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13:30 Newbury

Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes (Registered As The John Porter Stakes) (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £85,000 added
  • Winner: £48,204
  • 2nd: £18,275
  • 3rd: £9,146
  • 4th: £4,556
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 35.09s
  • Off Time: 13:31:33
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Hamish

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Al Qareem (IRE)

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Salt Bay (GER)

      33/1

        1(1)
        Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star

        Al Qareem (IRE)

        169 D
        8/1
        • Form 5/00112-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 112

        led, headed over 2f out, tracked leader, ridden every chance approaching final furlong, ran on

        2(3)
        Silk - White, Red braces, Black cap

        Hamish

        169 D
        5/2
        • Form 12/1111-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 117

        held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on

        3(4)
        Silk - White, maroon circle

        Alsakib

        121 D
        15/2
        • Form 113117-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 104

        towards rear, ridden 3f out, late headway final furlong, never a factor

        4(10)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Arrest (IRE)

        217 BFCD
        11/4
        • Form 2/10512-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 114

        raced very wide, prominent, switched left to track leader 8f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened

        5(6)
        Silk - Dark blue, large white spots, dark blue and white chevrons on sleeves, dark blue and white striped cap

        Certain Lad

        175
        40/1
        • Form 062511-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 108

        towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace

        6(7)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Chesspiece

        197 D
        7/1
        • Form 131262-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 109

        tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(9)
        Silk - Red, black stripe, striped sleeves

        Max Vega (IRE)

        22 DCD
        16/1
        • Form 946-218
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 108

        tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Mujtaba

        35 t C
        17/2
        • Form 4181/2-6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 114

        inn touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        9(5)
        Silk - White, red seams, grey sleeves, white and red quartered cap

        Peking Opera (IRE)

        56
        125/1
        • Form 1/17473-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 105

        tracked leaders until 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        10(8)
        Silk - White, royal blue sleeves, pink armlets, pink cap

        Salt Bay (GER)

        129
        33/1
        • Form 13/7427-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 105

        in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, ran on

        Previous results

        2023
        (1)
        Silk -

        Grand Alliance (IRE)

        18/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        2022
        (4)
        Silk -

        Max Vega (IRE)

        9/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        2021
        (2)
        Silk -

        Al Aasy (IRE)

        6/4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Formwatch

        Al Qareem (IRE) 9-4 (9-9) Tracked leader, led 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and joined from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Hamish (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Nov.

        Hamish 5-4fav (9-9) Dwelt, in touch, headway 3f out, every chance from 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon edged left, ridden out, won at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Nov beating Al Qareem (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.

        Alsakib (9-2) 7th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Jeff Koons (9-2) at Doha 1m 2f Grp 1 gd in Dec.

        Arrest (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Held up in touch, took keen hold, steadied into mid-division after 1f, headway on outside from 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Continuous (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Sep.

        Certain Lad 10-3 (10-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 7f out, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Oct beating Mustazeed (8-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

        Chesspiece 4-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led approaching final mile, pushed along and quickened turning in, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed final 150 yards, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Middle Earth (9-3) at Ascot 1m 6f stks (1) gd in Oct.

        Max Vega (IRE) 9-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late progress inside final furlong, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Prydwen (9-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Mujtaba 7-2 (8-13) last of 6, dist behind Haya Zark (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 3 stks hvy in Mar.

        Peking Opera (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in 4th on inside, ridden and weakened turning in, tailed off when fell last, at Kempton 2m (1) sft in Feb.

        Salt Bay (GER) 8-1 (9-4) Raced wide, tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 15 3/4l behind Rebel's Romance (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Dec.