Racecards
16:48 Newbury
Home-Start West Berkshire Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 6f 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,480
- 2nd: £3,042
- 3rd: £1,522
- 4th: £761
Ajuda Road
74- Form 9
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
rear of midfield, struggling from halfway, tailed off from 2f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
dwelt, always towards rear, ran green, struggling soon after halfway, tailed off from 2f out
- Form 52
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
midfield, prominent before halfway, soon went second, chased winner from 2f out, no chance with winner from 1f out, kept on under hands and heels final 110 yards
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
in rear and outpaced early, soon detached, tailed off from over 2f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey K Shoemark
made most, led before end of 1st furlong, set strong tempo, went two lengths clear 3f out, went further clear over 1f out, ran on well and in no danger final 110 yards, pushed out, promising
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Channon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
midfield, hampered and veered left after 1f, chased leaders 3f out, outpaced from 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
prominent, soon raced in second, dropped to third 2f out, outpaced by leading pair from 1f out, stayed on
Leone Alato
20- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on for very modest fourth
- Form 84
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Charles Bishop
in touch with leaders, pushed along before halfway, son outpaced, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Jim Crowley
rear of midfield, some headway before halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on for very modest fifth
- Form 97
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Donagh Murphy
slightly awkward start, towards rear, outpaced halfway, some headway inside 2f out, kept on but never on terms with leading five
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Rob Hornby
prominent, soon raced in third, pushed along before halfway, outpaced from over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey Ray Dawson
led, headed before end of 1st furlong, outpaced before halfway, struggling 2f out, tailed off and eased final furlong
In depth
Formwatch
Ajuda Road 17-2 (9-4) Prominent, pushed along 2f out, outpaced and struggling 1f out, weakened quickly final 110 yards, 9th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Italica (9-11) at Salisbury 6f stks (3) gf in Jun.
Because We Can (IRE) Advertise colt out of Kaprice.
Dark Shore 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 5f out, led 2f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Mcmurray (9-7) at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
High Boltage (IRE) Earthlight gelding out of Hamley.
Into The Sky (IRE) Starman colt out of Kemble.
Kilfrush Blue (IRE) Blue Point colt out of Queen Of Mayfair.
Law Court (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace 1f out, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Venetian Prince (9-7) at Newbury 7f stks (2) gf in Aug.
Leone Alato 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon chased winner, kept on same pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Al Zanati (9-7) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Little Chief (IRE) 22-1 (9-4) Off the pace in mid-division inside, headway far rail over 1f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Five Ways (9-4) at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gf in Aug.
Manly Fireball (IRE) Ardad colt out of Karalara.
Royalist (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, always behind, 7th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Hardy's Hero (9-7) at Haydock 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Superior (IRE) Supremacy colt out of Sweet Dragon Fly.
Halloween Lady 80-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, edged left and well beaten over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Concert (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Aug.