Race cards · Sat 19 Sep
Saturday 19 September · Newmarket, England
15:15 Close Brothers Invoice Finance Handicap
- Distance
- 0m 7f 0y
- Going
- Good to Firm
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 9250
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
ARABIC CHARM has been knocking on the door since joining the handicap ranks, including when third off this rating at Sandown last time, and she could be let in today. The return to faster ground should suit and Marco Ghiani removes a handy 5lb. Blue Skyline relished the soft ground when getting off the mark over 7f on the July course last month, but does have a few questions to answer on this quicker surface. Nonetheless, Ryan Moore keeps the faith and he has to be respected in first-time blinkers. There was plenty to like about Lily Like's fourth at Haydock, while One Small Step could have plenty more to come in this sphere and this looks her ideal distance.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Whitehead | 561321 | Ellie Mackenzie | H Main | 9 3 | 3-1 | |
| 2 | Don't Tell Claire | 0-22315 | J Mitchell | D & C Kubler | 9 3 | 13-2 | |
| 3 | Lily Like | 722484 | Raul Da Silva | A M Balding | 8 8 | 14-1 | |
| 4 | Dancinginthewoods | 20-4827 | Joey Haynes | D K Ivory | 9 5 | 11-2 | |
| 5 | Stone Circle | 9-08460 | K Shoemark | M L W Bell | 9 7 | 28-1 | |
| 6 | Hot Summer | 215516 | Dane O'Neill | R Hannon | 9 7 | 8-1 | |
| 7 | Blue Skyline | 37-0631 | R L Moore | D R C Elsworth | 8 11 | 13-2 | |
| 8 | Arabic Charm | 4323 | Marco Ghiani | S bin Suroor | 9 6 | 10-3 | |
| 9 | Miss Villanelle | 476-055 | N Mackay | C Hills | 8 7 | 22-1 | |
| NR | One Small Step | 2133 | J Fanning | B J Meehan | 9 6 |