Racecards
20:10 Newbury
Stan James Skytext P368 Rated Stakes (Handicap) (Class C)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f 8y
- Going: Good
- Form 02010-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
led 1f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 110-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
with leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 00-0003
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
in touch, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
- Form 0040-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J Fortune
led after 1f, ridden and headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 000204
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B McMahon
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 113-015
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, still going well inside 2f out, pushed along to chase winner 1f out, rider dropped whip well inside final furlong, kept on
Armagnac
5- Form 000104
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M Buckley
- Jockey Pat Eddery
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 002000
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey S Whitworth
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 0/0-0136
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, behind, rapid headway inside 2f out, led just over 1f out, held on well final furlong
- Form 0-04040
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in touch, ridden and good headway well over 1f out to press leaders, weakened inside final furlong
Kingscross
23- Form 04-0004
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, ridden, good headway to challenge 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 1-44
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer P Harris
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
behind, soon pushed along, headway over 2f out, weakened 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A competitive six-furlong handicap in which a number have to be considered but Seven No Trumps is given as a tentative selection. A course and distance winner, the Barry Hills-trained gelding hinted at a return to form in cheekpieces last time and, now stepped up to six furlongs, should go well back on a winning mark. Any number of the others have to be considered, including Tim Easterby's Good Girl, racing in a first-time eyeshield, Now Look Here, well weighted on the best of his form but would welcome a deluge of rain, and the lightly raced Roger Charlton runner, Seel Of Approval. The list is far from all-inclusive so, once again, it's tricky but Seven No Trumps might just provide the answer.