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14:35 Newbury

Al Basti Equiworld Handicap (Div 1) (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.02s
  • Off Time: 14:35:19
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Choral Festival

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Balmoral Castle

    9/4

      3
      Silk -

      Evervescent (IRE)

      9/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Light green, white stars, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap

        Evervescent (IRE)

        234
        9/1
        • Form 444040-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 70

        took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

        2(9)
        Silk - Light Blue, White chevrons on sleeves, White cap

        Qasser (IRE)

        15 h
        8/1
        • Form 1/5044-8
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 68

        soon towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, never on terms

        3(5)
        Silk - Dark green, white seams, white sleeves, dark green stars, dark green cap, white star

        Able Dash

        51
        4/1
        • Form 950-11
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 68

        held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon hanging left and beaten

        4(8)
        Silk - Black, Red Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap

        Masai Moon

        21
        28/1
        • Form 091130
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 68

        broke well, soon held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out

        5(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star

        Golden Jubilee (USA)

        39 v D
        15/2
        • Form 212-346
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 67

        held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, well beaten over 2f out

        6(6)
        Silk - Dark blue, red spots, white sleeves

        Choral Festival

        16 D
        11/2
        • Form 778-741
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 66

        held up, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on gamely

        7(4)
        Silk - Maroon, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap

        Balmoral Castle

        11 CD
        9/4
        • Form 3935-41
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 64

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, held towards finish

        8(2)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red hoops, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Red cap

        Time Square (FR)

        14 D
        12/1
        • Form 762317
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 61

        led, ridden and headed over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        9(1)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow sash, Emerald Green cap

        Minstrel Lad

        25 D
        33/1
        • Form 3-43629
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 56

        last to break, soon held up in touch on inside, effort over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

        Previous results

        2013
        (8)
        Silk -

        Emman Bee (IRE)

        14/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        2012
        (12)
        Silk -

        Resplendent Light

        33/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-13

        2011
        (13)
        Silk -

        Mauritino (GER)

        8/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5

        In depth

        Verdict

        Able Dash showed a big improvement stepped up to 1m4f at Kempton. He'll figure if carrying that form over to this surface. Balmoral Castle won over a mile at Warwick recently but scored over track and trip last season and should be thereabouts, but veteran Masai Moon has never won over further than 7f and attempts this distance for the first time. CHORAL FESTIVAL is upped 3lb for winning at Brighton last time but scored off a higher mark in 2013. She gets the vote to go in again now seemingly back to her best.

        Formwatch

        Evervescent (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Took keen hold in mid-division, saddle slipped and eased over 2f out, virtually pulled up, last of 12, well behind Sardanapalus (9-1) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.

        Qasser (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders when not much room and hampered inside final furlong, no extra, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Xinbama (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

        Able Dash 8-11fav (9-5) Tracked leader until over 5f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar beating Comedy House (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.

        Masai Moon 10-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out on outer, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 11l behind Repetition (9-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.

        Golden Jubilee (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Led 3f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 13l behind Civil War (8-12) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

        Choral Festival 7-4fav (9-7) Raced wide close up, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr beating Litmus (8-8) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.

        Balmoral Castle 6-1 (9-3) Prominent, lost place 6f out, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Warwick 1m app hcp (6) gd beating Living Leader (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.

        Time Square (FR) 10-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 29l behind One Pursuit (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.

        Minstrel Lad 16-1 (8-8) Always in rear, 9th of 10, 16l behind Ela Goog La Mou (8-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.