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16:10 Newbury

Ladbrokes.Com Handicap (Class B)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.94s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Calcutta

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Smirk

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Muchea

      14/1

        1(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, ORANGE disc, ORANGE and ROYAL BLUE striped sleeves and cap

        Smirk

        7
        16/1
        • Form 22-2300
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        held up mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not pace of winner

        2(15)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Silver striped sleeves, Red and Royal Blue hooped cap

        Calcutta

        8
        13/2
        • Form 450101
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        held up and behind, smooth headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, pushed out

        3(1)
        Silk - GOLD and MAROON check, GOLD sleeves and tassel on cap

        Forbearing (IRE)

        9
        10/1
        • Form 2232/02
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        steadied start, held up and bhj, shaken up and found nil final 2f

        4(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, checked sleeves and cap

        Finished Article (IRE)

        14
        15/2
        • Form 342122
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, stayed on u.pl final furlong, never reached leaders

        5(7)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

        Muchea

        8
        14/1
        • Form 230502
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-13

        held up, ran on well final furlong, never nearer

        6(5)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves

        Nashaab (USA)

        14
        8/1
        • Form 546206
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13

        prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong

        7(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevrons, diamonds on sleeves and star on cap

        Premier Baron

        9
        20/1
        • Form 01-1004
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, always behind

        8(4)
        Silk - White, Red epaulets, striped sleeves and cap

        Dance On The Top

        28
        16/1
        • Form 36-5005
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        raced alone centre, led, headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly

        9(8)
        Silk - Black, White disc, Black sleeves, White spots

        Laggan Minstrel (IRE)

        14
        12/1
        • Form 023303
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        chased leader until ridden and weakened 2f out

        10(11)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red epaulets, striped cap

        Faithful Warrior (USA)

        11
        16/1
        • Form 10-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        held up in rear, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nr leaders

        12(13)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

        Tony Tie

        7
        4/1
        • Form 340245
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8

        unseated rider leaving stalls

        13(12)
        Silk - Dark Green and Light Green diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

        Kilkenny Castle (IRE)

        7
        14/1
        • Form 110400
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8

        hampered start, effort 3f out, soon ridden and beaten

        14(14)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Takes Tutu (USA)

        15
        8/1
        • Form 516500
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-0

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, soon headed and not quicken

        15(9)
        Silk - Light Blue, Brown triple diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Dennis Our Menace

        11
        14/1
        • Form 501025
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-13

        prominent until ridden and one apce final 2f

        11(2)
        NR

        Naviasky (IRE)

        7
        • Form 002120
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        Some of these have been expensive to follow in the past and whichever horse eventually emerges as the winner, will not be doing so out of turn. However, Finished Article and Calcutta have at least given their supporters some respite recently and are again closely matched here. That said they do need things to go there own way and their knack of meeting trouble in running will always leave them vulnerable. The same sentiments apply to Laggan Minstrel but he is long overdue a change of luck and cannot be discounted on these terms. However, Forbearing should be suited by the ground and may able to steel a march on his rivals if he is allowed to set his own pace when they field begin to bunch up approaching the final quarter.