Newbury Races
Newbury
14:05
Dubai Duty Free Autumn Cup Handicap
Newbury
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Distance: 1m5½f
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.90
Place: £3 £2.60
Exacta: £39
Trifecta: £303.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Not So Sleepy (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 138 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Made all - set steady pace - increased tempo 4f out - ridden 3f out - faced challenge from 2f out - kept on well - won going away(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Salt Bay (GER) | 5 G | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 138 lbs | 9/2 | 2 | In touch with leaders - headway against far rail over 2f out - soon challenging - ridden and went clear with winner over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Laafi (FR) | 5 G | AVG | William Haggas | 128 lbs | 15/2 | 5.5 | Towards rear - outpaced over 2f out - edged left and bumped rival over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Sea King (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 134 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - some headway on near side of group 2f out - went third 1f out - soon edged left - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Get Shirty (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 137 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Slowly away - held up in rear - outpaced 3f out - brief headway 2f out - bumped over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong | ||
| 6th | 6 | Oneforthegutter (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 129 lbs | 11/2 | 3.75 | Prominent - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Valsad (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Harry & Roger Charlton | 131 lbs | 3/1F | 0.05 | Raced in second - pressed leader 3f out - pushed along and hung badly left from over 2f out - weakened quickly 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed and stopped quickly; trainer said gelding was unsuited by the heavy - soft in places ground which - in his opinion - was riding tacky)(tchd 11/4) |