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16:30 Newbury

Georgie Busher 90th Birthday Handicap (Class 2)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,938
  • 2nd: £3,850
  • 3rd: £1,924
  • 4th: £962
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 12.15s
  • Off Time: 16:32:23
  • 12 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Dukhan

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Chatez (IRE)

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Thistimenextyear

      3/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Yellow and White halved sleeves, Yellow cap

        Banditry (IRE)

        28 D
        10/1
        • Form 205372
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 102

        held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, no danger after

        2(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

        Aquarium

        7 D
        10/1
        • Form 834310
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 105

        keen towards rear on inside, good headway tracking leaders 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(5)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Restorer

        56 D
        12/1
        • Form 90-1757
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 97

        tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        4(3)
        Silk - GREY and MAROON diamonds, GREY sleeves

        Chatez (IRE)

        15 C
        7/1
        • Form 301/2-40
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 96

        mid-division, headway on wide outside tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed and unable to quicken close home

        5(10)
        Silk - Red, White diamond, White sleeves, Red spots

        Greenside

        17
        16/1
        • Form 6009-54
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 92

        chased leaders, 4th and one pace final furlong

        6(6)
        Silk - Olive green, old gold hoops, olive green cap

        Capton

        29 DCD
        6/1
        • Form 1D-5464
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 91

        led until ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, behind and eased inside final furlong

        7(7)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Royal Blue and White striped sleeves

        Contrapposto (IRE)

        8 v
        40/1
        • Form 19/40-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 90

        held up in rear, never a factor

        8(9)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, seams on sleeves, star on cap

        White Chocolate (IRE)

        86 D
        14/1
        • Form 321230
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 90

        held up and behind, headway on outside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat

        9(13)
        Silk - Pink and purple (quartered), halved sleeves

        Petrus (IRE)

        44
        22/1
        • Form 043534
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 93

        tracked leaders in 6th, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        11(1)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow chevrons, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, royal blue cap, yellow star

        Shabbah (IRE)

        17 b D
        6/1
        • Form 2-60941
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 87

        mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        12(8)
        Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars

        Thistimenextyear

        5 h D
        3/1
        • Form 0-26341
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 79

        tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong

        13(11)
        Silk - Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel

        Dukhan

        89 BF
        8/1
        • Form 236073
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 89

        held up towards rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish

        10(12)
        NR

        The Emperor Within (FR)

        38
        12/1
        • Form 152218
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 93

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2017
        (11)
        Silk -

        Century Dream (IRE)

        13/8
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        2016
        (5)
        Silk -

        What About Carlo (FR)

        7/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        2015
        (6)
        Silk -

        Passover

        12/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        Aquarium ran into trouble at Ascot last time but won in this grade at York before that and could go well. BANDITRY has yet to win anywhere this year but went close to doing so when beaten only a short-head at Chelmsford last month and Ian Williams’ charge may well go one better in this. He’s preferred to stablemate Restorer though Petrus could figure on his latest fourth at Doncaster. Shabbah and Thistimenextyear are recent winners but both step up in class while Dukhan also has something to prove at this level on his return from a lay-off.

        Formwatch

        Banditry (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Across Dubai (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Sep.

        Aquarium 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, soon hampered, weakened and no chance after, last of 20, 27 1/2l behind Sharja Bridge (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.

        Restorer 12-1 (9-8) Held up, headway and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Dubai Horizon (9-10) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.

        Chatez (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on final 100 yards, no chance, 10th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Just Hiss (8-7) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct.

        Greenside 10-1 (9-6) In rear, kept on final furlong, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Auxerre (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.

        Capton 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader centre, ridden and every chance when edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 19, 1 3/4l behind Jazeel (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

        Contrapposto (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 15, 37 1/4l behind Alemaratalyoum (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.

        White Chocolate (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along 5f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, last of 12, 24 1/2l behind Pilaster (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 6f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in Aug.

        Petrus (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not quicken 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind Another Eclipse (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

        Shabbah (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up, headway approaching 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ridden clear, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Imaginative (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 14 ran.

        Thistimenextyear 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, challenged in centre over 2f out, led and hung right 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Dream Machine (9-9) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.

        Dukhan 3-1jfav (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Dubai Horizon (9-12) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.

        The Emperor Within (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Held up in last pair, ridden towards outside over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Wadilsafa (9-0) at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) gd in Sep.