Racecards
13:50 Newbury
Virgin Bet Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £28,355
- 2nd: £10,750
- 3rd: £5,380
- 4th: £2,680
- Form 21
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 21
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey James Doyle
raced keenly tracking leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 14
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
rearing in stalls, steadied start and awkwardly away, raced keenly in rear, never involved
- Form 433711
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra but kept on for 2nd
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey David Egan
raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven clear
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
held up in last pair, never on terms
- Form 130
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer E Bethell
- Jockey P J McDonald
pulled hard early, soon steadied in last trio, pushed along and hung left over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 71
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
mid-division far side of group, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced and never dangerous after
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, shaken up 2f out, soon beaten
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Defence Of Fort failed to figure in the Solario at Sandown last time while Oviedo placed at this level in the Acomb at York though never threatened the winner. Knight was entered in the Futurity at Doncaster today but runs here instead having beaten a Roger Varian-trained horse in a maiden at Yarmouth, But the latter takes him on with another Yarmouth winner in LORD OF BISCAY, who beat a couple of subsequent winners on that occasion and has an early entry in the Irish 2000 Guineas. Striking Star is another novice winner to note along with Caragio while Grey's Monument has been winning handicaps.
Formwatch
Ancestral Land 2-5fav (9-7) Raced towards far rail, mad all, pushed along over 2f out, shaken and went clear inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at Chepstow 6f stks (5) sft in Sep beating Majestic Newlaw (9-7) by 3l, 7 ran.
Caragio (IRE) 17-2 (9-4) Chased leader, led over 2f out and sent for home, ridden clear inside final furlong, edged left and stayed on strongly, won at Leicester 7f stks (4) gf in Oct beating Highbank (9-11) by 3l, 8 ran.
Defence Of Fort (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Raced keenly in touch on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Silver Knott (9-3) at Sandown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Grey's Monument 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leader on inside, led after 1f, brought field near side home straight, pushed along over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at York 1m (2) gs in Oct beating Spioradalta (8-9) by 6l, 12 ran.
Knight (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, travelled smoothly to challenge 3f out, driven and quickened up to lead over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Yarmouth 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep beating Irregular Warfare (9-7) by 2l, 12 ran.
Lord Of Biscay (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Close up, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Yarmouth 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep beating Obelix (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Oviedo (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Broke well, tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead briefly over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 10th of 19, 7 1/2l behind Galeron (9-5) at Curragh 7f sft in Sep.
Promoter 5-2 (9-4) Dwelt, soon tracking leader and keen, ked 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Chepstow 7f stks (5) sft in Sep beating Racingbreaks Ryder (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Striking Star 15-8 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway over 1f out, led under 1f out, stayed on well, readily, won at Sandown 7f stks (3) sft in Sep beating Nothing To Sea (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.