Full Result 4.00 Newmarket (July) | 15 July 2023

bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) 7f July Good To Soft

1st £61,848 2nd £29,004 3rd £14,508 4th £7,248 5th £3,624 6th £1,812

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁸⁾	8. Biggles 5/1 Ryan Moore Ralph Beckett	Ryan Moore Ralph Beckett	6	93	100	84	112	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - At A Clip (Green Desert)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, steady headway from over 2f out, switched right when not clear run over 1f out, shaken up when led inside final furlong, kept on well final 110yds, readily (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

2⁽³⁾ 2	16. Ropey Guest 11/1 Sean Levey George Margarson	Sean Levey George Margarson	6	812 v	95	73	101	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Hadeeya (Oratorio)
In rear, headway on outer from 2f out, ridden when prominent 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went second towards finish (op 14/1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [2¼]	2. Awaal (IRE) 7/2F Paul Mulrennan Simon & Ed Crisford	Paul Mulrennan Simon & Ed Crisford	4	98	105	82	110	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Anna's Rock (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Travelled strongly, prominent, shaken up when briefly led inside final furlong, soon edged left and ridden, kept on (op 4/1)

4⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [2½]	4. Bless Him (IRE) 28/1 Callum Shepherd David Simcock	Callum Shepherd David Simcock	9	96 h	103	79	108	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Happy Land (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
Slowly into stride, in touch with leaders, headway on outer from 2f out, shaken up when challenging 1f out, ridden when briefly led inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish (op 16/1)

5⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [3]	6. Accidental Agent 40/1 Mia Nicholls ⁷ Eve Johnson Houghton	Mia Nicholls ⁷ Eve Johnson Houghton	9	811	101	75	104	–
b g Delegator - Roodle (Xaar)
Awkward start, towards rear, headway from over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, soon switched right and kept on (op 33/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	19. Star Of Orion (IRE) 11/1 Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett	Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett	5	89	92	62	92	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Harpist (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Dwelt start, towards rear, steady headway from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

7⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [4¾]	3. Gorak (FR) 25/1 Kieran Shoemark Charlie Fellowes	Kieran Shoemark Charlie Fellowes	4	98 p	105	73	103	–
b g Goken (FR) - Ponte Bawi (IRE) (Dubawi)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden when challenging 1f out, weakened gradually final 110yds (op 28/1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5¼]	10. Rainbow Fire (IRE) 14/1 Neil Callan Marco Botti	Neil Callan Marco Botti	5	92	99	65	96	–
b g Kodiac - Heroine Chic (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, some headway from over 1f out, ridden and no extra when towards near side inside final furlong (op 18/1)

9⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [5½]	14. Cruyff Turn 33/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	6	90 6	97	62	93	–
ch g Dutch Art - Provenance (Galileo)
Led, ridden when headed inside final furlong, soon lost position and weakened (op 40/1)

10⁽⁷⁾ hd [5¾]	5. Montassib 7/1 William Buick William Haggas	William Buick William Haggas	5	95	102	66	97	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Felwah (Aqlaam)
Took keen hold, towards rear, some headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no telling impression (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)

11⁽¹⁹⁾ nse [5¾]	17. The Gatekeeper (IRE) 25/1 Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	4	811	94	57	89	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Cherry Creek (IRE) (Montjeu)
Took keen hold, prominent, lost position over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁾ ¾ [6½]	11. Probe 14/1 Trevor Whelan Jennie Candlish	Trevor Whelan Jennie Candlish	5	90 h	97	58	90	–
b g Kingman - Tested (Selkirk)
Walked to post, dwelt and awkward start, took keen hold, in rear, some headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 16/1)

13⁽⁹⁾ ½ [7]	1. Shining Blue (IRE) 12/1 Rob Hornby Saeed bin Suroor	Rob Hornby Saeed bin Suroor	5	912	109	68	100	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Braided (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Prominent, ridden and lost position when towards near side 1f out, soon weakened (op 14/1)

14⁽²⁾ nk [7¼]	20. Popmaster (IRE) 9/1 Ray Dawson Ed Walker	Ray Dawson Ed Walker	5	813 6	96	54	86	–
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Best New Show (IRE) (Clodovil)
Towards rear, no impression when towards near side from over 1f out (op 10/1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 14 [21¼]	13. Streets Of Gold (IRE) 17/2 Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	3	90	105	17	50	–
b c Havana Gold (IRE) - Truly Honoured (Frankel)
In touch with leaders, lost position under 2f out, soon weakened and dropped to last, eased final 110yds (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)

15 ran Off time: 4:02:14 Winning time: 1m 25.70s (slow by 2.60s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: First Folio (unsuitable ground), Lethal Levi (unsuitable ground), Lir Speciale (unsuitable ground), Snazzy Jazzy (self certificate), Spangled Mac (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Lady Cobham (Biggles) 1st breeder: Lady Cobham
2nd owner: John Guest Racing (Ropey Guest)
3rd owner: Shaikh Duaij Al Khalifa & Khk Racing (Awaal)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.60 £4.40 £2.10 Ex: £105.90 CSF: £58.25 Tricast: £229.33 Trifecta: £874.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-8] 43 (36%) M [9-15] 33 (24%) H [16-20] 74 (40%)

4:00 Newmarket (July) 15 Jul 2023

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