Newbury Races
Newbury
17:20
IRE-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race) (Div I)
Newbury
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £13.40
Place: £3.50 £1.50 £1.90
Exacta: £48.70
Trifecta: £220.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Chicory (GB) | 2 F | AVG | Ed Walker | 128 lbs | 11/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - smooth headway on near side of group over 2f out - challenging over 1f out - soon ridden to lead - kept on well(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Tarot (GB) | 2 F | AVG | Roger Varian | 128 lbs | 9/4F | 0.3 | Took keen hold - prominent - led over 2f out - faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Splish Splash (IRE) | 2 F | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 128 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - kept on inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Zen Diva (GB) | 2 F | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 128 lbs | 4/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - headway on far side of group over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Mojito (GB) | 2 F | Poor | Richard Hannon | 128 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | Slowly away - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Stormy Music (GB) | 2 F | Poor | Andrew Balding | 128 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | In rear - waiting for room over 2f out - switched left inside final furlong - no impression(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Crafty Blue (IRE) | 2 F | Elite | Richard Hannon | 128 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | Dwelt start - raced in last - soon detached - some headway final furlong - never on terms (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey and trainer's rep were interviewed and shown recordings of race; vet had nothing to report; jockey said his instructions were to keep filly balanced and get her to finish her race to the best of her ability - further explaining that leaving stalls - filly became intimidated by runners surrounding her and felt unbalanced while running green which resulted in filly becoming slightly detached from rest of field after approximately 1f into race; jockey added that throughout race he was focused on keeping filly balanced and felt that the field were going quicker than ideal into a significant headwind and therefore did not want to rush his filly while she was changing her legs and struggling to become balanced; he added that approaching final furlong he began to squeeze filly along as she began to feel more balanced - before asking her for more of an effort through final furlong; jockey felt that he was passing tired horses in final furlong and that he obtained best possible placing; trainer's rep confirmed instructions and that they were satisfied with ride; their explanations were noted)(op 80/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Bessie Wallis (IRE) | 2 F | Good | David Menuisier | 128 lbs | 28/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - weakened from over 1f out(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | I'mnotinlove (GB) | 2 F | Poor | Oliver Cole | 128 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - led - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Back To Black (GB) | 2 F | Poor | William Haggas | 128 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Ducked sharply right start - took keen hold - always behind(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | Kilkenny Warrior (IRE) | 2 F | Good | Richard Hughes | 128 lbs | 14/1 | 4.75 | Prominent - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) |