Newbury
16:40
Brian Rycraft Memorial Handicap
Newbury Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.10 Place: £2.50 £3.50 £1.70 Exacta: £72.20 Tricast: £222.17 Trifecta: £392.30
Non-Runners: Vaynor (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 El Jasor (IRE) 5 G AVG Charlie Fellowes 128 lbs 11/2 Won Prominent - raced wide early - pressed leaders over 2f out - ridden and hung right over 1f out - hung left inside final 110yds - ran on to lead towards finish (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that colt had benefitted from the step up in trip to 1m4f from 1m2f)(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
2nd 2 Valsad (IRE) 5 G AVG Harry & Roger Charlton 140 lbs 11/1 0.3 Prominent - raced wide early - pressed leader over 2f out - pushed along to lead over 1f out - soon ridden - hung right inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds - carried left and headed towards finish(op 12/1)
3rd 11 Feud (GB) 5 G AVG Ralph Beckett 128 lbs 3/1F 3.75 Prominent early - dropped to rear 8f out - headway when bit short of room over 3f out - switched right over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - hung left and went third inside final furlong - kept on - no match for first two(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
4th 14 Order Of Malta (GB) 4 G Poor Hugo Palmer 125 lbs 12/1 2 Steadied start - raced in last - switched right and ridden over 2f out - headway over 1f out - went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 20/1)
5th 1 Dubai Welcome (GB) 8 G AVG Saeed bin Suroor 144 lbs 9/2 1.5 Led - switched to centre over 4f out - ridden and carried head awkwardly from over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
6th 9 Scintillante (GB) 5 G AVG Andrew Balding 128 lbs 6/1 1.25 Towards rear - headway on outer over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - edged left over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
7th 8 Renardeau (GB) 7 G AVG Ali Stronge 129 lbs 125/1 8 Reluctant to load - towards rear - ridden and outpaced over 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 33/1 tchd 150/1)
8th 3 Croeso Cymraeg (GB) 11 G AVG James Evans 140 lbs 16/1 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - soon weakened(op 12/1)
9th 6 Lion Kingdom (GB) 3 C Poor James Fanshawe 131 lbs 5/1 3.25 Midfield - raced wide early - headway over 3f out - ridden and hung left over 1f out - soon weakened(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
10th 5 Greystoke (GB) 6 G AVG Alan King 137 lbs 40/1 4.25 Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
11th 7 Eagle Court (IRE) 7 G AVG Michael Blake 131 lbs 40/1 .75 Prominent - ridden and weakened over 3f out(op 22/1)
12th 12 Enochdhu (FR) 4 G AVG Jonathan Portman 126 lbs 12/1 2.5 Midfield - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
13th 13 Clever Relation (GB) 5 G AVG Hughie Morrison 125 lbs 80/1 1 Prominent - ridden and weakened over 3f out(op 28/1)