Newbury
16:45
OCS Handicap
Newbury Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.70 Place: £2.90 £2.25 £2.05 Exacta: £74.50 Tricast: £259.69 Trifecta: £347.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Sonny Liston (IRE) 3 C AVG Ralph Beckett 138 lbs 10/1 Won Steadied start - in rear towards far side - switched right and up the centre after 2f - groups merged 3f out - switched right and on near side of group 2f out - soon headway - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on well
2nd 7 Metal Merchant (IRE) 5 G AVG Jack Channon 129 lbs 6/1 2.5 In touch with leaders towards far side - groups merged 3f out - soon switched right - headway and challenging over 1f out - soon ridden - drifted left inside final 110yds - kept on(op 11/2)
3rd 4 Talis Evolvere (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Hannon 133 lbs 9/2 .75 In touch with leaders towards far side - groups merged 3f out - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(op 11/2)
4th 12 Aalto (FR) 5 G AVG Ian Williams 121 lbs 11/1 .75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders towards near side - groups merged 3f out - challenging under 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - hung left and headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 9/1)
5th 6 Slipofthepen (GB) 4 C Good John & Thady Gosden 130 lbs 14/1 .5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders towards near side - headway and led 4f out - groups merged 3f out - ridden and hung left under 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 16/1)
6th 9 Terwada (IRE) 4 G AVG Ed Walker 125 lbs 14/1 .75 Prominent up the centre - groups merged 3f out - outpaced from over 1f out(op 16/1)
7th 5 Tempus (GB) 9 G AVG Archie Watson 132 lbs 25/1 2 Prominent up the centre - groups merged 3f out - weakened gradually over 1f out(op 18/1)
8th 1 Stephensons Rocket (IRE) 9 G AVG Craig Benton 135 lbs 40/1 .75 Prominent up the centre - groups merged 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1)
9th 3 Biggles (GB) 7 G AVG Eve Johnson Houghton 135 lbs 14/1 1.25 Towards rear towards far side - groups merged 3f out - switched right over 2f out - never on terms(op 11/1)
10th 11 Two Tempting (IRE) 5 G AVG Jonathan Portman 121 lbs 20/1 .5 In touch with leaders towards near side - groups merged 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)
11th 8 Godwinson (GB) 4 G AVG William Haggas 125 lbs 7/4F 4.5 Prominent towards near side - groups merged 3f out - ridden 2f out - soon edged left and weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 15/8)
12th 10 Autumn Festival (GB) 6 G Poor Ed de Giles 118 lbs 50/1 26 Led towards near side - headed 4f out - groups merged 3f out - weakened quickly 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)