Newbury Races
Newbury
20:15
Venture Security Handicap
Newbury
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £9
Place: £2.60 £1.70 £1.40
Exacta: £40.10
Tricast: £103.13
Trifecta: £188.80
Non-Runners: Expert Witness (unsuitable ground), Roman Art (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Plus Point (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Harry Eustace | 132 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Raced wide early - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders 3f out - led over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that filly benefitted from the softer going - which was officially described as soft - on her handicap debut)(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Ranger Thunderbolt (IRE) | 3 G | Elite | Robyn Brisland | 134 lbs | 16/5F | 1 | Raced in second - in touch with leaders after 2f - pressed leaders 3f out - challenging but hung left from over 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 3/1 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Lunar Landscape (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 131 lbs | 100/30 | 1.25 | Dwelt start - midfield - headway and pressed leaders 3f out - carried left from over 2f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Pretty Peg (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Richard Hannon | 133 lbs | 28/1 | 0.2 | Switched sharply left soon after start - in rear - outpaced 3f out - switched right and headway towards near side from 2f out - kept on well and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | I'm Too Tired (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Harry & Roger Charlton | 135 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway towards near side 3f out - no impression from over 1f out - lost fourth inside final 110yds(op 13/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Peaceful Story (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Richard Hannon | 136 lbs | 10/1 | 7 | Midfield - some headway 3f out - bit short of room 2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 7th | 6 | Mirabello Bay (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Georgia Dobie
(3)lbs
|
J S Moore | 131 lbs | 33/1 | 4.75 | Slowly into stride - towards rear - headway on far side of group 3f out - hung left and weakened from under 2f out(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1) | |
| 8th | 10 | Chester Tonik (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Callum Hutchinson
(3)lbs
|
Peter Chapple-Hyam | 128 lbs | 7/2 | 4 | Raced wide early - in touch with leaders - went second after 2f - against near rail over 3f out - soon lost second - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said gelding stopped quickly and hung right-handed)(op 9/2) | |
| 9th | 1 | Finn Russell (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 137 lbs | 18/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - led - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1) |