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14:40 Newbury
Doom Bar Stakes (Registered As The Steventon Stakes) (Listed) (Class 1)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 6y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £37,000 added
- Winner: £20,983
- 2nd: £7,955
- 3rd: £3,981
- 4th: £1,983
- Form 21211-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
tracked leaders on inside, headway into 2nd on inside entering final 2f out, ridden chasing winner until final 100 yards, stayed on same pace in 3rd, not quite pace of leading duo
- Form 111326-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey James Doyle
raced wide in mid-division, steady headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong
- Form 219-362
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
took keen hold, led 3f, chased leader, led again over 2f out, driven along over 1f out, stayed on gamely and just held on final strides, all out
- Form 17-9442
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up in last pair, pushed along 3f out, ridden on inside and beaten over 2f out
- Form 1427-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, reminders over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 20310-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey S De Sousa
took keen hold, tracked leader 3f, tracked leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and hung badly left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1/2-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey A Kirby
steadied start, held up last, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to get into contention
- Form 3180-37
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 111
mid-division on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 1119-28
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up towards rear, headway travelling well looking for room and switched out over 2f out, driven along on outside and stayed on chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed on winner, just failed
- Form 1/18-33
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 94
restless in stalls, awkwardly away, behind, rapid headway on wide outside to lead 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This depends on the sharpness, or lack of it, of AL KAZEEM, who has won first time back in his last two seasons. Roger Charlton's stable star, a triple Group 1 winner last term with victories in the Eclipse, Prince Of Wales's and Tattersalls Gold Cup, ran better than his finishing position suggests in the Arc on his final start and looks in a different league to these rivals. If he's ready after an unsuccessful spell at stud he should get back on the winning trail. Andre Fabre doesn't send horses to the UK for their health so Triple Threat has to be on the shortlist, especially as he's one of the few horses in France who likes quick ground. Vancouverite, a Group 2 winner at Deauville last term, finished runner-up in the Jebel Hatta at Meydan before a fair effort in the Dubai World Cup though hasn't run subsequently while Nabucco, though up against numerous Group winners, is penalised for a Listed success at Newmarket in November.
Formwatch
Nabucco 11-4 (9-3) Tracked leader, stayed in centre in straight, every chance as groups merged approaching final 2f, ridden and stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of leading duo, 3rd of 7, 2l behind French Navy (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f Listed stks (1) sft in May.
Al Kazeem 16-1 (9-5) 6th of 17, 11l behind Treve (8-8) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) sft in Oct.
Amralah (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Windhoek (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f Listed stks (1) gf.
Baltic Knight (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up in last trio, headway on outside 2f out, went 2nd and strong challenge inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure, always just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Custom Cut (9-4) at Windsor 1m Listed stks (1) gs in Jun.
Battle Of Marengo (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) 12th of 15, 6l behind Excellent Result (8-11) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 4f Grp 2 std in Mar.
Out Of Bounds 11-2 (9-2) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 8l behind Ocean Tempest (9-6) at Windsor 1m Listed stks (1) sft in May.
Sir Walter Scott (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 3rd when slightly hampered 1f out, kept on final furlong to 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Heirloom (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f Listed stks (1) gd in Oct.
Triple Threat (FR) 20-1 (9-2) 7th of 8, 33l behind Cirrus Des Aigles (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 2f Grp 1 sft in Apr.
Vancouverite 16-1 (9-0) 8th of 16, 12l behind African Story (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f fll stks Grp 1 (1) in Mar.
Zaidiyn (FR) (8-12) 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Ederan (8-12) at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 4f 4yo stk sft in May.