Racecards
16:30 Newbury
KKA - Highpoint Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 34y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 0690-36
- Age 11
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey K Shoemark
tracked leader, effort well over 1f out, soon hung right, ran on towards finish
- Form 1-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
slowly away, behind, outpaced halfway, never a factor
- Form 620950
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
held up mid-division, smooth headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages
- Form 23213-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, never able to challenge
- Form 1096-51
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey Ted Durcan
outpaced towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out
- Form 549142
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Gary Mahon
behind, soon outpaced, never a factor
- Form 4337-60
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
led, hard driven over 1f out, faded final furlong
- Form 20-8233
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
reared start, chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages
- Form 0-70705
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, hung left over 1f out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
The veteran Judge 'n Jury is still capable of getting involved at this level especially with an apprentice's allowance helping his cause. Macdillon won at Sandown last month and is upped 4lb but Pixeleen failed to cope with a penalty last time having won at Bath earlier and Groundworker remains 6lb higher than when winning over 6f here in July. The lightly-raced Wild Tobacco should be sharper for last month's reappearance at Goodwood and the same comment applies to KINEMATIC. The latter ran well enough at Sandown on her comeback to suggest she can go close in this company having won a Class 2 nursery at Chester last year.
Formwatch
Judge 'n Jury 12-1 (8-11) Led, headed approaching final furlong, ridden and no extra, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Double Up (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Wild Tobacco 20-1 (8-12) In rear, well beaten final 2f, 15th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Indescribable (9-0) at Goodwood 5f hcp stks (3) gd in Jul.
Elusivity (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Midfield on outside, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 11th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Picture Dealer (9-8) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Kinematic 5-1 (9-4) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 2 1/2l behind Seve (9-7) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Macdillon 5-1 (9-6) Close up on inner, ridden and headway entering final furlong, edged left and ran on to lead near finish, won at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Pucon (9-3) by nk, 9 ran.
Groundworker (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) With leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Great Expectations (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Even Stevens 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 14, 4 3/4l behind My Name Is Rio (9-12) at Ayr 5f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Indian Tinker 9-2fav (9-2) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Sydney Ruffdiamond (9-3) at Ascot 5f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Deeds Not Words (IRE) 22-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Cartmell Cleave (9-0) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Pixeleen 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, pushed along and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Absolute Champion (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.