Racecards
15:20 Newbury
Tote Scoop6 Rated Stakes (Class B Showcase Handicap) (Class B)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 6y
- Going: Good to Firm
Salcombe
77- Form 24-2320
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
held up, steady headway from 5f out, pushed along to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 12-6041
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Muchea
8- Form 210156
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 050040
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up, stumbled after 2f, headway and hung left from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 361000
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
Turbo (IRE)
21- Form 01-6000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 000653
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
held up, hampered after 2f, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Richemaur (IRE)
157- Form 41-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey R Hills
chased leader, led well over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 000540
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
held up in touch, headway to lead briefly over 2f out, weakened under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 205616
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J Toller
- Jockey Lisa Jones
held up, nudged along from over 2f out, headway and hung left from over 1f out, pushed along to lead well inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 16423/4
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Pat Eddery
in touch, led over 2f out until well over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 300000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey R L Moore
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 052120
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
led until well over 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
A Hampton Court maze of a race with the escape possibly proving to be Jazz Messenger. Gerard Butler's colt looked very promising earlier in the year and, despite defeats in valuable handicaps twice since, comes here pretty fresh and, accordingly, could be worth siding with. Most of these have a much-of-a-muchness feel to them so Highland Reel, capable of running a good race in this type of field, and locally-trained Dumaran, who is a course winner, are ones in with chances. The tough Muchea and Shahzan House will certainly not be stopping at the end but Jazz Messenger might prove better than all of them.