Racecards
18:00 Newbury
sodotso.com Gentlemen Amateur Riders' Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 6y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,120
- 2nd: £968
- 3rd: £484
- 4th: £242
- Form 0-02275
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Shane Quinlan
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, stayed on, headed towards finish
- Form 945406-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Mr Robert Hawker
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 560-753
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Mr R Birkett
held up, in 6th, switched right and headway 2f out, challenged entering final furlong, stayed on, led towards finish
- Form 596-521
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Alex Edwards
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and not pace of front pair towards finish
- Form 63-4126
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey Mr S Hawkins
steadied start, took keen hold in last, ridden on outside over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 2049-70
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey Mr Alex Ferguson
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 774673
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Mr J C Jones
NonRunner
Verdict
SMOKY HILL has progressed from race to race this term and thrashed his Yarmouth rivals on his third start of the campaign to the tune of 10 lengths a week ago. Admittedly, that was a modest contest but his previous run, when hunting up Viserion at Doncaster, also reads well in the context of this contest and he is taking to follow up with trip and ground to suit. The chief threat looks to be Unison who has made a successful transition to hurdling since joining Jeremy Scott. However, he was a four-time winner on the Flat for Peter Makin and returns to the level off a feasible mark. Thecornishbarron and Silver Alliance may also get involved, notably the former if able to repeat the form shown three starts ago when a fast-finishing second in a 1m2f Newmarket handicap.
Formwatch
Thecornishbarron (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 13 1/4l behind Lord George (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Unison (IRE) 7-2jfav (10-2) Held up in rear, headway when hampered 4 out, one pace after 3 out, no extra next, 5th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Byron Flyer (10-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Silver Alliance 16-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, led narrrowly over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 5 1/2l behind Good of Luck (10-5) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Smoky Hill (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Held up, in touch, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, kept on, very easily, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Theydon Bois (9-2) by 10l, 5 ran.
Westerly 25-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 14, 26 1/4l behind Delagoa Bay (8-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Cahar Fad (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 2 1/4l behind The Way You Dance (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Royal Etiquette (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 12th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Vastly (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Jazri 6-1 (9-1) Slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Solveig's Song (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Jun.