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16:40 Newbury

Brian Buckley 65th Birthday Handicap (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 5y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 20.99s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Wiggy Smith

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hoh Viss

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bahrqueen (USA)

      5/2

        1(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue cross belts, quartered cap

        Barman (USA)

        13
        25/1
        • Form 6-04000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11

        held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out

        2(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, hooped sleeves, Royal Blue and Red quartered cap

        Optimaite

        19
        8/1
        • Form 64-0000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        always towards rear

        3(3)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE spots, quartered cap

        Silver Prophet (IRE)

        39
        25/1
        • Form 2000-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11

        slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden and outpaced 3f out, stayed on well final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - Purple, Pink star, sleeves and star on cap

        Invitation

        15
        8/1
        • Form 0-50455
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9

        always towards rear

        5(6)
        Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

        Bahrqueen (USA)

        16
        5/2
        • Form 23-2214
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

        6(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue spots, Dark Blue sleeves, Maroon cap

        Wiggy Smith

        14
        4/1
        • Form 22615-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well

        7(2)
        Silk - Black and White (quartered), Brown sleeves

        Nawow

        50
        5/1
        • Form 1-32U36
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        led, ridden and headed 2f out, every chance 1f out, weakened

        8(7)
        Silk - Purple and Mauve (quartered), diabolo on sleeves

        Willoughby's Boy (IRE)

        16
        12/1
        • Form 004100
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0

        held up behind, steady headway from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong

        9(5)
        Silk - Red, Black chevrons, White sleeves, Black armlets, White cap

        Hoh Viss

        12
        12/1
        • Form 0-445
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        tracked leader, led 2f out, soon ridden, no extra when headed inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        In what looks like a competitive handicap, we take Wiggy Smith to confirm the promise he showed on his reappearance, with Nawow and Bahrqueen the best alternatives. Henry Candy's gelding comes here on the back of a promising run at Haydock on his reappearance, when he did not get the best of runs but finished well when fourth to Kuster in an apprentice handicap at Haydock. He has a big chance on that form, any rain would help his chances, and with Dane O'Neill taking over in the saddle he is fancied to land this. Nawow finished a fine third in a very competitive three-year-old handicap over this course and distance in May. He was below his best at Goodwood last time when he forced the pace, but has had a seven week break since and conditions should suit him here. Bahrqueen is yet to run a bad race and will be hard to keep out of the frame again. Invitation would relish any rain, while Optimaite is very well handicapped now and capable on his day, but is not the most of reliable of characters. A difficult race for punters, then, but Wiggy Smith just gets the vote.