Full Result 4.50 Newmarket (July) | 12 August 2017

Royal British Legion Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) 1m July Good To Soft

1st £12,938 2nd £3,850 3rd £1,924 4th £962

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Naval Warfare (IRE) 5/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	96	92	80	101	–
b c Born To Sea (IRE) - Three Days In May (Cadeaux Genereux)
Made all, switched right 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well (trainer rep said, regarding improvement in form, colt appreciated Good to Soft ground on this occasion, which he considered to be more holding than at Ascot) (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 2½	4. Night Circus (IRE) 4/1 James Doyle Charlie Appleby	James Doyle Charlie Appleby	3	95	91	71	94	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Surrealism I (Pivotal)
Tracked leaders, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 6/1)

3⁽²⁾ 2 [4½]	2. Plutonian (IRE) 4/1 Silvestre De Sousa Charles Hills	Silvestre De Sousa Charles Hills	3	96	92	66	91	–
b c Raven's Pass (USA) - Ripalong (IRE) (Revoque)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 5/1 tchd 7/2)

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [5]	3. Colibri (IRE) 4/1 Josephine Gordon Hugo Palmer	Josephine Gordon Hugo Palmer	3	95	91	63	89	–
b c Redoute's Choice (AUS) - High Days (IRE) (Hennessy)
Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong (op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	5. Executive Force 8/1 Georgia Cox ⁵ William Haggas	Georgia Cox ⁵ William Haggas	3	811	88	56	83	–
b g Sepoy (AUS) - Mazuna (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [7½]	6. Tafaakhor (IRE) 100/30F Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon	3	92 b	88	52	80	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Tellelle (IRE) (Trans Island)
Held up, raced keenly, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

6 ran Off time: 4:50:40 Winning time: 1m 39.33s (slow by 1.73s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Naval Warfare) 1st breeder: Rathasker Stud
2nd owner: Godolphin (Night Circus)
3rd owner: Mrs Fitri Hay (Plutonian)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £2.40 £2.20 Ex: £26.20 CSF: £24.22 Trifecta: £107.50

4:50 Newmarket (July) 12 Aug 2017

Royal British Legion Handicap