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16:50 Newbury

John Sunley Memorial Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 5y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 25.61s
  • Off Time: 16:50:18
  • 11 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 4-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 85

held up behind, driven when not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge

2(7)
Silk - Black, yellow stripe, purple sleeves, purple cap, yellow star
  • Form 51-8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 84

mid-division, headway 4f out, effort 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression

3(12)
Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap
  • Form 5-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out to over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd well inside final furlong

4(6)
Silk - Yellow, Black Cross of Lorraine, Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Black cap

Primitivo

207
5/1
  • Form 66321-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 81

held up behind, smooth headway on inside 3f out, led 2f out, drew easily clear over 1f out, unextended

5(8)
Silk - White, Red chevron, hooped sleeves, Red cap
4/1
  • Form 656-211
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong

6(11)
Silk - Emerald green, pink star, striped sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 45-2312
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

in touch, led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out

7(9)
Silk - Black and red check, red sleeves
14/1
  • Form 06-2161
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 77

tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

8(5)
Silk - Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel
12/1
  • Form 74-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 77

led 2f, tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, lost place over 1f out

9(4)
Silk - White and Royal Blue stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, White spots, Yellow cap
  • Form 6234-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 75

tracked leaders, headway and effort on inside 3f out, every chance over 2f out to over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression when lost place inside final furlong

10(1)
Silk - Emerald Green and Gold stripes
  • Form 8-43
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 73

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner

12(10)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue cap
20/1
  • Form 646-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 72

held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer

11(3)
NR

Zeehan

1
8/1
  • Form 5-3222
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 72

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Manjaam's stable can do little wrong at present but he steps up in trip in search of a hat-trick and also reverts to the Turf. Gunnery landed a maiden at Haydock last month and is interesting on his handicap debut and, likewise, Chelmsford scorer Against The Odds. Zeehan was due to run yesterday at Salisbury and is a bit more exposed than some of these. Primitivo and Carry Me Home have also had a few runs as has Ride The Lightning, though Brian Meehan's charge missed the break on his reappearance at Newmarket and should find this easier. SNAN got off the mark at Chepstow two weeks ago and that should have boosted his confidence. He doesn't look badly treated in his first handicap so should go well.

Formwatch

Gunnery (FR) 7-4fav (8-8) Keen held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr beating Superyacht (8-8) by nk, 9 ran.

Rainbow Dreamer 14-1 (8-13) Behind, outpaced 2f out, never able to challenge, 8th of 12, 12l behind Stargazer (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Apr.

Against The Odds 2-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Bullington Bear (9-5) by 3l, 6 ran.

Primitivo 6-4fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Windsor 1m (4) gs in Oct beating Deodoro (9-5) by 2l, 7 ran.

Manjaam (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Steadied start, held up in touch, headway into 3rd 2f out, 2nd and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well, eased close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Jarir (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.

Carry Me Home 6-1 (9-1) Led, driven and headed over 1f out, soon rallied, kept on well, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Mainstream (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in May.

Cat Royale (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Led over 3f, soon settled 3rd, 2nd 3f out, led again over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Argyle (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.

Snan (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Led 3f, tracked leader, led again 3f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on gamely, all out, won at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs in Apr beating Girling (8-5) by shd, 13 ran.

Ride The Lightning 100-1 (9-5) Awkwardly away in rear, ridden 3f out, effort 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Linguistic (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f (2) gs in Apr.

Emperor Napoleon 14-1 (8-8) Took keen hold, prominent early, chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on same pace final 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Red Cardinal (9-13) at Bath 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.

Ravens Quest 14-1 (9-5) With winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Cape Speed (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (3) pol in Dec.

Zeehan 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leader early, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Daisy Bere (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gs in Apr.