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15:15 Newbury

Muppet Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.52s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Topton (IRE)

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Contractor

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Cloud Dancer

      12/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Aquamarine, Black cap

        Atlantic Quest (USA)

        5 v
        13/2
        • Form 500012
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        led, ridden when headed 3f out, weakened

        2(1)
        Silk - Light Blue, White cross belts, hooped sleeves

        Cloud Dancer

        17
        12/1
        • Form 2/0261-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9

        held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 2f out, ridden to chase leaders soon after, ran on to have every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

        3(8)
        Silk - Dark Green, Orange seams, Orange cap

        Invader

        8
        13/2
        • Form 400602
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9

        in touch, ridden over 3f out and weakened

        4(11)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

        Lifted Way

        16
        20/1
        • Form 0262-56
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2f out, weakened soon after

        5(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, hooped sleeves and star on cap

        Bond Diamond

        13
        7/1
        • Form 10-1040
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        held up and steadied in rear, ridden and rapid headway to burst through, not clear run approaching final furlong, not recover

        6(13)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Emerald Green and White halved sleeves

        Topton (IRE)

        5 b
        14/1
        • Form 060020
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-7

        steadied start and held up, ridden and headway from 2f out, led well inside final furlong, ridden out

        7(10)
        Silk - Black and White stripes, Red and White striped sleeves and striped cap

        Contractor

        58
        3/1
        • Form 0231-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        mid-division, steady headway to lead 3f out, soon ridden, headed well inside

        8(14)
        Silk - White, Purple sash and sleeves, White and Purple quartered cap

        Mush (IRE)

        26
        16/1
        • Form 231240
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2

        mid-division, ridden approaching 2f out, hampered over 1f out, weakened

        9(5)
        Silk - Pink, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, Pink cap

        Woodland Spirit

        16
        15/2
        • Form 0-51302
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance final furlong, onepaced inside

        10(6)
        Silk - RED, YELLOW sash, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Bathwick Bruce (IRE)

        17
        12/1
        • Form 0-03036
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside

        11(3)
        Silk - White and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Red cap

        Duelling Banjos

        15
        20/1
        • Form 01-1046
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        in touch, driven along over 3f out, soon weakened

        12(12)
        Silk - Grey, Maroon epaulets and cap

        Pagan Prince

        213
        20/1
        • Form 210010-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10

        held up mid-division, ridden approaching 1f out, switched right, ran on inside

        13(2)
        NR

        Middleton Grey

        15 v
        • Form 325203
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10

        Nonrunner

        14(9)
        NR

        Spirit's Awakening

        38
        • Form 50061-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-12

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Atlantic Quest has his third outing in quick succession but those recent efforts may have left their mark and preference is for the Terry Mills-trained Contractor, who gets the vote over Woodland Spirit. Atlantic Quest bounced back to winning ways when beating, a seemingly reluctant, Tough Love in a classified stakes race at Musselburgh. Tim Easterby's gelding reversed form in emphatic fashion at Haydock last week and, off the same mark as then today, it is difficult to envisage seeing Atlantic Quest beating Contractor. The selection caught a tartar when finding just Naahy too good in a Newmarket handicap in April on his only previous start this term and, with the winner there having only just failed in the Listed Surrey Stakes at Epsom on Derby day, Contractor is taken to go one better off just a 1lb higher mark than at headquarters. Woodland Spirit showed improved form at Sandown last time and should again be thereabouts, while Pagan Prince from the in-form James Toller stable and Clive Brittain's Invader are others worthy of a mention but do not make as much appeal as the selection.