Newbury Races
Newbury
14:21
Highclere Castle Gin Cup Stakes (AHandicap)
Newbury
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.20
Place: £3.30 £2.50
Exacta: £31.40
Tricast: £113.53
Trifecta: £117.80
Non-Runners: Gold Maze (unsuitable ground), Rainbow Dreamer (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Reshoun (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 134 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - led over 1f out - stayed on - idled towards finish(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Rock Eagle (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 131 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | Held up in behind leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and headway over 2f out - led narrowly 2f out - headed over 1f out - stayed on but always held(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Auriferous (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 117 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | Tracked leaders - pushed along 4f out - ridden 3f out - every chance 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Diamond Bay (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Tom Ward | 118 lbs | 7/2J | 3 | Held up in behind leaders - headway and chased leaders 5f out - pushed along 4f out - ridden over 2f out - outpaced and held from over 1f out(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Withhold (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Harry & Roger Charlton | 138 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Led - pushed along 4f out - ridden over 2f out - headed 2f out - outpaced and held from over 1f out(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Going Gone (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Jim Boyle | 129 lbs | 7/2J | 5 | Raced freely - held up in last - pushed along 4f out - headway over 2f out - made challenge 2f out - soon ridden - weakened final furlong (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than that the ground was riding quicker than described - which was officially good to firm on this occasion) |