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16:50 Newbury

Tony Penny 50th Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Class 3)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £22,500 added
  • Winner: £12,150
  • 2nd: £5,704
  • 3rd: £2,853
  • 4th: £1,426
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.31s
  • Off Time: 16:50:58
  • 13 Ran
1(13)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sash, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star
8/1
  • Form 945718
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 92

refused to race and took no part

2(8)
Silk - Light blue, maroon stripe, striped sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 671722
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 87

led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon edged left, weakened quickly

3(3)
Silk - Black, Red epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
  • Form 611362
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 85

held up towards rear inside, some headway far side of group over 2f out, soon beaten

4(9)
Silk - PURPLE, YELLOW stripe, hooped sleeves, YELLOW cap, PURPLE star
100/1
  • Form 50790-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 84

slowly into stride and went right start, held up and always in rear, tailed off

5(11)
Silk - Light blue, purple star, armlets and stars on cap
28/1
  • Form 0-04852
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 82

went left and slightly hampered rival start, held up and always towards rear, tailed off

6(7)
Silk - Royal blue, light blue cross of lorraine, white sleeves and cap
  • Form 64-3041
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 85

raced keenly out wide in mid-division, headway tracking leaders and angled out wide into 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on well

7(1)
Silk - White, dark blue and light blue hooped sleeves and cap

Explode (FR)

44 t D
3/1
  • Form 32216
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 84

tracked leaders inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly, tailed off

8(10)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow chevrons and armlets, yellow cap, dark blue diamond
14/1
  • Form 193655
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 78

slightly hampered start, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly

9(2)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue and yellow diabolo on sleeves, yellow cap, royal blue diamonds
11/1
  • Form 241220
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 77

mid-division, headway far side of group 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace in remote 4th final furlong

10(6)
Silk - Purple, royal blue chevron, royal blue sleeves, white stars, royal blue cap, white star
  • Form 5-12252
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 77

always towards rear

11(5)
Silk - White, emerald green star, striped sleeves

King Al

17 p CD
4/1
  • Form 1-0512
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 77

tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong

12(4)
Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
22/1
  • Form 514076
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 77

raced keenly in mid-division, ridden over 2f out , headway near side rail over 1f out, went remote 3rd final furlong

13(12)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, WHITE cross belts, RED cap
12/1
  • Form 224641
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 75

bit wide early, held up in last pair, good headway near side rail over 2f out, went 2nd and disputing lead inside final 2f, edged left and no impression inside final furlong, well clear of 3rd

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Mustazeed (IRE) 28-1 (8-10) Slowly away, well in rear, kept on against near side rail inside final furlong, nearest finish, 8th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Grey Cuban (9-9) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.

Alcaraz (FR) 16-1 (9-13) Led, forged clear 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon just pushed along but stayed on, still 5 lengths ahead 1f out, reduced lead final 110 yards, ridden again and headed closing stages, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Janey Mackers (9-9) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.

Jannas Journey (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Steadied start, raced keenly and soon in 4th, headway chasing leaders 2f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Bellarchi (9-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp fll (3) gd in Oct.

Under The Sun 125-1 (9-2) Slowly away, always towards rear, well beaten over 2f out, last of 11, 22 1/4l behind Sir Lowry's Pass (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.

Miletus (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Slowly away, held up towards rear, taken wide over 4f out, headway over 2f out, hung left and every chance over 1f out, held inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Seren Star (9-7) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Atherstone Warrior (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, closer halfway, headway far side of group over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Sir William (9-8) by 5 1/2l, 9 ran.

Explode (FR) 10-3 (9-3) Held up towards rear, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Munsif (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Sep.

Sweet Reward (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Soon steadied mid-division inside, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 7l behind Federated (9-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Oct.

Something Splendid 22-1 (8-5) Raced keenly in last pair, never a factor, 11th of 12, 12l behind Yabher (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Oct.

Arcturus Flame (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Raced wide in mid-division, headway went 2nd chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards and closed, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Concert Party (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.

King Al 8-1 (9-5) Prominent on outside, ridden over 2f out, edged left and challenged over 1f out, led towards finish, headed close home, 2nd of 14, shd behind Mawood (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Tiger (FR) 40-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Mukhtalif (8-9) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.

Northwest Passage 5-2fav (9-5) Reluctant and trotted to post riderless, reluctant loading, well away, keen tracking leaders, went 2nd halfway, led inside final 2f, clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, easily, won at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Sep beating Treasured Angel (9-4) by 15l, 7 ran.