bet365 Mile (Group 2) – Newmarket

Newmarket

13:50

bet365 Mile (Group 2)

Date 2023-05-05

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £45,368

Winning Time 1m 37.18s (slow by 1.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mutasaabeq (GB) Jim Crowley · Charles Hills	4/1	Won
2nd	Native Trail (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	8/11F	3
3rd	Light Infantry Man (FR) Jamie Spencer · David Simcock	5/1	0.1
4th	Checkandchallenge (GB) Andrea Atzeni · William Knight	11/1	2.25
5th	Imperial Fighter (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	22/1	3.75

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (4)	Native Trail Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	129	—	12135-	119	134	116	261d	—	—	-3	43.2	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Champion 2yo in 2021; second in last year's 2,000 Guineas then won the Irish version
4 (3)	Light Infantry Chestnut J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	129	—	/9226-	120	132	120	188d	—	—	+11	28.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good second in a couple of Group 1 races at Deauville last summer; major contender
1 (1)	Mutasaabeq Brown J:Jim Crowley T:Charles Hills	J:Jim Crowley T:Charles Hills	132	b	23241-	113	124	107	224d	—	—	+19	34.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Took well to first-time blinkers here when last seen; shade unlucky in this race in 2022
2 (5)	Checkandchallenge Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:William Knight	J:Andrea Atzeni T:William Knight	129	—	27134-	112	126	88	202d	—	—	+16	26.5	1.75/1	8 13%
Ran creditably in the QEII on final 3yo start; may have more to offer this term
3 (2)	Imperial Fighter Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	—	/330-6	109	123	103	34d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+12	16	6.75/1	28 4%
Useful on his day but posted a dismal effort on reappearance; 0-7 since debut win

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Native Trail

43.2

OR: 17.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Mutasaabeq

34.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 14.4 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Light Infantry

28.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Checkandchallenge

26.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.9

Imperial Fighter

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Light Infantry	120	132	120
Native Trail	119	134	116
Mutasaabeq	113	124	107
Checkandchallenge	112	126	88
Imperial Fighter	109	123	103

Last Run