Full Result 4.15 Newmarket | 14 October 2017

Darley Nursery Handicap

(Class 2) (2yo) 7f Row Good

1st £18,675 2nd £5,592 3rd £2,796 4th £1,398 5th £699 6th £351

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Rufus King 16/1 P J McDonald Mark Johnston	P J McDonald Mark Johnston	2	97	97	94	102	–
ch c Iffraaj - Mosqueras Romance (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Lw; made all, travelling best 2f out, ridden over 1f out, sustained duel with runner-up after, kept on gamely and always just holding rival, ridden out (tchd 14/1)

2⁽²⁾ ½	8. Porth Swtan (IRE) 14/1 Joe Fanning Charles Hills	Joe Fanning Charles Hills	2	83	79	74	83	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Propaganda (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leading trio, effort 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, sustained duel with winner after, kept on well, held towards finish (vet said colt lost both hind shoes) (op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [2¾]	4. Prestbury Park (USA) 4/1 James Doyle Mark Johnston	James Doyle Mark Johnston	2	90	90	78	88	–
bb c Shamardal (USA) - Sutra (USA) (Meadowlake)
Quite tall; lengthy; chased leaders, not clear run 2f out until switched sharply right and chased leading pair 1f out, stayed on same pace and no impression inside final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

4⁽¹⁾ hd [3]	5. Maksab (IRE) 9/1 Oisin Murphy Mick Channon	Oisin Murphy Mick Channon	2	88	84	71	81	–
b c Makfi - Azeema (IRE) (Averti)
Chased winner until unable to quicken over 1f out, getting outpaced when short of room and switched right 1f out, kept on same pace after (vet said colt lost left hind shoe) (op 10/1 tchd 8/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4]	7. Character Witness (IRE) 8/1 David Egan ³ Roger Varian	David Egan ³ Roger Varian	2	81	80	64	74	–
b c Casamento (IRE) - She's A Character (Invincible Spirit)
Slightly on toes; sweating; took keen hold, held up in touch in midfield, effort 2f out, unable to quicken under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 7/1)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [4½]	6. Clubbable 3/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	2	85	81	63	74	–
b f Mayson - Invitee (Medicean)
Slightly on toes; held up in touch in midfield, unable to quicken under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 4/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 7 [11½]	3. Nobleman's Nest 5/2F Silvestre De Sousa Simon Crisford	Silvestre De Sousa Simon Crisford	2	96	96	57	70	–
br c Poet's Voice - Tamzin (Hernando)
Strong; lw; in touch in last pair, switched right 4f out, ridden entering final 2f, no headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 2/1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 1 [12½]	2. Etefaaq (IRE) 25/1 Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon	Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon	2	97	97	55	68	–
b c Kodiac - Sheila Blige (Zamindar)
Taken down early, steadied start, held up in touch in rear, effort 2f out, soon struggling and behind over 1f out (jockey said colt ran flat) (op 20/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:22:22 Winning time: 1m 23.91s (slow by 0.71s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: New Empire (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Garrett J Freyne Racing (Rufus King) 1st breeder: Newsells Park Stud
2nd owner: Julie Martin & David R Martin & Partners (Porth Swtan)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Prestbury Park)
Tote win: £20.10 PL: £4.20 £3.50 £1.90 Ex: £161.50 CSF: £200.28 Tricast: £1,040.52 Trifecta: £1,733.10

4:15 Newmarket 14 Oct 2017

Darley Nursery Handicap