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Starlight Wishes Handicap
Newbury Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.10 Place: £3.90 £2.90 £4.90 Exacta: £54 Tricast: £656.57 Trifecta: £679
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Orin Swift (IRE) 6 G Poor Jonathan Portman 133 lbs 9/1 Won Slowly into stride - soon recovered to track leaders - led 2f out - ridden when strongly challenged over 1f out - held on gamely final furlong - all out
2nd 6 Sky Marshal (IRE) 7 G AVG Ed Walker 132 lbs 6/1 0.1 Looked well - held up towards rear - steady progress from over 3f out - ridden for strong challenge over 1f out - every chance throughout final furlong - just held
3rd 3 Rainbow Rising (FR) N/A Poor David Menuisier 133 lbs 12/1 7 Mid-division - headway over 1f out - soon ridden - stayed on inside final furlong - went 3rd final 120yds - not going pace of front pair
4th 1 Epitaph (IRE) N/A Poor Michael Appleby 135 lbs 20/1 2.25 Mid-division - ridden over 3f out - little impression until stayed on well final furlong - snatched 4th close home
5th 13 Famous Dynasty (IRE) N/A Poor Michael Blanshard 122 lbs 12/1 .5 Looked well - mid-division - headway over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - chased front pair well over 1f out - no extra final 120yds (vet reported the gelding lost its right hind shoe)
6th 7 Lady Valdean (GB) N/A Poor Jose Santos 133 lbs 9/2F 1.5 Led - soon clear - ridden and headed 2f out - kept on until faded inside final furlong
7th 4 Ravenous (GB) N/A Poor Luke Dace 126 lbs 10/1 .5 Held up behind - headway from 4f out - ridden to dispute 2nd over 2f out until well over 1f out - faded inside final furlong
8th 8 Sufi (GB) 9 G Poor Ken Cunningham-Brown 132 lbs 12/1 0.2 Looked well - towards rear of midfield - ridden well over 2f out - stayed on final furlong but never any threat
9th 11 Methag (FR) N/A Poor Alex Hales 128 lbs 25/1 1.5 Tracked leader - ridden well over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
10th 9 Omotesando (GB) N/A Poor Oliver Greenall 128 lbs 33/1 .5 Held up towards rear - ridden well over 2f out - never any impression
11th 10 My Brother Mike (IRE) 11 G AVG Kevin Frost 129 lbs 14/1 6 Mid-division - headway 3f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
12th 12 Kerrera (GB) N/A Poor Paul Webber 128 lbs 7/1 37 In touch - switched to centre and ridden over 4f out - hung left and weakened 3f out - soon eased (jockey said mare hung right-handed)
13th 2 Rubensian (GB) N/A Poor David Simcock 134 lbs 8/1 2.5 Held up towards rear - ridden when short of room and snatched up over 2f out - no chance after - eased over 1f out (jockey said the gelding had a breathing problem)