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17:25 Newbury

Tom Mitchell 'Half Century' Birthday Celebration Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 57.92s
  • 9 Ran
1(2)
Silk - BLACK, WHITE spots on sleeves
3/1
  • Form 030606
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance just over 1f out, stayed on

4(8)
Silk - Emerald green and white stripes, hooped sleeves
50/1
  • Form 110/6-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12

led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

5(1)
Silk - GREY and PINK check, PINK sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 25/3-60
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

held up, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

6(11)
Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star
7/1
  • Form 464-100
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

steadied start, held up, headway on outside over 1f out, one pace final furlong

7(9)
Silk - Mauve, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Mauve star
  • Form 1-66043
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

held up in rear, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out

8(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevrons, Dark Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 1223-60
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

chased leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

9(3)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE cross belts and sleeves, ORANGE cap

Phred

44
10/1
  • Form 654200
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

in touch, every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10(5)
Silk - Beige, Brown chevron, hooped sleeves and spots on cap
5/1
  • Form 00540
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

prominent until lost place over 2f out

11(10)
Silk - Yellow, Purple cross of lorraine, hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 113636
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-1

held up and took keen hold, headway 2f out, weakened 1f out

2(4)
NR
  • Form 115132
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0

Nonrunner

3(7)
NR
  • Form 3-10050
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

A real mix-and-match bunch here with the vote going to Arry Dash over Wizard Of Edge, Desert Hawk and Waziri. The selection's stable may not be in the best of form but this gelded son of Fraam acts with cut in the ground and is now eight-pounds lower in the ratings than when scoring at Windsor last April. A return to something like that level of form should see him go close today. Wizard Of Edge has been hurdling of late but showed form on the Flat prior to that in a light campaign. Do not rule out a good run from him, while Phred won from a four-pound higher mark at Chepstow last September and acts with cut in the ground, so he too must be on the shortlist. Desert Hawk was a beaten favourite last time so is clearly thought capable of better, and Didn't Tell My Wife has been knocking at the door from his current mark of late. Waziri looked good when beating Hazyview at Goodwood in June but has disappointed twice since, including when tried over 14 furlongs last time. He too could go well but, for the selection, we return to Arry Dash.