Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 17:30 Betfred 'The Bonus King' Handicap 1m

  • Weighed In - (Class 4), £8,000 added, 3yo, 4 runners
  • Winner £5,175 2nd £1,540 3rd £770 4th £385
  • Going: Heavy Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 2m 2.40s
  • Off time: 17:30:13
Pos Horse Odds
1st Indepub 13/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (6) 411-438 Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap Mr Spiggott (IRE) 35 Course Winner Distance Winner 3 9-7 S Hitchcott M R Channon 82 7/4
2 (1) 221-201 Red, yellow star, red sleeves, yellow stars Fire Ship 23 Distance Winner 3 9-7 Jim Crowley W J Knight 82 7/4
4 (5) 519-832 Tan, Red sleeves, Cream cap, Red spots Indepub 32 3 9-3 Julie Burke (3) K A Ryan 78 13/2
8 (3) 863-451 Grey, White hoop, Light Blue sleeves, Orange cap Hi There (IRE) 15 Distance Winner 3 8-6 P Mathers R A Fahey 67 7/2
Non runners
3 (2)23-1966Fourth Of June (IRE)39-3E A L DunlopP Mulrennan78
5 (4)4-21Henry Allingham39-2R VarianD Fox77
6 (8)05-9Turned To Gold (IRE)38-12A P JarvisMichael Metcalfe73
7 (7)0-630Running Reef (IRE)38-8Miss Tracy WaggottP Aspell69

Verdict

Henry Allingham is progressing nicely and is unlikely to be troubled by the extra furlong. He will be fancied follow up his Folkestone win here though Indepub, only beaten half-a-length over 1m2f at Ripon last month, is unlikely to go down without a fight. Fire Ship and Hi There are both recent winners and warrant respect but this represents a drop in grade for MR SPIGGOTT and the top weight can open his account for the season. Fast ground and a longer trip counted against him at Goodwood last time but he won over this trip on heavy ground as a juvenile and runs at Ripon and Haydock this year confirm that he's trained on. Fourth Of June weakened quickly when tried over a mile at Newmarket last month however.

Formwatch

Mr Spiggott (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Always in rear, struggling 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, 19l behind Grandeur (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.

Fire Ship 9-4 (9-3) Led, joined 3f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish, won at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Tartiflette (9-6) by 3/4l, 4 ran.

Fourth Of June (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division in centre course, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 6th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Duster (9-12) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.

Indepub 5-1 (9-5) Led, clear over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Eastern Destiny (9-2) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.

Henry Allingham 4-6fav (9-3) Made virtually all, in command over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, stayed on well, won at Folkestone 7f mdn auc stks (6) sft beating Kalokagathia (9-3) by 4l, 7 ran.

Turned To Gold (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Pulled hard in rear, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 37l behind Valiant (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gs in May.

Running Reef (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 11l behind Miami Gator (9-5) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.

Hi There (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, switched inside and headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, stayed on well on outside to lead near finish, won at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs beating Mick Slates (8-0) by nk, 12 ran.

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