Newmarket Race 7

Long Shot Summer Seltzer Handicap

Prize Money: $15,682

This looks like a good opportunity for the class-dropping SIGNALMAN (5) who made the running when fourth over 2000m at Sandown last time. First-time cheekpieces deployed and the John and Thady Gosden trained gelding may get off the mark. XIOMARA (3) would hold major claims on form shown when runner-up attempting 2000m at Nottingham two starts ago. OBSIDIAN KNIGHT (1) was well-beaten among stronger company at Ascot last time. Might do better back in this class. YIPPEE (4) would be dangerous if allowed to dictate matters out front.

Distance: 2011m
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: Turf
Class: HCP, C5

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Obsidian Knight (4) 2752376x10
Trainer: T Kent (Newmarket)
Jockey: David Egan
Weight: 64.5kg
Prize Money: $88,024
Win / Place: 18% / 50%

6 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: AWTAAD (IRE)

Dam: HOLDA (IRE)

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Rating

Stats

Career

22: 4-6-1

Distance

7: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

8: 0-2-1

Non-Metro

14: 4-4-0

Turf

8: 0-1-1

Good

7: 0-1-1

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

14: 4-5-0

Clockwise

4: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

18: 4-6-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 1-1-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

2011m - 2414m

Comments

Third-up today and won third-up in the past. Not raced for 48 days. First-up won by a nose at Chelmsford April 25 over 2000m defeating Boasty with 58kg at $4.50. Last start second last of 14 at Ascot on May 11 over 2400m, 22 len behind Kotari with 54kg at $13. Small field and looks one of the chances.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
13th of 14	11/5/24	Ascot Uk	2414m	HCP 4U	14	David Egan	54kg	Good	2:31.94	57.2 km/h	22.0L	-	$13	16	$45,370	-	1. Kotari 2. Great Bedwyn 3. Graham
1st of 10	25/4/24	Chelmsford City	2011m	HCP 4U	2	David Egan	58kg	Neutral	2:05.62	57.6 km/h	0.1L	-	$4.50	259	$21,780	-	1. Obsidian Knight 2. Boasty 3. Isle Of Sark
259 Day Spell
6th of 7	10/8/23	Sandown Park Uk	2011m	APP HCP 3U	4	Lewis Kent	66kg	Good Soft	2:12.95	54.5 km/h	14.3L	-	$6.00	12	$21,310	-	1. New Dayrell 2. Sagano 3. Fast Steps
7th of 7	29/7/23	Newmarket Uk	2011m	HCP 3U	8	James Doyle	58.5kg	Good	2:08.37	56.4 km/h	5.8L	-	$4.33	15	$36,300	-	1. Sisyphus Strength 2. Lion Kingdom 3. James Mchenry
3rd of 10	14/7/23	York	2414m	APP HCP 4U	1	Adam Farragher	61.5kg	Good Soft	2:37.37	55.2 km/h	2.5L	-	$7.00	17	$36,300	-	1. Gibside 2. Bringbackmemories 3. Obsidian Knight
2nd of 7	27/6/23	Newbury	2414m	HCP 3U	2	Tom Marquand	61kg	Good Firm	2:33.31	56.7 km/h	4.0L	-	$6.00	52	$19,330	-	1. Splendent 2. Obsidian Knight 3. Latin Verse
52 Day Freshen-Up

Savanna King (5) 5643x5
Trainer: Joseph Parr (Newmarket, Suffolk)
Jockey: Jack Mitchell
Weight: 62.5kg
Prize Money: $4,648
Win / Place: 0% / 20%

4 yo Grey Gelding

Sire: ROARING LION (USA)

