Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Newmarket - Sat 21st Jul 2012
14:00 14:35 15:10 15:45 16:25 17:00 17:35

17:35 Atkinson Bolton Handicap 1m 2f
Weighed In - (Class 3), £13,000 added, 3yo, 6 runners
Winner £8,092 2nd £2,423 3rd £1,212 4th £606
Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 11.51s
Off time: 17:35:49

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Prussian	8/1
2nd	Dark Stranger (USA)	7/4

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
2 (4)	115100	Prussian 9	3	9-6	S De Sousa	M Johnston	86	8/1
3 (7)	6-14	Dark Stranger (USA) 35	3	9-6	R Havlin	J H M Gosden	86	7/4
4 (1)	18-7308	Ghost Protocol (IRE) 9	3	9-5 p	J P Spencer	D M Simcock	85	7/2
5 (8)	8-32216	Perfect Delight 21	3	9-3	E Ahern	C G Cox	83	13/2
7 (2)	715	Educate 7	3	9-2 v1	J Doyle	I Mohammed	82	9/2
8 (5)	248-122	Prophesy (IRE) 13	3	9-0	Neil Farley (5)	D Carroll	80	13/2

Non runners
1 (3)	53-4311		Touch Gold (IRE)	3	9-7	Sir H R A Cecil	T P Queally	87
6 (6)	62-4121		Ruscello (IRE)	3	9-2	Ed Walker	L Morris	82

Verdict

East Yorkshire trainer Declan Carroll doesn't send many here so the presence of the improving Prophesy, who tackles this trip for the first time, is noted. Prussian also travels from Yorkshire and he's run in better company since his Redcar maiden success. Touch Gold has been hit with a 10lb rise for making all over 1m1f on fast ground at Yarmouth and that could just hand the advantage to DARK STRANGER. John Gosden's colt landed a maiden on Polytrack in March and didn't reappear until last month where he ran well for a long way in a Sandown handicap. He looked just in need of the run that day and has the potential to go on to better things. Perfect Delight didn't enjoy the fast ground in the Tattersalls Millions here last month after scoring on ground with some give at Newbury but Educate may prove a bigger threat as he failed to stay 1m4f in very testing ground here last time after an easy victory over this trip at Yarmouth.

Formwatch

Touch Gold (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Made all, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Yarmouth 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Sarmatian Knight (8-12) by 5l, 11 ran.

Prussian 33-1 (9-1) Led until ridden 3f out, chased leader until 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, eased, 12th of 13, 9l behind Stature (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) sft.

Dark Stranger (USA) 15-2 (9-7) Raced wide, chased leaders, grabbed stand's rail in straight, led narrowly going well 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, chased leaders until weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Opinion (9-5) at Sandown 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Jun.

Ghost Protocol (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never a threat, 8th of 13, 5l behind Stature (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) sft.

Perfect Delight 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon hard ridden and weakened, 6th of 12, 14l behind Michelangelo (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gf in Jun.

Ruscello (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, held up in touch, trapped behind weakening rival and hampered on inside over 2f out, switched right soon after, challenged over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, held on, won at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Yours Ever (8-13) by nk, 9 ran.

Educate 13-2 (8-7) Took keen hold in mid-division, steady headway 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, ridden and hung badly right 2f out, soon hung back left, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 8l behind John Louis (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) hvy.

Prophesy (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Went right start, chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 3f out, chased leading pair, rallied inside final furlong, took 2nd last stride, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Silvery Moon (9-12) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft.