Racecards
20:45 Newbury
Lodge Hotel At Newbury Racecourse Handicap (Str) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 1-89958
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey H Crouch
led, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 322331
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey R Winston
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held post
- Form 6662-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey M Dwyer
went left start, held up, mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Danecase
14- Form 1-59905
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up, towards rear, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, just held on
Oat Couture
14- Form 82-5973
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
removed hood late, slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, soon eased
- Form 4513-07
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 9-77978
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
slowly away, tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 15-0980
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey F Tylicki
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
GOLDEN WEDDING already has a verdict over several of these. Eve Johnson Houghton’s charge won over track and trip a fortnight ago beating Oat Couture with Danecase and Jan Steen further behind and can go in again. Oat Couture was not beaten far and looks the main danger once again unless Poet's Song shows a big improvement having been well beaten on his return to action at Salisbury in May. The remainder are even harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Popeswood (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, took keen hold and soon chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 23 1/4l behind Third Rock (8-4) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Golden Wedding (IRE) 3-1fav (9-10) Prominent, in main group, ridden 2f out, stayed on well to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Exceeding Power (9-10) by nk, 11 ran.
Poet's Song (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Gunmetal (9-5) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Danecase 8-1 (9-6) Held up, towards rear, in main group, switched left and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind Golden Wedding (9-10) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Oat Couture 20-1 (9-1) Led, main group, overall leader over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Golden Wedding (9-10) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Jan Steen (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, in main group, effort over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Golden Wedding (9-10) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Firgrove Bridge (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, ridden 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Helfire (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Art Echo 22-1 (9-7) Raced towards far side with one other until switched to join main group over 3f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 16 1/4l behind Le Manege Enchante (8-8) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.