Dam: AN GHALANTA (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 0-0-1

Turf

5: 0-0-1

Good

4: 0-0-1

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

3: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-0-1

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0: 0-0-0

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1609m

Comments

Second run back. Comes off a 48-day let-up. First-up after 11 months 5th of 8 at Leicester on May 11 over 1600m, 2.25 len behind War Of Words carrying 61kg at $12. Previously second-up 6th of 13 at Newmarket (Rowley) on May 19 2023 over 2000m, 9 len behind Davideo with 60.5kg at $19. Unlikely to threaten.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 8	11/5/24	Leicester	1609m	HCP 4U	2	Dylan Hogan	61kg	Good	1:50.69	52.3 km/h	2.3L	-	$12	308	$12,700	-	1. War Of Words 2. Law Supreme 3. Nikovo
308 Day Spell
3rd of 4	8/7/23	Nottingham	2011m	APP OPEN 3	3	Cieren Fallon	58kg	Good	2:14.13	54.0 km/h	6.8L	-	$3.75	25	$17,580	-	1. Order Of Malta 2. Flight Of Angels 3. Savanna King
4th of 9	13/6/23	Salisbury	2414m	MDN OPEN 3	7	Oisin Murphy	60.5kg	Good Firm	2:33.91	56.5 km/h	5.8L	-	$4.33	25	$15,430	-	1. Roaring Legend 2. Liable 3. Sgian Dubh
6th of 13	19/5/23	Newmarket (Rowley)	2011m	MDN OPEN 3	9	Cieren Fallon	60.5kg	Good	2:07.26	56.9 km/h	9.8L	-	$19	24	$18,150	-	1. Davideo 2. Vaguely Royal 3. Mythical Guest
5th of 8	25/4/23	Yarmouth	1609m	NOV OPEN 3	7	Cieren Fallon	60.5kg	Soft	1:43.96	55.7 km/h	4.5L	-	$6.50	-	$14,520	-	1. Bear On The Loose 2. Kingfisher King 3. Astral Spirit

Xiomara (2) 9x5x525
Trainer: David Menuisier (Pulborough, W Sussex)
Jockey: Kieran Shoemark
Weight: 60kg
Prize Money: $6,719
Win / Place: 0% / 20%

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: LOPE DE VEGA (IRE)

Dam: MARTLET (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

3: 0-1-0

Turf

3: 0-1-0

Good

3: 0-1-0

Synthetic

2: 0-0-0

Clockwise

3: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

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0: 0-0-0

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1609m - 2057m

Comments

Most recently from last on the turn 5th of 10 at Salisbury on June 11 over 2000m, 3.5 len behind Quietness carrying 57.5kg at $5. The start before that ran on strongly from last on the turn; 2nd of 8 at Nottingham on May 21 over 2050m, 1.5 len behind Elladonna carrying 58kg at $7. Expected to go close this small field.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 10	11/6/24	Salisbury	2011m	HCP F 3U	8	Kyle Strydom	57.5kg	Good Firm	2:08.81	56.2 km/h	3.5L	-	$5.00	21	$20,420	-	1. Quietness 2. Alhattan 3. Frankelian
2nd of 8	21/5/24	Nottingham	2057m	HCP F 3U	7	Kyle Strydom	58kg	Good	2:12.19	56.0 km/h	1.5L	-	$7.00	47	$14,760	-	1. Elladonna 2. Xiomara 3. Ardbraccan
47 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 12	4/4/24	Lingfield	1609m	MDN F 3U	11	Kyle Strydom	57.5kg	Neutral	1:37.67	59.3 km/h	6.5L	-	$17	160	$13,250	-	1. Surveyor 2. Battle Queen 3. Madame Sans Gene
160 Day Spell
5th of 9	27/10/23	Chantilly	1600m	MDN F 2	5	Marie Velon	56.5kg	Neutral	1:39.55	57.9 km/h	3.1L	-	$10	71	$49,180	-	1. Dorabella 2. Alimara 3. Goosebumpy
71 Day Spell
9th of 11	17/8/23	Deauville	1400m	UNR F 2	9	Olivier Peslier	57.5kg	Good Soft	1:24.94	59.3 km/h	6.5L	-	$5.40	-	$329,490	-	1. Rose Bloom 2. Atlantic Ways 3. Liberte

Yippee (1) 6054x2139
Trainer: Charlie Johnston (Middleham Moor, N Yorks)
Jockey: Richard Kingscote
Weight: 58.5kg
Prize Money: $15,389
Win / Place: 12% / 37%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ZOUSTAR (AUS)

