Newbury Races
Newbury
16:25
Conundrum Consulting Handicap
Newbury
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.80 £3.40 £2.80
Exacta: £45.30
Tricast: £249.32
Trifecta: £353.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Pearle d'Or (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 134 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In rear - switched left and headway from 2f out - went second over 1f out - ran on well and led inside final furlong - pushed out - comfortably(op 9/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Scholarship (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Clive Cox | 131 lbs | 11/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear - going easily 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - went second post(op 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Embrace (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Owen Burrows | 138 lbs | 13/2 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead 2f out - hung left and headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second post (jockey said filly hung left-handed under pressure)(op 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Razeyna (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | William Haggas | 132 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - led early - headed but prominent after 1f - outpaced 2f out - disputing third 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Pumalin Park (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Sir Michael Stoute | 129 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | In rear - some headway from over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Spanish Star (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Patrick Chamings | 142 lbs | 13/2 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway over 2f out - disputing second when hung left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Hodler (GER) | 5 G | Poor | Jim Boyle | 137 lbs | 3/1F | 1 | In touch with leaders - challenging 2f out - lost second over 1f out - soon weakened quickly(op 11/4) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Chelsea Square (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 121 lbs | 50/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear - some headway over 2f out - lost ground quickly over 1f out(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Marshal Dan (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
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Heather Main | 133 lbs | 33/1 | 5 | Prominent - led under 3f out - headed 2f out - dropped to rear and struggling over 1f out(op 28/1) | |
| 10th | 9 | Captain Cuddles (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Richard Hannon | 127 lbs | 17/2 | 9 | Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1f - headed under 3f out - soon dropped to rear (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 11th | 11 | Ben Hamrash (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Ed Walker | 120 lbs | 9/1 | 18 | In touch with leaders - ridden and dropped to rear halfway - soon struggling(op 17/2 tchd 11/1) |