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13:35 Newbury

Dubai Duty Free Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 34y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £18,000 added
  • Winner: £11,205
  • 2nd: £3,355
  • 3rd: £1,678
  • 4th: £839
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 5.59s
  • Off Time: 13:36:04
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mirza

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Blue Jack

    6/1

      1(8)
      Silk - Dark blue, grey star and armlets, hooped cap

      Medicean Man

      27 p D
      7/1
      • Form 12380-5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 108

      held up in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      2(1)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Captain Dunne (IRE)

      13 D
      9/1
      • Form 17458-6
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 107

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, dark blue and white halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Confessional

      19 be D
      5/2
      • Form 92240-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 97

      tracked leader, led over 1f out, edged left and soon headed, weakened inside furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Turquoise, dark blue cap

      Blue Jack

      27 v DCD
      6/1
      • Form 70067-4
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 94

      held up in touch, headway entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

      6(7)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue and White striped sleeves and cap

      Lui Rei (ITY)

      223 D
      9/1
      • Form 495000-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 92

      slowly away, in rear, headway between horses when hit by rivals whip across head entering final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish

      7(6)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue star, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue star

      Cheveton

      167 DCD
      13/2
      • Form 741000-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 91

      fly leap start, close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace

      8(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, White sleeves, hooped cap

      Mirza

      171 D
      7/2
      • Form 001269-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 91

      prominent, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on

      3(4)
      NR

      Desert Law (IRE)

      19 BF
      • Form 42160-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 97

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2011
      (5)
      Silk -

      Noble Storm (USA)

      6/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7

      2010
      (8)
      Silk -

      Blue Jack

      10/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-6

      2009
      (11)
      Silk -

      Chief Editor

      5/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      BLUE JACK is well handicapped if anywhere near his best and gets the nod in a tight handicap. He won this in 2010 from a higher mark and also beat Captain Dunne in a Chester Listed contest off level weights that summer. He receives 13lb from Tim Easterby's charge here and had Medicean Man a neck behind in a Polytrack Listed contest at Lingfield on his reappearance and is a stone better off with that one. Easterby also runs Confessional and, though he doesn't win often, he'll like the soft conditions better than most. Last year's Ayr Silver Cup winner Cheveton is 3lb out of the handicap but he's another who won't mind the going and looks a threat.

      Formwatch

      Medicean Man 9-2 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, staying on inside final furlong when hampered and short of room, kept on, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Fratellino (9-0) at Lingfield 5f Listed stks (1) pol in Mar.

      Captain Dunne (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Keen early, tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 6th of 7, 8l behind Hamish McGonagall (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f cond Stakes (2) gs.

      Confessional 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 22, 6l behind Colonel Mak (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.

      Blue Jack 16-1 (9-0) Held up, not clear run 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2l behind Fratellino (9-0) at Lingfield 5f Listed stks (1) pol in Mar.

      Lui Rei (ITY) 25-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 17th of 21, 14l behind Nocturnal Affair (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

      Cheveton 28-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, hard ridden and effort well over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 21, 12l behind Bonnie Brae (8-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp 105 (2) sft in Nov.

      Mirza (8-11) 9th of 16, 7l behind Iver Bridge Lad (8-11) at Maisons-Laffitte(FR) 6f Grp 3 sft in Nov.

      Desert Law (IRE) 5-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 17th of 22, 12l behind Colonel Mak (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.