Dam: BEWITCHMENT (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 1-1-1

Distance

3: 1-1-1

Season

6: 1-1-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

3: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

5: 1-0-1

Turf

4: 1-1-1

Good

3: 1-1-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-1

Synthetic

4: 0-0-0

Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

7: 1-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

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0: 0-0-0

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1609m - 2112m

Comments

At the latest run second last of 10 at Chester on June 14 over 2100m, 15 len behind Rebaatt carrying 58kg at $10. The start before that 3rd in a small field at Leicester on May 28 over 2000m, on rain affected going; 22 len behind Ashariba with 62.5kg at $4.30. Better than that recent lacklustre performance suggests.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 10	14/6/24	Chester	2112m	HCP 3	5	Franny Norton	58kg	Good	2:13.24	57.1 km/h	15.3L	-	$10	17	$26,920	-	1. Rebaatt 2. Double Jump 3. Volto Di Medusa
3rd of 6	28/5/24	Leicester	2011m	HCP 3	1	Franny Norton	62.5kg	Heavy	2:15.04	53.6 km/h	22.5L	-	$4.33	4	$12,700	-	1. Ashariba 2. Tipsy Tiger 3. Yippee
1st of 10	24/5/24	Pontefract	2016m	HCP MDN 3U	1	Franny Norton	57kg	Good	2:14.77	53.9 km/h	2.8L	-	$6.50	13	$12,920	-	1. Yippee 2. Minstrel Knight 3. Glistening Nights
2nd of 6	11/5/24	Haydock Park	2049m	HCP 3U	1	Andrew Mullen	59kg	Good Firm	2:17.58	53.6 km/h	4.8L	-	$13	117	$22,140	-	1. Cambria Legend 2. Yippee 3. Rogue Raider
117 Day Spell
4th of 5	15/1/24	Wolverhampton	1911m	HCP 3	3	Andrew Mullen	61kg	Neutral	2:02.95	56.0 km/h	1.5L	-	$7.50	10	$12,890	-	1. It's Not Risky 2. Unleash Hell 3. Valadero
5th of 11	5/1/24	Southwell	1609m	MDN 3	11	Andrew Mullen	60.5kg	Neutral	1:43.61	55.9 km/h	2.5L	-	$67	31	$13,250	-	1. Character Testing 2. Belcamo 3. Clear Storm
31 Day Freshen-Up

Signalman (3) 7x544
Trainer: John & Thady Gosden (Newmarket, Suffolk)
Jockey: William Buick
Weight: 56.5kg
Prize Money: $3,736
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

3 yo Grey Gelding

Sire: NEW APPROACH (IRE)

Dam: WHITE LIGHT (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 0-0-0

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 0-0-0

Turf

4: 0-0-0

Good

2: 0-0-0

Soft

2: 0-0-0

Clockwise

4: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1994m - 2011m

Comments

Racing well. Last start 4th of 9 at Sandown Park on June 14 over 2000m, 5 len behind Travolta carrying 56kg at $11. The start before that 4th of 9 at Leicester on May 27 over 2000m, 12 len behind Matsuri with 59kg at $11. Can bounce back after a modest effort last time.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 9	14/6/24	Sandown Park Uk	2011m	HCP 3	1	William Buick	56kg	Good Firm	2:08.80	56.2 km/h	4.8L	-	$11	18	$20,870	-	1. Travolta 2. Devoirs Choice 3. Crimson Road
4th of 9	27/5/24	Leicester	2011m	WFA NOV 3U	5	Robert Havlin	59kg	Good Soft	2:10.36	55.5 km/h	12.8L	-	$11	11	$18,450	-	1. Matsuri 2. Fox Legacy 3. Alentejo
5th of 9	16/5/24	Salisbury	1994m	WFA NOV C 3U	6	Robert Havlin	58kg	Soft	2:18.36	51.9 km/h	15.0L	-	$3.00	204	$16,610	-	1. Master Builder 2. Subsequent 3. Crown Of India
204 Day Spell
7th of 12	25/10/23	Newmarket (Rowley)	1609m	NOV 2	1	James Doyle	59kg	Soft	1:42.07	56.7 km/h	7.5L	-	$9.50	-	$36,300	-	1. Feigning Madness 2. Harper's Ferry 3. Temple City

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