Bet365 Bunbury Cup |
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| Heritage Handicap, Newmarket 15:30 £120,000 added, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 2  |
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| Saturday 13th July 2019 | |
1 Vale Of Kent 13/2
2 Solar Gold 4/1F
3 Admirality 12/1
4 Spanish City 7/1
17 ran NR: Aces, Kynren, Shady McCoy
Distances: ½l, ½l, nk Time: 1m 22.69s (fast by 0.31s)
Vale Of Kent wins for Johnston and Dettori
Vale Of Kent beats Solar Gold to claim The Bet365 Bunbury Cup at @NewmarketRace! pic.twitter.com/pyLe9cSPCd
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) July 13, 2019
Mark Johnston's Vale Of Kent had more than enough in hand to hold off the late challenge of favourite Solar Gold by half a length and have his odds trimmed from 25-1 to 16-1 for the Unibet Golden Mile at Goodwood with the race sponsors.
Charlie Johnston, son and assistant trainer, said: “He ran a bad race at Newcastle and I don’t know what went wrong that day.
“The horse has had a lot of issues through the spring. He went to the Royal Hunt Cup first time out this year and actually ran a massive race.
“Maybe Newcastle came a bit soon for him as it was only a week later. I thought he looked a million dollars in the paddock beforehand today.
“I guess it will be a coin toss between the International at Ascot or the Golden Mile at Goodwood, or maybe both. I think seven is his perfect trip, but if you are going to get away with a mile, Goodwood is a good place.”
Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)
£120,000 added, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 2
17 ran
Going: Good to Firm
1 Vale Of Kent 4 8-13 Mark Johnston Frankie Dettori 13/2
2 ½ Solar Gold 4 8-10 William Haggas James Doyle 4/1F
3 ½ Admirality 5 8-8 Roger Fell Tom Eavee 12/1
4 nk Spanish City 6 8-10 Roger Varian Andrea Atzen 7/1
5 nk Lake Volta 4 9-3 Mark Johnston Ryan Moore 14/1
6 ½ Ripp Orf 5 8-7 David Elsworth Gerald Mosse 8/1
7 ¾ So Beloved 9 9-5 David O'Meara Daniel Tudhope 16/1
8 nse Sanaadh 6 8-8 Michael Wigham Jimmy Quinn 50/1
9 nse Good Effort 4 8-9 Ismail Mohammed Sean Levey 33/1
10 ½ Zap 4 8-5 Richard Fahey Kevin Stott 14/1
11 1½ Ambassadorial 5 8-10 6ex 2 Jane Chapple-Hyam J F Egan 11/1
12 nk Hajjam 5 8-6 David O'Meara Chris Hayes 33/1
13 1¼ Crossing The Line 4 9-0 Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy 8/1
14 2¼ Keyser Soze 5 9-2 Richard Spencer Stevie Donohoe 16/1
15 1¾ Alemaratalyoum 5 8-8 Stuart Williams Wayne Lordan 25/1
16 nse Three Saints Bay 4 9-0 David O'Meara Harry Bentley 33/1
17 4½ Burnt Sugar 7 9-2 Roger Fell Shane Kelly 14/1
12 NR Aces 7 8-10 6ex Ian Williams NON RUNNER
14 NR 3 Shady McCoy 9 8-9 Ian Williams NON RUNNER
05 NR Kynren 5 9-1 David Barron NON RUNNER
