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Heritage Handicap, Newmarket 15:40 £120,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 1f, Class 2 |
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Saturday 25th September 2021 |
1 Bedouin's Story 40/1
2 Anmaat 11/2J
3 Ametist 22/1
4 Zozimus 100/1
26 ran NR: Breath Caught, Dance Jupiter, Data Protection, Epic Endeavour, Glentaneous, Hartswood, Majestic Dawn, Plantadream , Raise You, Spirit Dancer, You're Hired
Distances: ¾l, 1½l, 1l Time: 1m 49.57s (slow by 0.77s)
Bedouin's Story springs a surprise victory in the @bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap at a whopping 40-1 for @JPSPENCER1980, Saeed bin Suroor and @godolphin pic.twitter.com/iBbYvowDxR
— Newmarket Racecourse (@NewmarketRace) September 25, 2021
A textbook Jamie Spencer ride enabled Bedouin’s Story to snatch victory in a surprise victory.
Trained by Saeed bin Suroor, Bedouin’s Story was a 40-1 chance after being out of luck since winning in Dubai back in January, but he eventually ran out a clear-cut victor.
The 26 runners split into two groups across the track with Jean Baptiste heading the far side group, while leading fancy Uncle Bryn was among those on the stands rail, along with the eventual winner.
The gambled-on joint-favourite Anmaat looked likely when grabbing the lead a furlong from home – but Spencer was making stealthy progress in behind, picking off his rivals and edging to the lead in sight of the post.
Spencer punched the air in celebration as he came home three-quarters of a length in front of Anmaat, with Ametist finishing third, with all three racing up the stands side. Zozimus fared best of those on the far side in fourth.
Bin Suroor said: “We have been running this horse over a mile and he always misses the break. He missed the break in Dubai with Frankie (Dettori), but was still able to win the race.
“I thought running over nine furlongs could help him. I told Jamie to get him to relax and that is his style – it was the right jockey for the right horse.
“I thought he could do something today. He could come back here for the Darley Stakes.”
Spencer said: “I sit beside Frankie (in the weighing room) and he’s ridden him and won on him in Dubai. He just told me to keeping filling him up and if he’s in a good mood he’ll come good at halfway.
“I always felt I was going quite well. Even though Jim (Crowley, on Anmaat) got the jump on me three out, I knew I had loads of horse and it was just a case of if the gap came.
“There was a gap between Frankie and David Probert and if it closed I was cooked, but it stayed open thankfully. All these little things help.”
bet365 Cambridgeshire
£120,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 1f, Class 2
26 ran
Going: Good to Firm
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (21) Bedouin's Story 6 9-5 Saeed bin Suroor Jamie Spencer 40/1
2 (22) ¾ Anmaat 3 8-9 4ex Owen Burrows Jim Crowley 11/2JF
3 (19) 1½ Ametist 4 8-8 William Haggas David Probert 22/1
4 (4) 1 Zozimus 3 8-5 Donnacha O'Brien Wayne Lordan 100/1
5 (14) ½ Fastnet Crown 4 8-9 M D O'Callaghan Leigh Roche 33/1
6 (30) nk Uncle Bryn 3 9-0 4ex John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin 11/1
7 (12) ½ Marie's Diamond 5 9-4 Mark Johnston Adam Kirby 33/1
8 (37) ¾ Long Tradition 4 8-6 Saeed bin Suroor Marco Ghiani 10/1
9 (33) nse Naval Commander 4 8-6 Robyn Brisland Darragh Keenan 40/1
10 (5) nse Jean Baptiste 4 8-2 George Boughey Aled Beech 50/1
11 (28) ¾ Lucander 4 8-11 Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch 14/1
12 (36) 1¼ Ropey Guest 4 9-0 4ex George Margarson Tom Queally 80/1
13 (6) ½ Good Birthday 5 8-9 Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy 28/1
14 (11) 1½ Anythingtoday 7 8-10 George Boughey Daniel Muscutt 33/1
15 (15) nk Irish Admiral 4 8-13 William Haggas Tom Marquand 16/1
16 (18) shd Royal Marine 5 9-6 Saeed bin Suroor Pat Cosgrave 33/1
17 (10) hd Chichester 4 8-7 4ex Keith Dalgleish Hollie Doyle 11/2J
18 (8) nk Bell Rock 5 9-10 Andrew Balding William Carver 14/1
19 (31) nk Trais Fluors 7 8-9 Mick Channon Martin Harley 80/1
20 (2) hd Montather 4 8-12 Roger Varian Ray Dawson 25/1
21 (23) ¾ Fantastic Fox 3 8-11 Roger Varian Andrea Atzeni 22/1
22 (7) 4 Indeed 6 9-4 2 Sylvester Kirk Ben Curtis 28/1
23 (35) 1½ Magical Morning 4 9-8 John & Thady Gosden Frankie Dettori 9/1
24 (25) ½ Baltic Baron 6 8-0 Brian Ellison Kieran Schofield 150/1
25 (17) 8½ Astro King 4 9-4 Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore 9/1
26 (27) 2½ Power Of Darkness 6 8-11 Marcus Tregoning Callum Shepherd 80/1
NR 3 (34) Majestic Dawn 5 9-6 Paul & Oliver Cole NON RUNNER
NR 4 (13) Raise You 5 9-6 Joseph O'Brien Dylan NON RUNNER
NR 12 (16) Dance Jupiter 5 8-13 Joseph O'Brien NON RUNNER
NR 13 (1) Breath Caught 6 8-13 Michael Bell NON RUNNER
NR 17 (9) Hartswood 4 8-11 Richard Fahey NON RUNNER
NR 21 (32) Spirit Dancer 4 8-9 Richard Fahey NON RUNNER
NR 27 (3) You're Hired 8 8-7 Amanda Perrett NON RUNNER
NR 31 (20) Epic Endeavour 4 8-6 4ex William Muir & Chris Grassick NON RUNNER
NR 33 (29) Data Protection 6 8-4 William Muir & Chris Grassick NON RUNNER
NR 34 (24) Plantadream 6 8-2 John Best NON RUNNER
NR 36 (26) Glentaneous 3 8-0 Brian Meehan NON RUNNER