Racecards
14:10 Newbury
European Breeders Fund Beckhampton Novice Stakes (Class D)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 34y
- Going: Good to Soft, good in places on home straight
- Form 21
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
held up in touch, challenged over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish
Time Royal
27- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
led over 1f out, hard ridden 2f out, effort to lead inside final furlong, driven and kept on gamely
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Craig Williams
dwelt, keen and led after 1f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey B Doyle
in touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M Saunders
- Jockey F Sweeney
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey J Fortune
dwelt and soon outpaced, never near leaders
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
started slowly, ridden and weakened from 2f out
In depth
Formwatch
Kool (IRE) looks the interesting one here. Paul Cole has a good strike-rate with his two-year-olds at Newbury and this 72,000gns purchase can make the most of the seven pounds he is getting from Brocklesby runner-up (and winner of a small event at Brighton since) Double Play. Time Royal also has the benefit of a run behind him but that looked a weakish event. Albania is well regarded but Mick Channon's string has yet to hit top form.