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15:35 Newbury

Tkp Surfacing Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.77s
  • 19 Ran
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1
Silk -

Hawridge Prince

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Shredded (USA)

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Dickie Deadeye

      14/1

        4
        Silk -

        Todlea (IRE)

        14/1

          1(7)
          Silk - Beige, White chevron, Black cap

          Briareus

          11
          7/1
          • Form 24-0002
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-12

          led for 1f, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

          2(3)
          Silk - Dark Green, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap

          Barry Island

          13
          11/2
          • Form 524430
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-12

          held up, headway when not clear run 2f out, stayed on final furlong

          3(9)
          Silk - Brown, Yellow epaulets, Yellow cap

          Classic Role

          23 v
          11/1
          • Form 341220
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-11

          held up in touch, still going well 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out

          4(19)
          Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Yellow armlets, Emerald Green cap

          Huxley (IRE)

          16
          50/1
          • Form 010-000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-11

          slowly into stride and switched left after start, ridden over 3f out, always behind

          5(15)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Beige star, diamonds on sleeves and star on cap

          Dream Magic

          20
          12/1
          • Form 0044-40
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-11

          in touch, ridden to press leaders 2f out, one pace final furlong

          6(11)
          Silk - Black and White (quartered), Brown sleeves

          Lady McNair

          39
          14/1
          • Form 04446-4
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-10

          held up, ridden 2f out, never dangerous

          7(8)
          Silk - Light Blue, Maroon diamond and sleeves, Maroon cap, Light Blue diamond

          J R Stevenson (USA)

          16
          7/1
          • Form 351-204
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-10

          held up, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to challenge

          8(12)
          Silk - Black and Orange check, Black sleeves and cap

          Hawridge Prince

          221
          12/1
          • Form 0312-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-10

          always prominent, challenged from 3f out, led well over 1f out, ran on well

          9(5)
          Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

          Shredded (USA)

          4
          25/1
          • Form 3/54-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-9

          prominent, pushed along 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final stride, not troubled winner

          10(2)
          Silk - Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap

          Todlea (IRE)

          20
          14/1
          • Form 0000-64
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-7

          mid-division, pushed along and not much room briefly 2f out, edged slightly right 1f out, stayed on well

          11(1)
          Silk - Red, Green hoops, Yellow cap, Green hoop

          Best Flight

          11
          16/1
          • Form 0341-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-6

          held up, pushed along 3f out, never on terms

          12(10)
          Silk - Red and White diamonds, White sleeves, Red spots, Red cap, White spots

          Aragon's Boy

          295
          33/1
          • Form 054-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened well over 2f out

          13(14)
          Silk - Pink, Light Blue stars, Light Blue sleeves, Pink armlets

          Royal Trigger

          39
          50/1
          • Form 16020-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4

          mid-division, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened

          14(13)
          Silk - Purple, Pink star, sleeves and star on cap

          Invitation

          4
          8/1
          • Form 00-0642
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-4

          held up, ridden over 2f out, headway and edged slightly left over 1f out, never dangerous

          15(17)
          Silk - Maroon, Black diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap

          Factual Lad

          270
          50/1
          • Form 245110-
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-2

          switched left to lead after 1f, headed well over 3f out, weakened 2f out

          16(4)
          Silk - Purple and Emerald Green check

          Traveller's Tale

          36
          16/1
          • Form 034-006
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          mid-division, headway 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

          17(18)
          Silk - Red, White stars, Dark Blue and White striped sleeves, Red cap

          Major Blade (GER)

          336
          50/1
          • Form 203/006-
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-9

          held up, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

          18(16)
          Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap

          Dickie Deadeye

          16
          14/1
          • Form 50-6522
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-4

          always prominent, led well over 3f out, headed over 1f out, not quickened well inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides

          19(6)
          Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Light Blue sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star

          Den's-Joy

          4
          33/1
          • Form 00056-0
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-0

          ridden over 3f out, always behind,

          In depth

          Verdict

          This handicap is not as competitive as it might at first look, but it will still take some solving. That said, we will opt for Huxley over J R Stevenson, Lady McNair and Hawridge Prince. What we are banking on with the selection is that he is back to the level of form that saw him win from today's mark at The Curragh last September. That win came over a mile but he has suggested recently that 10 furlongs is well worth another try now. We shall find out more today. J R Stevenson is certainly well handicapped on the basis of his 2002 form, while today's trip is possibly Lady McNair's best distance, and she is quite closely weighted on Windsor form of last August with the lightly-raced Hawridge Prince. That pair could go well here although the latter lacks a recent outing. Barry Island and Briareus are others who are fairly competitively weighted but, overall, we will side with Huxley.