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Newbury
14:40
Dubai Duty Free Handicap
Newbury Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Heavy Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.50 £2.10 £3.20 Exacta: £20.50 Tricast: £159.43 Trifecta: £159.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
7f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m3f 1m4f
1st
In touch with leaders - cajoled along 4f out - pushed along 3f out - hung left but headway on near side of group 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - soon edged left - went clear final 110yds - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from returning to much slower ground)(op 10/3)
3 G Good
Ralph Beckett 127 lbs 3/1J Won
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1m 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m2f
2nd
In touch with leaders - bit short of room under 2f out - ridden and kept on from over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 9/2)
3 F Good
Andrew Balding 122 lbs 11/2 1.75
1m2f
1m1f 1m 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f
3rd
Held up in rear - outpaced 3f out - steady headway from 2f out - went third towards finish - not pace to challenge(tchd 9/1)
6 G Poor
Roger Fell & Sean Murray 123 lbs 11/1 0.3
1m2½f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f
1m2½f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f
4th
Slowly away and lost many lengths start - cajoled along early - joined main group but raced in last after 3f - outpaced and pushed along 3f out - still plenty to do 2f out - soon switched sharply right - kept on from over 1f out - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 4/1)
7 G AVG
Harry Eustace 120 lbs 3/1J .5
1m2f 1m4½f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f
1m2½f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m2f
5th
Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon carried left - weakened quickly inside final 110yds(tchd 9/1)
9 G AVG
Jack Channon 135 lbs 10/1 0.05
1m2½f 1m2f 1m4f 1m2f 1m2f
1m 1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m
6th
Led - headed over 2f out - weakened gradually over 1f out - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 13/2)
7 G AVG
William Haggas 129 lbs 11/2 2.25
1m 1m 7f 1m
7f 1m2f
7th
Prominent - hung badly left and lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - tailed off (trainer said filly was unsuited by the heavy - soft in places ground and would benefit from a quicker surface)(op 10/1)
N/A Good
Richard Hannon 116 lbs 14/1 10
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1m4f 1m6f 1m4f 1m4f 1m2f
8th
Towards rear - brief headway against far rail over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - eased inside final furlong - tailed off(op 7/1)
7 G AVG
William Haggas 135 lbs 8/1 4
1m4f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m3f 1m3f