Racecards
15:56 Newbury
Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup British EBF Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £16,000 added
- Winner: £8,640
- 2nd: £4,056
- 3rd: £2,029
- 4th: £1,014
- Form 135-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened
- Form 123-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 106
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, found no extra final 100 yards, kept on
Walk Of Stars
165- Form 31-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
held up in 3rd, headway out wide tracking leader over 2f out, strong challenge and hung left over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on to assert final 100 yards
Grenoble
46- Form 217-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Both of the Godolphin pair have entries in the Dante and the Derby but William Buick chooses HAFIT, who had the best two-year-old form of these finishing a close-up third in the Group 3 Zetland at Newmarket in the autumn when Berkshire Rebel was behind. Walk Of Stars has bags of scope, however, and makes more appeal than Grenoble with West Wind Blows’ debut victory at Newcastle not working out.
Formwatch
Berkshire Rebel (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Goldspur (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Hafit (IRE) 6-4fav (9-2) Keen, prominent, led 6f out, joined 3f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, ran on, came out 3rd in 3 way duel, 3rd of 9, nk behind Goldspur (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Walk Of Stars 4-6fav (9-5) Made all, pushed clear over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Nov beating Glam De Vega (9-5) by 4l, 11 ran.
West Wind Blows (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway chasing leaders and switched left inside final 2f, strong run inside final furlong, led inside final 110 yards,, won at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Dec beating Polyphonic (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Grenoble 5-1 (9-5) Quickly away, led until over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 7, 11 1/4l behind Blue Trail (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.