Newbury Races
Newbury
14:40
Dubai Duty Free Handicap
Newbury
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.50 £2.10 £3.20
Exacta: £20.50
Tricast: £159.43
Trifecta: £159.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Balance Play (IRE) | 3 G | Good | Ralph Beckett | 127 lbs | 3/1J | Won | In touch with leaders - cajoled along 4f out - pushed along 3f out - hung left but headway on near side of group 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - soon edged left - went clear final 110yds - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from returning to much slower ground)(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Totnes (IRE) | 3 F | Good | Andrew Balding | 122 lbs | 11/2 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - bit short of room under 2f out - ridden and kept on from over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Toshizou (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 123 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - outpaced 3f out - steady headway from 2f out - went third towards finish - not pace to challenge(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Mustazeed (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Kaiya Fraser
(5)lbs
|
Harry Eustace | 120 lbs | 3/1J | .5 | Slowly away and lost many lengths start - cajoled along early - joined main group but raced in last after 3f - outpaced and pushed along 3f out - still plenty to do 2f out - soon switched sharply right - kept on from over 1f out - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 4/1) | |
| 5th | 1 | Certain Lad (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
George Bass
(3)lbs
|
Jack Channon | 135 lbs | 10/1 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon carried left - weakened quickly inside final 110yds(tchd 9/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Millebosc (FR) | 7 G | AVG | William Haggas | 129 lbs | 11/2 | 2.25 | Led - headed over 2f out - weakened gradually over 1f out - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Le Mans (IRE) | N/A | Good | Richard Hannon | 116 lbs | 14/1 | 10 | Prominent - hung badly left and lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - tailed off (trainer said filly was unsuited by the heavy - soft in places ground and would benefit from a quicker surface)(op 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Gaassee (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | William Haggas | 135 lbs | 8/1 | 4 | Towards rear - brief headway against far rail over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - eased inside final furlong - tailed off(op 7/1) |