Newbury Races
Newbury
16:10
Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes ()
Newbury
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £13.90
Place: £3.10 £1.30
Exacta: £29.30
Trifecta: £89.60
Non-Runners: Streets Of Gold (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Popmaster (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Ed Walker | 130 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway and challenging 1f out - soon ridden - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Aldaary (GB) | 3 G | Good | William Haggas | 130 lbs | 8/11F | 1 | In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - challenging 1f out - went second and no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/6) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Al Mubhir (GB) | 5 G | AVG | William Haggas | 130 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | Prominent - led narrowly over 1f out - soon ridden - headed and no extra final 110yds - lost shoe (vet reported colt lost his right hind shoe)(op 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Rodaballo (GB) | 6 H | Poor | G Arizkorreta Elosegui | 130 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - held up in last but in touch with leaders - switched right and headway over 1f out - soon pushed along - challenging inside final furlong - edged right and no extra inside final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Biggles (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 130 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - smooth headway on far side of group over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | American Kestrel (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | David Menuisier | 125 lbs | 50/1 | 10 | Soon led - took keen hold early - headed and weakened over 1f out (jockey said filly ran too free)(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | The Wizard Of Eye (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | J S Moore | 130 lbs | 22/1 | 16 | Prominent - weakened 2f out - lost shoe (trainer said colt was unsuited by the going - officially described as soft - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet reported colt lost his right front shoe)(op 20/1) |