Betfred Cesarewitch |
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| Heritage Handicap, Newmarket 15:40 £250,000 added, 3yo plus, 2m 2f, Class 2  |
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| Saturday 14th October 2017 | |
1 Withhold 5/1F
2 London Prize 16/1
3 Lagostovegas 10/1
4
Dubawi Fifty 14/1
34 ran NR: Landsman Distances: 3¾l, 5l, 2¼l
Time: 3m 45.59s (slow by 1.59s)
Favourite Withhold wins for Roger Charlton and Silvestre de Sousa
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With champion jockey-elect Silvestre de Sousa in the saddle, the 5/1 favourite was never too far off the pace and was sent into the lead before the home turn.
After having taken a few strides out of the field, De Sousa angled towards the stands' rail and Withhold saw out the marathon distance well to score by three and three-quarters of a length.
London Prize was second and Lagostovegas third.
Charlton told ITV Racing: "It doesn't normally work, but this one has. I think Silvestre gave him a very enterprising ride, to have him up there from a wide draw. He's a very nice horse and winning these races are very memorable.
"It was a demolition job, really."
De Sousa said: "Mr Charlton left everything to me. He quickened all the way to the line. He has done it very well. He's a lovely horse and he should improve."
Charlton feels his charge is capable of making his mark in Pattern class in due course.
He added: "I was very lucky. Some good judges decided that this was the horse to be bought from the Horses In Training sales. He had a lovely break during the winter I insisted on the horse being gelded. He was a big, burly horse then.
"He'd proved he stays two miles. I thought if we didn't run him he wouldn't go up in the handicap, so we waited until three weeks ago.
"We ran him over a mile and a half and I thought he ran very well and the form worked out quite well. It was a case of presenting him on the day fit and ready to go.
"I think he is a good stayer and why wouldn't he end up being a player in Group race? The way he has won that looks like he ought to win more races. He has absolutely demolished them."
Betfred Cesarewitch (Heritage Handicap)
£250,000 added, 3yo plus, 2m 2f, Class 2
34 ran
Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
| Pos | Dr | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | (24) | Withhold 5/1f | S De Sousa 8-8 |
R Charlton | 4 | |
| 2nd | (28) | 3¾ | London Prize 16/1 | James Doyle 9-2 |
Ian Williams | 6 |
| 3rd | (5) | 5 | Lagostovegas (IRE) 10/1 | R L Moore 8-12 |
W P Mullins | 5 |
| 4th | (19) | 2¼ | Dubawi Fifty 14/1 | G Lee 8-11 |
Karen McLintock | 4 |
| 5th | (18) | ¾ | Getback In Paris (IRE) 66/1 | S W Kelly 9-1 |
R Hughes | 4 |
| 6th | (17) | hd | Swamp Fox (IRE) 14/1 | G F Carroll 8-11 |
J G Murphy | 5 |
| 7th | (4) | 1¼ | Byron Flyer 16/1 | Fran Berry 9-0 |
Ian Williams | 6 |
| 8th | (11) | ½ | Duke Street (IRE) 33/1 | Hector Crouch (3) 8-9 |
Dr R D P Newland | 5 |
| 9th | (10) | ½ | Cape Caster (IRE) 100/1 | S Hitchcott 8-9 |
Evan Williams | 6 |
| 10th | (8) | nk | Who Dares Wins (IRE) (ex4) 7/1 | Tom Marquand 9-4 |
A King | 5 |
| 11th | (33) | ¾ | Taws 50/1 | David Egan (3) 8-10 |
B R Millman | 6 |
| 12th | (25) | 1¾ | Arthur Mc Bride (IRE) (ex4) 80/1 | L P Keniry 8-9 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 8 |
| 13th | (30) | 2¼ | Magic Circle (IRE) 25/1 | Callum Rodriguez (3) 9-9 |
R M Beckett | 5 |
| 14th | (29) | 1 | Snow Falcon (IRE) 12/1 | P Hanagan 9-4 |
N Meade | 7 |
| 15th | (32) | ½ | Oceane (FR) 40/1 | Georgia Cox (3) 8-13 |
A King | 5 |
| 16th | (27) | ¾ | Rolling Maul (IRE) 50/1 | Joshua Bryan (5) 8-6 |
P Bowen | 9 |
| 17th | (12) | 1 | Time To Study (FR) (ex4) 11/1 | P McDonald 8-13 |
M Johnston | 3 |
| 18th | (20) | 1¾ | Euchen Glen 20/1 | P Mulrennan 8-12 |
J S Goldie | 4 |
| 19th | (23) | 1 | Mirsaale 66/1 | Rowan Scott (5) 9-4 |
K Dalgleish | 7 |
| 20th | (21) | nk | Aurora Gray 33/1 | Charlie Bennett (3) 8-6 |
H Morrison | 4 |
| 21st | (7) | 1 | John Constable (IRE) 10/1 | Jim Crowley 8-9 |
Evan Williams | 6 |
| 22nd | (35) | 1¾ | Frederic 50/1 | Finley Marsh (5) 8-9 |
K Dalgleish | 6 |
| 23rd | (36) | 1¼ | Star Rider 33/1 | R Kingscote 8-11 |
H Morrison | 5 |
| 24th | (9) | 1½ | Shrewd 20/1 | Jamie Gormley (7) 9-3 |
I Jardine | 7 |
| 25th | (2) | 9 | Swashbuckle 40/1 | Oisin Murphy 8-11 |
A M Balding | 4 |
| 26th | (26) | s.h | Friday Night Light (FR) 66/1 | T E Durcan 8-7 |
D Pipe | 4 |
| 27th | (1) | ½ | Digeanta (IRE) 50/1 | K J Manning 8-13 |
W P Mullins | 10 |
| 28th | (14) | ¾ | Fun Mac (GER) 50/1 | A Kirby 9-10 |
H Morrison | 6 |
| 29th | (6) | 1¾ | First Mohican 28/1 | Hollie Doyle (3) 9-4 |
A King | 9 |
| 30th | (16) | 7 | Tawdeea 100/1 | P J Dobbs 9-5 |
D O'Meara | 5 |
| 31st | (22) | 1 | Watersmeet 40/1 | J Fanning 9-8 |
M Johnston | 6 |
| 32nd | (15) | 2 | Laws Of Spin (IRE) (ex4) 25/1 | Andrea Atzeni 9-8 |
W P Mullins | 4 |
| 33rd | (13) | 43 | Poyle Thomas 50/1 | George Wood (3) 8-9 |
M Madgwick | 8 |
| NR | (34) | Landsman (IRE) | Non Runner 8-9 |
A J Martin | 4 | |
| Also Ran: Endless Acres (IRE) | ||||||
