Full Result 4.50 Newmarket | 7 May 2023

Howden Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) 1m Row Soft

1st £15,462 2nd £7,251 3rd £3,627 4th £1,812 5th £906 6th £453

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	9. Saxon King 5/1 William Buick Charles Hills	William Buick Charles Hills	3	811	81	60	90	–
b c Zoustar (AUS) - Brevity (USA) (Street Cry)
Raced centre, made all, pushed along when groups merged from 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong (tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1½	4. Dark Thirty (IRE) 12/1 Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	3	95	89	63	94	–
b c Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Beach Wedding (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Raced centre, in touch with leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung left when groups merged 2f out, kept on inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed) (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2¼]	3. Metal Merchant (IRE) 13/2 Ronan Whelan Jack Channon	Ronan Whelan Jack Channon	3	96	90	62	93	–
b c Make Believe - Whipped (IRE) (Whipper)
Raced near side, in touch with leaders, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden when groups merged 2f out, kept on but no impression from over 1f out (op 15/2 and tchd 8/1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [2¼]	10. Gareeb (IRE) 10/1 Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	3	88	78	49	81	–
br f Sioux Nation (USA) - Fancy (IRE) (Galileo)
Raced near side, prominent, pushed along when groups merged 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong (tchd 9/1)

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [3¼]	6. Kadovar (IRE) 85/40F Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	93 t	87	55	88	–
b c Dark Angel (IRE) - Bulrushes (Byron)
Raced centre, prominent, pushed along and weakened from over 2f out (op 5/2)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3¾]	1. Hectic 4/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon	3	99	93	59	93	–
b g Massaat (IRE) - Ceedwell (Exceed And Excel)
Raced near side, led group, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (tchd 9/2)

7⁽⁵⁾ 15 [18¾]	2. Legend Of Leros (IRE) 6/1 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti	Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti	3	98	92	13	57	–
b c Kuroshio (AUS) - Elusive Legend (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Raced centre, in touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey reported that colt stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 7/2)

7 ran Off time: 4:51:06 Winning time: 1m 40.94s (slow by 4.94s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Defence Of Fort (unsuitable ground), Gulmarg (unsuitable ground), Just Bring It (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Jj Culhane & Cliveden Stud (Saxon King) 1st breeder: Cliveden Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Martin Hughes & Michael Kerr-Dineen (Dark Thirty)
3rd owner: Recycled Products Limited & Partner (Metal Merchant)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2.40 £5.10 Ex: £55.20 CSF: £58.44 Tricast: £390.74 Trifecta: £338.80

4:50 Newmarket 7 May 2023

Howden Handicap