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19:40 Newbury

Betfred Racing 'Like Us On Facebook' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 18.30s
  • Off Time: 19:42:23
  • 7 Ran
1(9)
Silk - YELLOW, WHITE hoop and armlets, WHITE and YELLOW check cap

Be Bold

39 BF
9/2
  • Form 595487
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

held up, smooth headway halfway, tracked leaders going well 2f out, led over 1f out, narrowly headed well inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again final strides

2(5)
Silk - Beige, Royal Blue sleeves and cap

Duffel

19 D
5/2
  • Form 8661
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

led, headed over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong

4(8)
Silk - Grey, Black triple diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 51-2716
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 69

held up, headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, 2nd inside final furlong, led narroly well inside final furlong, headed final strides

6(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Red and White striped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 236446
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 63

chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after

7(1)
Silk - Red, beige hoop and armlets, hooped cap

Named Asset

26 p D
8/1
  • Form 3-00681
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 59

prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after

8(2)
Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap

Culloden

8 BF
13/2
  • Form 443630
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 58

prominent, pushed along halfway, soon weakened

9(4)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow seams, armlets and cap
  • Form 7464
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 57

chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3(7)
NR

Prefect

20 b
7/1
  • Form 202724
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

Nonrunner

5(6)
NR

Fujiano

2 D
16/1
  • Form 236-186
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 67

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

The handicapper has taken no chances with DUFFEL raising him 8lb for winning a Wolverhampton maiden. But today's opposition look no great shakes and Luca Cumani's colt gets the nod. Be Bold was rated 15lb higher as recently as May but shows no signs of a resurgence while stablemate Prefect gets first-time headgear having disappointed back in maiden company last time. Lucy The Painter never looked like repeating her win at Ffos Las when well beaten at Haydock last time but Epping Forest could go well back over 6f today.

Formwatch

Be Bold 4-1fav (9-7) Raced keenly, led until headed inside final 3f, chased leaders and every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Sakash (9-12) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Duffel 6-5fav (9-5) Soon close up, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Wolverhampton 6f mdn hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Man Of Music (8-7) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.

Lucy The Painter (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Lydiate Lady (8-4) at Haydock 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Vincenzo Coccotti (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, good headway on inside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Star Asset (9-6) at Epsom 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Named Asset 8-1 (9-2) Close and raced alone stands side until over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, won at Ffos Las 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Kylies Wild Card (8-10) by nk, 8 ran.

Culloden 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out to 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Gavarnie Encore (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

Epping Forest (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly when hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Pyla (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.

Prefect 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened closing stages, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Flying Hammer (9-5) at Chepstow 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.

Fujiano 11-4fav (9-1) Raced far side, tracked leader, every chance from over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 8, 10 1/4l behind Honcho (8-8) at Newmarket 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.