Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes (Group 2)

Newmarket

15:00

Date 2023-10-13

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £70,888

Winning Time 1m 25.28s (slow by 1.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Matilda Picotte (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Kieran P Cotter	2/1	Won
2nd	Lord Massusus (IRE) Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	12/1	2.75
3rd	Audience (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	9/4	2.75
4th	Chindit (IRE) Ryan Moore · Richard Hannon	7/4F	.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (6)	Matilda Picotte Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Oisin Murphy T:Kieran P Cotter	126	p	234921	112	124	100	26d	—	—	+8	39.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Made all in the Sceptre Stakes most recently; has a fighting chance at the weights
1 (1)	Audience Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	131	h	1-1622	116	128	106	27d	—	—	+7	30.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Largely solid record since wearing a hood, second in the Park Stakes most recently
2 (5)	Chindit Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	131	—	263113	115	128	107	14d	—	—	+10	42.2	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Better known as a good miler; below-par third in this race two years ago
NR (3)	Shouldvebeenaring Grey J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	129	—	759423	113	127	115	12d	—	—	+12	26.3	1.25/1	6 17%
Tough colt who brings Group 1 form, having been placed in the Sprint Cup and the Foret
4 (4)	Lord Massusus Brown J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	129	—	147144	108	120	93	17d	—	—	+15	21.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Irish 3yo who has something to find on ratings, back down in distance
NR (2)	Pogo Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	131	—	003904	107	123	97	12d	—	—	+11	16.8	3.75/1	16 6%
4-8 at the Newmarket tracks, including a win in this contest last year

Predictor

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

1st

Chindit

42.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 15.9 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

Matilda Picotte

39.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 14.1 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Audience

30.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Shouldvebeenaring

26.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4

Lord Massusus

21.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

Pogo

16.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Audience	116	128	106
Chindit	115	128	107
Shouldvebeenaring	113	127	115
Matilda Picotte	112	124	100
Lord Massusus	108	120	93
Pogo	107	123	97

Last Run