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17:10 Newbury

Starlight Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 5y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 24.66s
  • Off Time: 17:10:14
  • 6 Ran
1(2)
Silk - White, grey armlets
3/1
  • Form 33-2421
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 75

held up in touch in last, headway 3f out, chased winner 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home

2(1)
Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star
5/1
  • Form 111296
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 75

tracked leader 3f, stayed handy, ridden and not much room 2f out, one pace

3(5)
Silk - Yellow, Red epaulets and armlets, Red cap, Yellow diamond
6/1
  • Form 9-55606
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 73

tracked leaders, pulled hard, went 2nd after 3f, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(4)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue sash, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap
  • Form 1-35394
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 71

held up in touch, took keen hold, ridden and effort when edged right over 2f out, stayed on, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner

5(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink star and star on cap
12/1
  • Form 32474-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 65

led, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, bumped 2f out, one pace

6(6)
Silk - Purple, light blue spots on sleeves
9/2
  • Form 712482
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 65

held up in touch, took keen hold, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

CURLY COME HOME boasts a consistent and progressive profile over the past year and ran out a decisive winner over 1m2f at Doncaster last month. She's been raised to a career-high mark of 75 but seems to have really found her form as a 4-y-o especially and can give her jockey a success on his first ride in public. Wordiness looks an all-weather specialist, Dancing Primo is out of form, Whitby Jet finds it hard to win and Mister Fizz has been off a year so Shirataki, second here behind Standpoint last time, seems likely to emerge as the prime threat. The concern about the Hiatt inmate is that he's yet to score in the forecast conditions but a good run is anticipated all the same.

Formwatch

Curly Come Home 6-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, led 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 2f fll hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun beating Elizabeth Coffee (8-3) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

Wordiness 25-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, soon well beaten, 6th of 7, 12l behind Continuum (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.

Dancing Primo 33-1 (8-4) Took keen hold, headway to lead 10f out, soon clear, increased lead 3f out, soon ridden, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 11l behind Chancery (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

Whitby Jet (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 6l behind Court Pastoral (9-1) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.

Mister Fizz 12-1 (9-5) Soon chased clear leader, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Beat Route (8-11) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun '12.

Shirataki (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly away in rear, headway on outer 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Standpoint (10-0) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.