Newbury Races
Newbury
16:50
Tony Penny 50th Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Newbury
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.90
Place: £2.10 £4.20 £5.90
Exacta: £57.30
Tricast: £807.92
Trifecta: £866.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Atherstone Warrior (IRE) | 3 G | Good | Gary & Josh Moore | 131 lbs | 100/30 | Won | In touch with leaders - switched right and headway under 3f out - led 2f out - edged right over 1f out - soon clear with one other - kept on well(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Northwest Passage (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Roger Teal | 121 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | In rear - switched right and headway from over 2f out - went second under 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - clear with one other final furlong - kept on(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Tiger (FR) | 3 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 123 lbs | 22/1 | 9 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position 5f out - headway over 2f out - no chance but went modest third final furlong(op 18/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Something Splendid (GB) | 3 C | Poor | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 123 lbs | 11/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - bumped over 2f out - lost ground over 1f out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | King Al (GB) | 3 G | Good | Alan King | 123 lbs | 4/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - prominent - prominent behind clear leaders over 5f out - headway over 3f out - disputing second over 2f out - hung right and weakened over 1f out(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Arcturus Flame (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Richard Hughes | 123 lbs | 14/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear - struggling over 3f out - soon no chance(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Sweet Reward (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Olivia Tubb
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Jonathan Portman | 123 lbs | 14/1 | 6 | Awkward start - soon pressed leader - clear with one other over 5f out - lost position over 2f out - soon weakened(op 16/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Alcaraz (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Tom Dascombe | 137 lbs | 14/1 | 3.25 | Led narrowly - clear with one other over 5f out - reduced lead 3f out - headed 2f out - lost position and weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out (vet reported gelding lost his front-left shoe)(op 8/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Jannas Journey (IRE) | 4 F | Good | Jim Goldie | 135 lbs | 18/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - brief headway on far side of group 3f out - soon hung right and weakened(op 12/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Miletus (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Charles Hills | 132 lbs | 28/1 | 15 | Ducked left start - in rear - raced awkwardly and weakened quickly 2f out - tailed off (vet reported gelding lost his front-right shoe)(op 25/1) | ||
| 11th | 7 | Explode (FR) | 3 G | AVG | Faye Bramley | 130 lbs | 3/1F | 26 | Took keen hold - prominent - prominent behind clear leaders over 5f out - headway over 3f out - weakened quickly 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - officially described as soft on this occasion - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 5/1) | ||
| 12th | 4 | Under The Sun (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Gary & Josh Moore | 134 lbs | 100/1 | 10 | Dwelt start - soon niggled along in rear - struggling and lost touch over 4f out - tailed off(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Mustazeed (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Harry Eustace | 142 lbs | 8/1 | - | Refused to race(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) |