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20:10 Newbury

Invesco Perpetual Rated Stakes (Handicap) (Class C) (Class C)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.80s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fantasy Believer

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Caustic Wit (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Najeebon (FR)

      10/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Light Blue, White chevrons, Light Blue cap

        High Reach

        12
        7/4
        • Form 144-363
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        in touch, pushed along well over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Mauve triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Mauve diamond

        Danehill Stroller (IRE)

        12
        25/1
        • Form 1243-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms

        3(4)
        Silk - PINK, BLACK sleeves, PINK stars, BLACK cap, PINK star

        Dame de Noche

        12
        20/1
        • Form 0-60300
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out

        4(7)
        Silk - Black, Red sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Red spots

        Khabfair

        260
        16/1
        • Form 312-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        held up, good headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge

        5(5)
        Silk - Red and White (halved), White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star

        Fantasy Believer

        5
        5/1
        • Form 000004
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13

        held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched slightly left over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on strongly

        6(8)
        Silk - Grey, Orange stars and sleeves, hooped cap

        Caustic Wit (IRE)

        5
        7/2
        • Form 011112
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13

        chased leader, led 2f out, edged slightly right over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner

        7(2)
        Silk - Orange and Royal Blue diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and stars on cap

        Golden Dixie (USA)

        258
        25/1
        • Form 240000-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out

        8(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Green disc, Light Green and White striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Willhewiz

        5 v
        25/1
        • Form 560110
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11

        led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        9(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves, check cap

        Chateau Nicol

        8 v
        15/2
        • Form 133341
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not troubled leaders

        10(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Najeebon (FR)

        12
        10/1
        • Form 0-00036
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10

        always prominent, pushed along after 2f, kept on well final furlong

        11(3)
        Silk - Pink, Grey Cross of Lorraine and sleeves

        Nivernais

        18
        16/1
        • Form 36-0000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5

        held up in mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Royal Ascot form might come to the fore here, in which case High Reach is taken to score, with Najeebon, Dame de Noche and Willhewiz also on the list of possibles . Looking at the field. Khabfair's stable is showing signs of a revival now but this one has a 260-day absence to overcome. Don't dismiss Nivernais' chances because he is now just two pounds above a winning mark and has been campaigned over five furlongs on his last two starts. Caustic Wit continues in excellent heart although he looks to have a bit to find on Najeebon based on Salisbury form on June 8. In fact, Najeebon is now well-handicapped based on his York win of last October. Chateau Nicol has done extremely well this year and was scoring for the fourth time when winning at Kempton last time, but a two-pound rise for that narrow win will make things tougher. Willhewiz was behind Caustic Wit in a valuable race at Windsor on Saturday but comes into the reckoning based on his Newmarket win the time before that. Dame de Noche has failed to sparkle in her last two runs, although the latest of these came at Royal Ascot, but on the upside is now only two-pounds higher in the ratings than for her Goodwood win last July. Danehill Stroller was just behind her at Ascot, but High Reach was ahead of the pair of them in third in that race, the Wokingham. For us, that is the key form when assessing this contest, and Terry Mills runner is taken to defy topweight and score.