15:45 Newbury
Saturday 21 April 2018
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Elite Racing Club Supporting Greatwood Spring Cup Handicap (Str)
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 1m | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 22 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 40.88s
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Held up in mid-division, headway travelling well and switched left to centre inside final 3f, led final 100 yards, ran on op 5/1
T: H PalmerJ: Josephine Gordon
Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, regained 2nd post tchd 12/1
T: R SpencerJ: J P Spencer
Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, headway when not clear run switched left and weaved through approaching final furlong, strong run to lead final 100 yards, headed close home, lost 2nd final strides op 20/1
T: R A FaheyJ: S W Kelly
Held up in mid-division, headway going well 2f out, tracking leaders going well and every chance when pushed left entering final furlong, no extra towards finish op 28/1
T: C FellowesJ: S Donohoe
Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, soon hung left, headed and weakened inside final furlong
T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton
Mid-division in centre, headway over 1f out, plugged on
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Ben Sanderson (7)
Chased leaders, chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
T: R HannonJ: R L Moore
Went towards near side after 1f, prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong op 9/1 tchd 17/2
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee (3)
Raced keenly, led in centre, came towards near side halfway, headed inside final 2f, weakened entering final furlong
T: B R MillmanJ: Andrea Atzeni
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 28/1
T: B J MeehanJ: M Dwyer
Chased leaders in centre, weakened inside final 2f op 66/1
T: C HillsJ: Jim Crowley
Held up towards rear, never on terms op 13/2
T: E F VaughanJ: David Probert
Chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
T: D MenuisierJ: K Shoemark
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten tchd 28/1
T: R HannonJ: Tom Marquand
Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 20/1
T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby
Held up towards rear, never a factor tchd 18/1
T: W J KnightJ: M Harley
Chased leaders, hung left over 2f out, soon weakened op 28/1
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: S De Sousa
Prominent on near side rail, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after op 16/1 tchd 10/1
T: H PalmerJ: P Cosgrave
Held up and always behind
T: George ScottJ: W Buick
Held up towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no headway and soon weakened op 11/1
T: H SpillerJ: Fran Berry
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor op 10/1
T: H PalmerJ: James Doyle
Raced on near side rail, always behind, virtually pulled up final 2f op 18/1
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Non-Runners
6
(3)
Red Label77
Weight: 9-8| Age: 4
T: M Botti J: Non Runner
NR
4
(20)
Hors De Combat65
Weight: 9-9| Age: 7
T: D J Coakley J: Oisin Murphy
NR
24
(2)
Pattie22
Weight: 8-5| Age: 4
T: M R Channon J: J F Egan
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.80Pl:£1.80, £3.20, £5.80, £6.50EX:£56.90Trifecta:£1,570.60Tricast:£1,057.69SF:£42.33Swingers:£11.00, £53.70, £74.70
Forecasts
Taqdeer (4/1), Afaak (6/1), Repercussion (10/1), Tony Curtis (10/1), Humbert (11/1), Lord Of The Rock (11/1), Gilgamesh (12/1), Leader Writer (12/1), Born To Be Alive (16/1), Third Time Lucky (20/1), Graphite Storm (20/1), Star Archer (20/1), Hors De Combat (20/1), George William (22/1), Keyser Soze (25/1), Gabrial (25/1), Master Carpenter (25/1), Ballard Down (25/1), Red Label (25/1), Mazyoun (33/1), Pattie (33/1), Elusive Heights (40/1), Contrapposto (40/1), Fox Trotter (50/1), Prost (50/1)
The form of Afaak's final start last term was well and truly franked when Addeybb put the Lincoln field to the sword last month, his credentials are clear on that showing, though the market will reflect that. Born To Be Alive was a good scorer himself on Town Moor last time while Tony Curtis should be suited by the helter-skelter of this contest. Elusive Heights has the potential to get involved on first start for his new connections but it might be worth forgiving BALLARD DOWN a poor run in the Lincoln. He sluiced home at Newmarket on just his third start on turf last summer and wasn't exactly well drawn last time. There could easily be more to come.
- Ballard Down
- Afaak
- Elusive Heights
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £31,125.002nd: £9,320.003rd: £4,660.004th: £2,330.005th: £1,165.006th: £585.00
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