Newbury
20:25
Maurice Adams Memorial Handicap
Newbury Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £12.40 Place: £3.30 £6 £4.30 Exacta: £188.60 Tricast: £2658.85 Trifecta: £2933.90
Non-Runners: Ring Of Light (withdrawn; broke out of stalls)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Secret Strength (IRE) 6 G AVG Jim Boyle 135 lbs 12/1 Won Ducked right start and slowly into stride - in rear - ridden and headway against near rail from 2f out - hung left but pressed leaders over 1f out - wandered around but kept on well to lead towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
2nd 7 Night Arc (GB) 6 G Poor Richard Hannon 138 lbs 22/1 0.2 Disputed lead - led clearly over 1f out - kept on but headed towards finish(tchd 20/1)
3rd 9 King Of The Dance (IRE) 5 G Poor Eve Johnson Houghton 134 lbs 16/1 1 Disputed lead - outpaced inside final furlong - edged left but rallied and went third final strides(op 18/1)
4th 11 Al Motasim (GB) 2 C Poor Hugo Palmer 124 lbs 8/1 0.1 Prominent - pressed leaders on far side of group from over 1f out - briefly went third inside final 110yds - soon edged right (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
5th 2 Bastogne (IRE) 2 G AVG Deborah Faulkner 136 lbs 9/1 0.2 Took keen hold - pressed leaders - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
6th 12 Wadi Bani (GB) 3 G Poor Seamus Durack 126 lbs 11/4F 0.3 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - waiting for room under 2f out - soon outpaced - kept on inside final furlong(op 5/2 tchd 3/1)
7th 1 Capote's Dream (IRE) 7 G AVG Tom Ward 143 lbs 9/2 0.05 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bit short of room but headway on far side of group under 2f out - soon pressed leaders - short of room and no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
8th 8 Plumette (GB) 8 M AVG Steph Hollinshead 136 lbs 50/1 .5 Took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway over 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 66/1)
9th 10 Starlight Nation (IRE) 3 G AVG Clive Cox 132 lbs 6/1 6 Towards rear - weakened from over 1f out(op 9/2)
10th 5 Lunar Space (IRE) 4 G AVG Jamie Osborne 139 lbs 50/1 6 Dwelt start - in rear throughout - pushed along 4f out - detached 3f out(op 33/1)
11th 4 Unsung Hero (IRE) 5 G Poor Heather Main 140 lbs 18/1 5 In touch with leaders - weakened quickly 2f out - eased final 110yds(op 16/1)