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15:15 Newbury

Betfred London Gold Cup (Handicap) (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £15,562
  • 2nd: £4,660
  • 3rd: £2,330
  • 4th: £1,165
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.80s
  • Off Time: 15:15:34
  • 8 Ran
1(1)
Silk - dark blue, gold lightning bolt, dark blue sleeves, gold armlets with white stripe, gold cap

Extra Noble

29 BF
8/1
  • Form 21216-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 92

held up in touch, headway over 3f out, driven and effort over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd and held towards finish

2(6)
Silk - Purple, Red star, Red cap
  • Form 51-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 91

held up in touch, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and effort over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

3(8)
Silk - Maroon, black seams and armlets, black and maroon quartered cap

Windshear

22 D
11/4
  • Form 1-21
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 91

held up towards rear, switched outside and headway 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner final 110 yards, held towards finish

4(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots
  • Form 2-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 89

held up towards rear, headway 3f out, effort to challenge over 1f out, led entering inside final furlong, ridden out

5(4)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

Arantes

24
40/1
  • Form 322-126
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 88

held up in rear, headway on inside 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6(3)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
4/1
  • Form 1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 86

switched right towards centre and led after 1f, clear to 3f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, no extra in 4th final 110 yards

7(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap
  • Form 4142-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 83

led 1f, tracked clear leader, headway over 3f out, lost place 2f out, no impression final furlong

8(5)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue braces and armlets
8/1
  • Form 901-12
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 82

tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, soon challenged, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A surprisingly low turnout given the prize money and MASTER OF FINANCE might just be able to steal this under an enterprising ride. Joe Fanning did exactly that at Musselburgh earlier in the month and, though others have far stronger profiles, Mark Johnston's charge receives plenty of weight. Cannock Chase confirmed the positive impression of his debut at Kempton to score on reappearance at Windsor and he can go on to better things in time. Windshear and Collaboration fought out a thriller over 1m2f at Sandown last month and Andrew Balding's charge gets the chance to reverse that form at significantly better terms. Satellite took time to get going at Ripon but he broke his maiden in the style of a horse that will have learned plenty.

Formwatch

Extra Noble 13-8fav (8-7) Chased leaders, improved from 3f out, challenged over 2f out, stayed on, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Bilimbi (8-0) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf in Apr.

Aussie Valentine (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Disputed early, soon chased leader in 2nd, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Tipperary 1m 1f 3yo hcp sft in Apr beating Elegant Peace (9-6) by 1/2l, 5 ran.

Windshear 13-8fav (8-12) Led until over 6f out, remained prominent, led again over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr beating Collaboration (8-13) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.

Cannock Chase (USA) 5-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, nipped through gap on inside to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Apr beating Late Night Mark (9-5) by 4l, 12 ran.

Arantes 25-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 7l behind Our Channel (8-13) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f con stks (2) gs in Apr.

Satellite (IRE) 6-5fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, raced keenly, tracked leaders in 4th, headway on outside 3f out, driven to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr beating Maracuja (9-0) by 5l, 6 ran.

Master Of Finance (IRE) 7-4 (9-1) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs beating Ventura Quest (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 3 ran.

Collaboration 10-1 (8-13) In touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on well final furlong nearest finish, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Windshear (8-12) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.