Racecards
20:50 Newbury
Energy Check Best Deals Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 254437
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey J Mitchell
chased leaders, switched left and pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, wandered around and no extra final furlong
- Form 070-332
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey T E Whelan
took keen hold, disputed lead, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
- Form 82-2272
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
disputed lead, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened soon after
- Form 377397
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened
Hot Chesnut
19- Form 3543
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
held up towards rear, waiting for room over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headway between horses 1f out, kept on final furlong, just held
- Form 579-215
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T Ward
- Jockey R Kingscote
mid-division, ridden 3f out, one paced from 2f out
Major Force
26- Form 82876
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Rob Hornby
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened, never on terms
- Form 663
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
in rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on well final furlong, never near to challenge
- Form 631311
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mollie Phillips
close up, pushed along over 1f out, took lead 1f out, kept on, just did enough
- Form 06/0006
- Age 9
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey J F Egan
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no extra
- Form 45-8575
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Callum Hutchinson
took keen hold, close up on outer, pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after
- Form 35/4-431
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey J Mitchell
NonRunner
- Form 669785
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey William Carson
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
The eye is naturally drawn to CHERISH, a winner of three of her last four and we'll stay with her. She goes well for Mollie Phillips but this does look a more challenging assignment as all three recent wins were over the minimum trip on good ground or quicker, whereas she now tackles 6f on ground with cut. Airshow has no such trip and/or ground concerns and Rod Millman's consistent gelding has been knocking on the door this season. A strong run is expected, as is the case with Lordsbridge Boy, who boasts a similar profile to Airshow. Al Asef won the last day but has shown his best on an artificial surface, whilst Grey Galleon is now down to a more workable mark of 68.
Formwatch
Grey Galleon (USA) 12-1 (10-0) Bumped and slowly into stride, held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Gilt Edge (9-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Airshow 4-1 (9-12) Prominent, led over 2f out, edged right and headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Gilt Edge (9-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Lordsbridge Boy 11-2 (9-9) Led, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Foxtrot Sizzler (9-7) at Newbury 6f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Iconic Knight (IRE) 8-1 (10-4) Towards rear, pushed along and outpaced before halfway, soon struggling, late headway inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Atty's Edge (9-13) at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Hot Chesnut 33-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, nk behind Mummy Bear (9-2) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (5) gs in Jun.
The Waterman 11-2 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 8l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (9-7) at Newbury 6f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Major Force 16-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Temple Bruer (10-0) at Bath 6f hcp (4) fm in Jun.
Sovereign Slipper 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Arousing (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (5) sft in Jun.
Cherish (FR) 6-4fav (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headway over 1f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Newbury 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Glamorous Breeze (9-0) by 1l, 8 ran.
Anonymous John (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, went 6th close home, 6th of 11, 5l behind Creek Harbour (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Porto Ferro (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Quickly away, raced wide and chased winner 2f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Major Valentine (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Al Asef 10-3 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, led shortly before line, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in May beating Tomshalfbrother (8-12) by nk, 9 ran.
Amnaa 20-1 (9-7) Quickly away and led, headed after 1f, close up when ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Spreadsheet (10-1) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gs in Jul.