Racecards
14:40 Newbury
MansionBet's Royal Ascot Special Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 022-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 77
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, weakened
- Form 231-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Jason Watson
towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
- Form 47-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after
- Form 5211-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 55165-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey James Doyle
held up off the pace towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, no chance with winner
- Form 21654-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Rodin
118- Form 74-221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
raced in centre, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 322343-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
led, pushed along 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
- Form 26
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never a factor
Broughtons Gold
245- Form 41-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
chased leaders in centre, led inside final furlong, ran on well
Spring Bloom
344- Form 223-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 71
went left start, chased leaders near side of group, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd last strides
- Form 329467-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey K T O'Neill
off the pace towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon ridden and weakened
In depth
Verdict
This is a wide-open handicap and Al Dawodiya probably faces a tough task under top weight. Aweemaweh and Rodin haven’t shown enough on Turf so far to merit their rating but both may be capable of improvement. Tambourine Girl and Broughtons Gold, who is from a yard bang in form, remain unexposed and Epsom Faithfull ended last season with back-to-back victories. SPRING BLOOM hasn’t raced since July but has been gelded over the winter and should have more to offer over 6f this year so gets a tentative vote, though Punchbowl Flyer would also be interesting on his best form.
Formwatch
Al Dawodiya (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) Raced keenly, led, shaken up inside final 2f, hard pressed when edged left over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Brunel Charm (9-5) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Tambourine Girl 5-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, challenged on outside 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish, all out, won at Kempton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct beating Depose (9-0) by shd, 11 ran.
Aweemaweh (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway under pressure to chase clear clear leaders over 1f out, ran on well on outside final 75 yards, finished strongly, led near finish, won at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Meraas (9-0) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Epsom Faithfull 16-1 (8-8) Went left start, chased leader, led inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 6f (4) pol in Oct beating Audio (9-3) by hd, 8 ran.
Punchbowl Flyer (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, shaken up 3f out, not quicken 2f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Gobi Sunset (9-7) at Yarmouth 6f (4) gf in Sep.
Danny Ocean (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) Close up on outside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, well held over 1f out, last of 6, 7 1/4l behind Bendy Spirit (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Rodin 4-6fav (9-0) Soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, hard driven to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead last strides, won at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Capla Spirit (9-0) by hd, 5 ran.
Cruising 25-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, outpaced inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, no threat, 3rd of 14, 5 1/2l behind Ainsdale (8-8) at York 5f (3) sft in Oct.
Lexington Storm (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Haayem (10-0) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Broughtons Gold 9-4 (8-13) Tracked leaders, driven into 2nd inside final furlong, every chance closing stages, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 11, at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Spring Bloom 3-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Magical Max (9-6) at Thirsk 6f stks (5) gf in Jul.
We're Reunited (IRE) 2-1fav (9-9) Pressed leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 5 3/4l behind Speed Merchant (9-7) at Southwell 6f (5) pol in Dec.