Racecards
13:50 Newbury
Denford Stakes (Listed) (Str) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £11,342
- 2nd: £4,300
- 3rd: £2,152
- 4th: £1,072
Choritzo
21- Form 1076
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
held up in last pair, headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 2nd over 1f out, plugged on
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
raced keenly, held up in 4th, headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 4144
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
made all, pushed out final furlong, stayed on well, unchallenged
- Form 7213
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Harry Bentley
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Saint Lawrence was only fourth in this grade at Ascot and is starting to look a little exposed. William Bligh may also lack a little scope and four of their rivals made a winning start to their careers and are open to plenty of improvement. The Frankel colt DHAHABI only won by a neck at Newmarket but was very green and is probably a lot better than the performance suggests. He can get the better of course and distance winner Guru and Ascot scorer Jumby but Francesco Guardi’s victory at Salisbury is not working out.
Formwatch
Choritzo 80-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Chindit (9-3) at Ascot 7f lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Dhahabi (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Raced wide in touch, headway and edged left over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul beating Dinoo (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Francesco Guardi (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, nudged along 6f out, ridden 3f out, switched left and headway 2f out, picked up well final furlong, led on line, won at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Lost In Space (9-2) by hd, 12 ran.
Jumby (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Raced keenly in mid-division, smooth headway near side of group over 2f out, led inside final 2f, stayed on well, won at Ascot 7f stks (5) gd in Jul beating Huddleton Mac (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Saint Lawrence (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched left and went 4th, not trouble leaders, 4th of 10, 6l behind Chindit (9-3) at Ascot 7f lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
William Bligh 5-4fav (9-7) Raced keenly, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd and one pace towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Mark of The Man (9-1) at Goodwood 7f (2) gd in Jul.
Guru 8-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind, good headway tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, shaken up and strong challenge close home, led on line, won at Newbury 7f stks (5) gd in Jul beating Maximal (9-5) by ns, 15 ran.