Newbury
14:15
BetVictor Handicap
Newbury Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.50 £3.50 £2.80 Exacta: £34.70 Tricast: £324.82 Trifecta: £229.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Bell Shot (IRE) 6 G AVG Charles Hills 134 lbs 5/2F Won Took keen hold - led - pressed leader when headed after 2f - led over 2f out - nudged along and went clear final furlong - readily(op 9/4)
2nd 1 Kit Gabriel (IRE) 6 G AVG Amy Murphy 135 lbs 14/1 3 Prominent - ridden over 2f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 16/1)
3rd 3 Secret Strength (IRE) 6 G AVG Jim Boyle 134 lbs 11/1 2 Slowly away - pulled hard - in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 12/1)
4th 10 Kingofhell (IRE) N/A AVG Ed Walker 118 lbs 25/1 .75 Held up in rear - hampered after 1f - ridden 2f out - soon hung left - kept on strongly final furlong - went fourth final strides(op 33/1)
5th 5 Al Baahy (GB) 5 G Poor Kevin Frost 126 lbs 18/1 0.3 Pressed leader - led after 2f - ridden when headed over 2f out - kept on until no extra final 110yds - lost fourth final strides(op 16/1)
6th 4 Next Chapter (IRE) N/A Poor James Tate 134 lbs 11/4 0.3 Prominent - ridden over 2f out - edged left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said filly hung left-handed; vet said filly lost her right-fore shoe)(op 9/4 tchd 11/5)
7th 8 Atomise (GB) 5 M Poor Charlie Fellowes 127 lbs 11/1 .75 Slowly away - midfield - headway over 2f out - soon ridden - hampered inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
8th 9 Attache (IRE) N/A AVG Andrew Balding 120 lbs 14/1 2 Held up in rear - headway over 3f out - soon ridden - weakened 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
9th 6 Dark Swansong (IRE) N/A Poor Clive Cox 133 lbs 13/2 1.25 In touch with leaders - ridden 2f out - soon short of room and hampered - held when badly hampered inside final furlong - soon eased(op 6/1)
10th 7 El Hibri (IRE) 6 G Poor Tony Carroll 128 lbs 16/1 23 Midfield - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 18/1)