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14:25 Newbury

Skybet.Com Stakes (Registered As The Aston Park Stakes) (Class A)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 61y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good on the Round Course)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 48.64s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Gamut (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Fight Your Corner

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Swing Wing

      25/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Persian Punch (IRE)

        210
        20/1
        • Form 3125D1-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-4

        led early, led again 5f out, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened over 1f out

        2(1)
        Silk - WHITE, ORANGE and WHITE striped cap

        Spanish John (USA)

        9
        33/1
        • Form 5123-54
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        soon led, headed 5f out, beaten when hampered 4f out, weakened quickly

        3(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, armlets and cap

        Swing Wing

        224
        25/1
        • Form 103123-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        prominent, edged left 4f out, chased leader until well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        4(5)
        Silk - Dark Green and Beige (halved), sleeves reversed, Beige cap, Dark Green star

        Bangalore

        21
        11/2
        • Form 11420-2
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out

        5(4)
        Silk - White, Black chevron, Black and White striped sleeves, White cap, Black diamonds

        Barathea Blazer

        21
        20/1
        • Form 023-403
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened and eased well over 2f out

        6(3)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots

        Capal Garmon (IRE)

        14
        33/1
        • Form 21/064-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden 5f out, weakened quickly

        7(10)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Fight Your Corner

        70
        4/1
        • Form 11/015-5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, headway 4f out, chased winner well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, unable to challenge

        8(8)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Red cap

        First Ballot (IRE)

        17
        25/1
        • Form 6546-44
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, headway 5f out, outpaced final 3f

        9(9)
        Silk - Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap

        Gamut (IRE)

        246
        6/4
        • Form 2/124-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        held up, headway on inside 6f out, switched right just over 4f out, soon led, kept on well inside final furlong, eased close home

        10(6)
        Silk - Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap

        Windermere (IRE)

        21
        11/2
        • Form 01512-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        held up in rear, effort on outside 3f out, weakened 2f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Another very competitive affair here, with a couple of course and distance winners in Windermere and Persian Punch in the line-up but preference is for Fight Your Corner. Persian Punch has been a great servant to David Elsworth and is again likely to run his race, but giving weight away all around against younger horses is a big ask at this stage of his career. At the other end of the list is Windermere, who showed he retains his ability when defeating Bangalore at Ripon first time out this season. Both trip and ground should suit him and he can confirm those placings with Amanda Perrett's runner here. Gamut and Fight Your Corner are already both course winners here. The former is trained by in-form Sir Michael Stoute and is making the step up in trip from 12 furlongs here, but the indications are that he will get home. He is likely to be straight enough for his first run of the season, but will have to perform well to best some more seasoned campaigners here. The selection though is for Fight Your Corner, now that the Godolphin runners have started to perform well. Good enough to be fifth in last year's Derby, a run in Dubai a couple of months back will have blown off the cobwebs. A horse with a turn of foot, he too is going further than ever, but with a decent pace likely, Frankie Dettori can use that to good effect and reward the team for their patience with a Listed win here.