19:15 Newbury

Thursday 5 July 2018

All17:4018:1518:4519:1519:5020:2520:55

Thatcham Butchers Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 3  |   1m 4f  |   Good to Firm  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:15  |   Winning time: 2m 31.39s
1st
Horse silk
2
(3)
7/2
T: J R FanshaweJ: T P Queally
Chased leaders, soon racing keenly, not much room 3f out, not clear over 2f out, soon switched right, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, responded well under hand riding to lead inside final furlong, readily op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
3
(2)
9/4j
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Led early, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
5
(4)
11/1
T: W J KnightJ: L Morris
Chased leaders, switched right over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards op 10/1 tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
1
(1)
9/4j
T: Tom DascombeJ: P J McDonald
Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace op 2/1
5th
Horse silk
5
4
(5)
9/2
T: D MenuisierJ: Fran Berry
Dropped out start, held up in rear, headway on outside from 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, pulled up op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£1.80, £1.50EX:£12.40Trifecta:£82.70SF:£11.76

Forecasts

King Lud (9/4), Celestial Force (9/4), Sleeping Lion (7/2), Cacophonous (9/2), Soto Sizzler (11/1)

Verdict

The whole quintet are making their handicaps debuts in what promises to be an informative and fascinating contest. CELESTIAL FORCE is the most inexperienced in the field but his debut victory at Newcastle was full of promise and he backed up that run under a penalty last time and his mark of 88 certainly looks workable. Sleeping Lion is the other last time out winner in the field and he will have improvement in him while King Lud and Cacophonous have met before with the former holding sway over the latter; those placings could be reversed here though. Soto Sizzler completes the field and although his form looks the weakest he can’t be ruled out in a tight heat.
  1. Celestial Force
  2. Cacophonous
  3. Sleeping Lion

Previous Winners

2017
Duke Of Bronte
Weight: 9-1  |Age: 3
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,086.002nd: £2,406.003rd: £1,202.004th: £601.00

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