12
First View	12	14	14	14	14
Indemnify	12	12	12	12	12
Maysong	20	22	22/1	22	22
Bass Player	22	22	20	22	22
Bear Force One	33	28	25	28	28
Justice Protecol	50	40	33	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Hafeet Alain

23.6

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Bear Force One

22.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0.8

3rd

Dutch Decoy

22.6

OR: 10 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

Saxon King

22.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 5

7/2

Liberty Lane

21.9

OR: 12 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Justice Protecol

19.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

Bopedro

16.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.1

Havana Blue

16.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Maysong

16.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.1

22/1

One Nation

14.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Indemnify

12.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

First View

11.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Bass Player

11.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bopedro	99	105	84
Justice Protecol	99	101	—
One Nation	98	101	86
Liberty Lane	98	104	89
Bear Force One	96	104	67
Havana Blue	93	105	74
Saxon King	92	106	95
Indemnify	92	103	74
Bass Player	92	103	78
Dutch Decoy	90	104	90
Hafeet Alain	90	105	96
First View	90	103	85
Maysong	83	102	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bopedro	8d ago	Quick return
Dutch Decoy	14d ago	Fit
Indemnify	14d ago	Fit
Maysong	14d ago	Fit
Havana Blue	22d ago	Fit
Hafeet Alain	23d ago	Fit
Bass Player	23d ago	Fit
Liberty Lane	28d ago	Fit
Saxon King	30d ago	Fit
One Nation	30d ago	Fit
Bear Force One	31d ago	Fit
First View	35d ago	Fit
Justice Protecol	133d ago	Long break