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19:50 Newbury

Country & Town House Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,650 added
  • Winner: £5,574
  • 2nd: £2,616
  • 3rd: £1,307
  • 4th: £654
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.43s
  • Off Time: 19:50:30
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Hot Chesnut

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Snuggle

    8/1

      2(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White disc, diabolo on sleeves, White cap

      Flying Secret

      21 DCD
      9/2
      • Form 328-511
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 78

      raced keenly, pressed leader, slight lead halfway, shaken up and headed entering final furlong, hung left and lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd

      3(1)
      Silk - Red, White triple diamond, White and Dark Blue hooped sleeves, White and Emerald Green hooped cap

      La Maquina

      25 t D
      13/2
      • Form 855-545
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 77

      steadied start, raced keenly and held up in last trio, pushed along and no response over 2f out, never involved

      4(4)
      Silk - Red and yellow stripes, yellow sleeves, red stars, yellow cap, red star

      Al Baahy

      51 D
      14/1
      • Form 0244-31
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 75

      started slowly and awkwardly away, held up in rear, headway far side of group and plugged on towards finish

      6(8)
      Silk - Purple, pink sleeves, purple spots, pink cap, purple spots

      Hot Chesnut

      12 D
      8/1
      • Form 90-7613
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 72

      raced keenly in last trio, good headway between horses going well over 1f out, quickened to lead entering final furlong, soon clear, ran on well

      7(7)
      Silk - Navy Blue, Red and Light Blue hoop and armlets, White cap

      Snuggle

      52
      8/1
      • Form 0-23321
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 78

      tracked leaders near side of group, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on but never going pace of winner

      8(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Daahes (IRE)

      23
      13/2
      • Form 96-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 77

      led and set steady pace, narrowly headed halfway, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again towards finish

      9(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue seams, striped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Eddie Temple (IRE)

      21 BF
      6/4
      • Form 8-85
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 75

      wore hood to post,tracked leaders and keen, switched right 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, no impression when weakened and lost two places towards finish

      1(9)
      NR

      Epsom Faithfull

      25 t D
      10/1
      • Form 570903
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 80

      NonRunner

      5(6)
      NR

      Dancinginthewoods

      119 p D
      10/1
      • Form 12-3348
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 74

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      It took Al Baahy 16 attempts to get his head in front but he finally did so when sent off favourite at Wetherby. But FLYING SECRET (NAP) makes more appeal as he landed a double with last month’s course and distance success and drops back down in class raised only 2lb. Snuggle came good over 6f at Windsor but has yet to race over this far while Eddie Temple and Daahes are likely improvers handicapping for the first time.

      Formwatch

      Flying Secret 9-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, led last strides, won at Newbury 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Popmaster (9-9) by shd, 10 ran.

      La Maquina 5-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up in last pair, some late headway, never involved, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Mister Bluebird (9-3) at Goodwood 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

      Al Baahy 10-3fav (9-10) Led, ridden 2f out, soon headed, rallied to regain lead final 100 yards, ridden out, won at Wetherby 7f hcp (5) gd in May beating Emily Post (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.

      Hot Chesnut 7-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders centre, headway over 2f out, led overall over 1f out, ridden and headed and lost 2 places towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Magical Max (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

      Snuggle Evensfav (9-4) Close up in third, chased leaders from halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden when disputed 1f out, led just before final 100 yards, kept gamely on and always doing enough near finish, won at Windsor 6f stks (2) sft in May beating Ardad's Great (8-13) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

      Daahes (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, asked for effort over 2f out, no impression on winner but kept on for third inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 6 1/2l behind Equatorial (9-4) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Jun.

      Eddie Temple (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Close up, took keen hold, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, one paced from over 1f out, 5th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Crack Shot (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.

      Epsom Faithfull 9-2 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway and hung badly left left to near side rail inside final 2f, soon ridden, plugged on in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Royal Parade (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Dancinginthewoods 11-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 8th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Dingle (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.