Racecards
15:55 Newbury
Tote Scoop6 Rated Stakes (Handicap) (Class B)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Soft
- Form 114030
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
keen and led after 1f, headed well over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 10-2506
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
mid-division, hard ridden over 3f out, no real progress
- Form 323500
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, kept on approaching final furlong, not reach leaders
Whaleef
259- Form 113-206
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Quinn
track leaders, shaken up over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 200060
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 60-4140
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer N Graham
- Jockey Willie Supple
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway over 2f out, stayed well final furlong
- Form 212261
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
held up towards rear, not much room over 3f out, headway u,p over 2f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra inside last half furlong
- Form 0-10000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Michael Hills
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
Bestam
8- Form 113-120
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened apr final furlong
Houseparty (IRE)
430- Form 3/2210-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
led for 1f, remained tracking leader, ridden 4f out, weakened quickly 3f out
- Form 133000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey J F Egan
mid-division and keen, hampered after 1f, not much room over 2f out and inside 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 100200
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer I Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
prominent, led well over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again close home
- Form 001-000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous
Explode
29- Form 113/0-65
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Miss L Siddall
- Jockey K Dalgleish
steadied start, held up, ridden 3f out, always behind
- Form 3-36021
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 041150
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey B Doyle
held up towards rear, not much room from 3f out until headway over 2f out, kept on one-paced approaching final furlong
- Form 100003
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey E Ahern
in touch, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 52-110
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden to press winner over 1f out, led, headed and no extra close home
In depth
Verdict
A highly competitive contest with several leading contenders including Champion Lodge who comes here in excellent heart following a recent Newmarket handicap success off a 4lb lower mark. Jamie Toller's charge will relish the testing conditions and loks capable of winning again of his current mark so gets the TEAMtalk vote. There are plenty of dangers including Bestam who remains lightly raced and open to plenty of improvement while Eastern Breeze ran creditably in the Cambridgeshire last time and is another who should go close. Unshakable is a progressive type and is worth forgiving a recent poor effort at Ayr when suffering from colic but Zarin looks held by the selection and Port Moresby may find conditions too testing.