01 Aug 2014 19:30 Newmarket
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,175); Distance: 7f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
NGK Spark Plugs Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(12) |   | - | Meet Me Halfway (GB) (filly, bay, 9 6) | 65-2118 / 4 | Flat (29) | Ashley Morgan | C F Wall Mr Des Thurlby | 7/1 | |
| in touch, headway over 1f out, quickened to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(10) |   | 1 L | Secret Success (GB) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 304101 / 4 | Flat (23) | Martin Lane | P & O Cole P F I Cole Ltd | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(4) |   | NK | Athletic (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 13) | 213412 / 8 | Flat (7), Jump (632) | Danny Brock | A Reid Mr J E Abbey | 13/8 | |
| slowly away in rear, switched left over 1f out, good headway against far rail when nowhere to go inside final furlong, switched right near finish, unlucky | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(8) |   | ½ L | Spiritual Star (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 530605 / 10 | Flat (33) | William Carson | A Carson Wackey Racers Harefield | 10/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(11) |   | ½ L | Firmdecisions (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 1-22107 / 11 | Flat (29) | P Cosgrave | B R Johnson Mr A Chapman | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(1) |   | 2½ L | Azrur (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 67-9248 / 6 | Flat (21) | S M Levey | D H Brown Mr D Moat | 8/1 | |
| raced alone stand side close up with far side group, ridden 3f out, hung left to centre over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(3) |   | 2¼ L | Yair Hill (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 087000- / 10 | Flat (294) | M Harley | G Deacon Mrs Joyce Cuthbert | 8/1 | |
| in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(9) |   | SHD | Front Page News (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 2) | 9-81047 / 4 | Flat (24) | Andrea Atzeni | R Eddery Gurnett, Rayment… | 8/1 | |
| close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(7) |   | ¾ L | Red Aggressor (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 926004- / 8 | Flat (342) | Harry Bentley | C E Brittain Dunk Again Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(6) |   | 2¾ L | Powerful Pierre (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 715727 / 8 | Flat (14) | T Atkinson | N Quinlan Newtown Anner Stud… | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(2) |   | 2¼ L | Lunar Deity (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 240-805 / 12 | Flat (54) | Aaron Jones | S C Williams Mr W E Enticknap… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12(5) |   | - | Man In The Arena (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 2) | 60776-9 / 5 | Flat (183) | Noel Garbutt | Dr J D Scargill Mrs Susan Scargill | |||
