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14:25 Newbury

Ladbrokes.Com Handicap (Class B) (Class B)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Frm, Good in places backstraight
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.10s
  • 18 Ran
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1
Silk -

Everest (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Vortex

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Battle Chant (USA)

      14/1

        4
        Silk -

        Audience

        12/1

          1(14)
          Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

          Battle Chant (USA)

          254
          14/1
          • Form 504030-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-0

          held up mid-division, headway 2 out, effort and every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards

          2(5)
          Silk - White, Royal Blue seams and sleeves, Yellow cap

          Lago d'Orta (IRE)

          31
          10/1
          • Form 1-64006
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-12

          steadied start, held up towards rear, stayed on steadily from over 1f out nearest finish

          3(8)
          Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

          Vortex

          31 e
          14/1
          • Form 100130
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-10

          held up towards rear, headway well over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just failed

          4(3)
          Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves

          Camp Commander (IRE)

          14
          14/1
          • Form 34-0450
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          started slowly, always in rear

          5(6)
          Silk - Lime Green, Royal Blue epaulets and cap

          King's County (IRE)

          31
          12/1
          • Form 12-3030
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-7

          tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out

          6(1)
          Silk - Orange

          Gold History (USA)

          29
          25/1
          • Form 10-2135
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-7

          prominent on outer to over 2f out, soon weakened

          7(16)
          Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue sash, Red sleeves

          Able Baker Charlie (IRE)

          31
          7/2
          • Form 5110-42
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-5

          held up in touch, headway 2f out to chase leaders, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out

          8(4)
          Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

          Audience

          11
          12/1
          • Form 000002
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          held up behind, headway 2f out, every chance 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong

          9(2)
          Silk - White, Red cross belts and armlets, Yellow cap

          Serieux

          91
          16/1
          • Form 00-0002
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          tracked leaders until weakened quickly 2f out

          10(9)
          Silk - White, Light Green stars, Light Green sleeves, White stars and stars on cap

          Rebel Leader

          530
          50/1
          • Form 3105/50-
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-2

          held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, no headway and weakened 2f out

          11(7)
          Silk - Purple, Orange sash, Royal Blue cap

          James Caird (IRE)

          17
          10/1
          • Form 62-6222
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          close up, effort and every chance over 1f out, weakened under pressure final furlong

          12(18)
          Silk - Grey and Royal Blue stripes, Red sleeves and cap

          Impeller (IRE)

          31
          20/1
          • Form 2-00260
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-13

          steadied start, in rear, headway final 2f, stayed on nearest finish

          13(17)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White chevrons, halved sleeves, White cap

          Blue Trojan (IRE)

          8
          10/1
          • Form 140042
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-12

          held up, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out

          14(13)
          Silk - ORANGE, MAROON hoop and armlets, BLACK and ORANGE quartered cap

          Highland Reel

          24
          33/1
          • Form 00-1004
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-12

          held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace

          15(10)
          Silk - RED, BLACK sash, RED and YELLOW hooped sleeves, YELLOW cap

          Definite Guest (IRE)

          15
          20/1
          • Form 565-300
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-6

          in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened well over 2f out

          16(15)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, Royal Blue cap

          Everest (IRE)

          11
          11/2
          • Form 000001
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-6

          held up behind headway 2f out led over 1f out, hard pressed well inside final furlong, just held on

          17(11)
          Silk - ORANGE, DARK BLUE sash, diabolo on sleeves, ORANGE cap

          Gig Harbor

          10
          40/1
          • Form 015604
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-6

          led until headed inside final 2f, soon weakened

          18(12)
          Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

          Zucchero

          7
          20/1
          • Form 0000-03
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-1

          held up in touch, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

          In depth

          Verdict

          Able Baker Charlie looks to hold a very good chance of making amends for a narrow Royal Hunt Cup defeat, and gets our vote here, with Camp Commander, Lago d'Orta, Gold History and Zucchero among others to consider in a competitive and valuable handicap. In fact, the Hunt Cup could hold the key to this race with the selection having run in it, plus Camp Commander (fifth), Lago d'Orta (sixth), Audience (eighth), Impeller (ninth), Vortex (tenth) and Highland Reel (26th) and King's County 29th. but they meet on the same terms so we will trust the form to be confirmed, particularly given that the selection is well drawn in this race that will be run over the straight mile. Of the others, Gold History, a Listed winner in April, will appreciate the drop in class from his last two Group-level engagements and could go well, while Serieux returns to the scene of his second in the Spring Handicap in April and his stable is in much better form now, and Zucchero, very well handicapped on the best of his 2002 form, is a course and distance winner and seemed to show improved form in cheekpieces last time. Do not rule him out of a good run but, for us, the selection is Able Baker Charlie.