'She's got up - possibly' - Eustace's wrong call as trainers try commentating

A classic "she's got up – possibly" was the pick of the unusual in-running comments at the annual Henry Cecil Commentators Challenge on Newmarket's Rowley Mile, which attracted several local trainers, including a surprise double act.

Rather than Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore, who did the gig a few years ago, it was Ed and Simon Crisford who stole the show with an impressive handover from junior to senior two and a half furlongs out in the mile fillies' handicap won by Madame Tantzy.

Crisford snr revealed later he had long ago shared a commentator's box with the late great Sir Peter O'Sullevan and was dealt into the race approaching the Bushes with the intro: "Now over to your big-race commentator Simon Crisford to take you home," with the latter then giving a rousing overview of a close finish.

Earlier, George Boughey was first in to bat in the opening mile fillies' maiden, after which he revealed: "I had Ed Crisford on the phone earlier saying he was running a bit late so could I do his race as well. In the end he only did half a race anyway."

Harry Eustace was in positon to call the 3.50'Credit: Megan Ridgwell

Later Harry Eustace provided some excellent entertainment when calling a close finish to the 1m2f fillies' handicap, in which he stated that Gal Wonder "had got up – possibly" when the Gosden runner hadn't in fact quite managed to run down the Roger Varian-trained Sammarr.

James Ferguson perhaps deserves the most credit as he was handed the short straw of the 2m2f Cesarewitch Trial, which takes nearly four minutes to run. Ferguson reminded the crowd Cieren Fallon is a former two-time champion apprentice on a number of occasions during his call but did a good job overall.

James Ferguson was handed the longest race on the seven-race cardCredit: Megan Ridgwell

Afterwards he said: "I knew I'd get given the longest race as I knew of a few who didn't want to do it."

Others taking part were Kevin Philippart de Foy, Tom Clover and last year's winner Danny Archer. The charity event helped kickstart the Henry Cecil Open Weekend, which continues on Sunday and will raise money for Racing Welfare, Newmarket Pony Academy and Yellow Brick Road Community project.

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