Newbury Races
Newbury
17:00
Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap
Newbury
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2.50 £2
Exacta: £16.60
Tricast: £59.14
Trifecta: £63.90
Non-Runners: Bodorgan (unsuitable ground), King's Code (self certificate), Mudskipper (self certificate, unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | City Of York (GB) | 4 G | AVG | David Simcock | 125 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Held up in rear - pushed along over 2f out - switched left and good headway on far side of group over 1f out - led final 110yds - ran on well - readily(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Metal Merchant (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Jack Channon | 137 lbs | 3/1F | 1.75 | Prominent - pressed leaders when bit short of room over 2f out - ridden to lead against near rail over 1f out - headed final 110yds - soon no extra(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Lunatick (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Hughie Morrison | 129 lbs | 4/1 | 3.5 | Bumped start - in touch with leaders - waiting for room over 2f out - not clear run repeatedly over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - soon hung left and bumped rival - went third but outpaced final 110yds - eyecatcher(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Baltic Voyage (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 135 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Pressed leader - led narrowly halfway - headed over 1f out - weakened and wandered around inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Welleef (IRE) | 5 H | AVG | Owen Burrows | 132 lbs | 4/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders - pressed leaders over 2f out - briefly led over 1f out - weakening when bumped inside final furlong(op 11/4 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Golspie (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 127 lbs | 8/1 | 8 | Took keen hold - ducked left start - led - headed halfway - weakening when bit short of room 2f out - lost touch over 1f out(op 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Greatest Time (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Richard Hannon | 132 lbs | 22/1 | 6 | Held up in rear - outpaced over 2f out - soon lost touch and eased - tailed off(op 16/1) |