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16:35 Newbury

Oakley Coachbuilders Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,500 added
  • Winner: £6,536
  • 2nd: £1,957
  • 3rd: £979
  • 4th: £489
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 19.37s
  • Off Time: 16:35:24
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Little Rocky

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Troopingthecolour

    2/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Black, Red stars, diabolo on sleeves and stars on cap

      Troopingthecolour

      27 t BFD
      2/1
      • Form 54-2228
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 94

      held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge

      2(3)
      Silk - Purple, White spots on sleeves and cap

      War Singer (USA)

      80 t D
      8/1
      • Form 235/141-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 93

      held up in rear, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, carried right over 1f out, kept on same pace

      3(5)
      Silk - Purple, White diamond, armlets and cap

      Little Rocky

      34
      9/4
      • Form 1347-34
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 86

      soon led, hard pressed over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, hard ridden entering final furlong, ran on well

      4(6)
      Silk - White, Black disc, Black cap

      Provisional

      97
      16/1
      • Form 16-8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 85

      prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened over 1f out

      5(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Purple hoop, armlets and cap

      Aldwick Bay (IRE)

      28 BFD
      9/2
      • Form 260-154
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 84

      settled in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      6(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, checked sleeves and cap

      Sandbanks Sizzler (IRE)

      34 ht D
      8/1
      • Form 31-00
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 82

      slowly into stride, in rear, headway to chase leaders after 2f, effort over 2f out, soon weakened

      Previous results

      2011
      (6)
      Silk -

      Tinshu (IRE)

      20/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      2010
      (2)
      Silk -

      Emerging Artist (FR)

      11/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      2009
      (8)
      Silk -

      King Charles

      11/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      Troopingthecolour tries hard but just can't get his head in front and Little Rocky still looks a shade high in the handicap judged on this season's efforts. Aldwick Bay has every chance on his win at Windsor back in May as that came in soft going but Sandbanks Sizzler and Provisional arrive out of sorts. WAR SINGER has been hurdling since joining David Pipe but won five of his eight starts on the Flat in France including a victory in heavy ground and he gets the tentative vote to land this with conditions likely to suit.

      Formwatch

      Troopingthecolour 13-2fav (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 19, 8l behind Crackentorp (10-13) at York 1m 4f ladys hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Jun.

      War Singer (USA) 15-2 (8-13) won at Toulouse(FR) 1m 2f stks gs in Jun '11 beating Magic Moon (8-10) by 1/2l, 8 ran.

      Little Rocky 5-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind John Louis (8-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jun.

      Provisional 66-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 9l behind Captivator (8-12) at Kempton 1m fll lst stks (1) pol in Apr.

      Aldwick Bay (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) In rear, soon tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, one pace and held in 4th, eased last 100 yards, 4th of 5, 14l behind Chain Of Events (8-11) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Jun.

      Sandbanks Sizzler (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up in last pair, never involved, last of 10, 20l behind John Louis (8-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jun.