Skip to content

Racecards

13:45 Newbury

Cantor Sport Carnarvon Stakes (Class A)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.89s
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Striking Ambition

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Avonbridge

    9/4

      3
      Silk -

      Ego

      4/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, quartered cap

        Avonbridge

        16
        9/4
        • Form 0111-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        held up, pushed along halfway, headway on outside over 2f out, strong challenge to lead briefly well inside final furlong, headed near finish

        2(1)
        Silk - White, Red cap, White spots

        Sir Edwin Landseer (USA)

        30
        16/1
        • Form 13251-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Striking Ambition

        16
        11/4
        • Form 101-31
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed briefly well inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again near finish

        4(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

        Court Masterpiece

        268
        33/1
        • Form 61-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        dwelt, held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        5(7)
        Silk - White, Red chevron and armlets, Orange cap

        Fiddlers Reach (CAN)

        16 b
        16/1
        • Form 114-364
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

        6(3)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Membership (USA)

        13
        9/1
        • Form 20-1230
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to press leaders approaching final furlong, weakened final 100 yards

        7(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Dark Blue and Light Blue diabolo on sleeves

        Stormont (IRE)

        196
        20/1
        • Form 225112-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        took keen hold, chased leaders 4f

        8(6)
        Silk - Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel

        Ego

        31
        4/1
        • Form 5114-5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        took keen hold, chased leaders, close up to approaching final furlong, one pace

        In depth

        Verdict

        A tight betting heat in prospect but Striking Ambition is given the verdict to confirm Ascot form with Avonbridge and Fiddlers Reach while Ego rates a danger. The Giles Bravery-trained Striking Ambition confirmed the impression that he would prove best suited to this trip when making all in a Listed event at the Berkshire track with Avonbridge beaten a length in second and Fiddlers Reach a further two-and-half lengths back in fourth. The trio meet on identical terms and Avonbridge is entitled to improve as he was making his seasonal reappearance but the selection impressed with a high cruising speed and appeared to win with something in hand so should prove hard to beat once more with conditions in his favour. Ego showed high-class form as a juvenile to finish placed in the Cheveley Park but was below her best in the Nell Gwyn on her return. It could be that Geoff Wragg's filly will appreciate the return to sprinting so she must be respected in receipt of all the weight allowances. Membership found conditions too testing at Haydock last time and is not without claims on his close third under top weight in the Free handicap at Newmarket's Craven meeting.