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16:45 Newbury

Rangers Riding Ranch Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £4,825
  • 2nd: £2,413
  • 3rd: £1,206
  • 4th: £603
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.34s
  • Off Time: 16:45:20
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Saratoga Gold

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Frontispiece

    15/8

      1(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Frontispiece

      9 CCD
      15/8
      • Form 31-2648
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 80

      wide, in touch, tracked leader, led going easy 4f out, pushed along 2f out still in lead, reduced lead before 1f out when ridden along, lost lead inside final furlong, no extra

      2(2)
      Silk - Pink, purple braces, pink sleeves, purple stars, pink cap, purple star

      Saratoga Gold

      22 b DCD
      13/2
      • Form 3-15568
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 76

      mid-division, travelled well before 3f out, short of room on rail and switched out, smooth progress into 2nd before 1f out, ridden along and led inside final furlong, kept on

      3(5)
      Silk - Black, yellow star, yellow sleeves, black stars

      Castel Gandolfo (IRE)

      28 bt
      10/3
      • Form 243/
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 75

      held up in rear, progress 3f out disputing 4th, soon ridden along, one pace thereafter

      4(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Pink (halved), Pink sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, Pink cap

      Dino Velvet (FR)

      46 v D
      22/1
      • Form 361499/
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 74

      just worse than mid-division, pushed along before 3f out disputing 6th, ridden along and no extra

      5(1)
      Silk - Red, yellow braces, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Singing The Blues (IRE)

      11 D
      5/1
      • Form 4-88541
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 72

      soon led, joined entering straight, soon lost lead, pushed along before 3f out, soon ridden along and weakened

      6(4)
      Silk - Red and White stripes, Red sleeves, White spots

      Psyche

      33 D
      5/1
      • Form 8-62211
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 67

      tracked leaders, travelled well in 3rd before 3f out, progress into 2nd before 2f out, ridden along back in 3rd before 1f out, kept on

      7(7)
      Silk - Black, Yellow chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap

      Graffiti

      16
      28/1
      • Form 54-5657
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 64

      slowly into stride, in rear, progress 3f out on outside, pushed along disputing 4th, ridden along and kept on one pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      Fergal and Fern O’Brien won this last year and CASTEL GANDOLFO has been in decent form over hurdles. Placed in two of only three previous outings on the Flat, he gets the vote. Singing The Blues won over a longer trip at Ffos Las under today’s rider while Psyche completed a double for Freddie Gordon with last month’s Wolverhampton success. Frontispiece is partnered by a leading amateur and is preferred of the rest.

      Formwatch

      Frontispiece 18-1 (9-5) Front mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 8th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Scampi (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Aug.

      Saratoga Gold 33-1 (10-0) Held up in mid-division, driven along over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 7l behind Awesome Dancer (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

      Castel Gandolfo (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division on inside, ridden and briefly outpaced 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Pisgah Pike (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul.

      Dino Velvet (FR) 15-2 (12-0) Always last, not fluent and ridden 3 out, well beaten after next, last of 5, 12l behind Sir Tivo (12-0) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jun.

      Singing The Blues (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Pressed leader, led halfway, switched to near rail and ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Our Jester (10-11) by 1l, 12 ran.

      Psyche 8-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, switched right and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, led close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Clifftop Heaven (10-1) by hd, 11 ran.

      Graffiti 25-1 (11-2) Raced keenly in rear, smooth progress to 3rd after 2 out, went 2nd before pushed turning for home, ridden entering home straight, kept on but always held by winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Mutara (11-2) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul.