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14:20 Newbury

Dubai Duty Free Handicap (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,172
  • 2nd: £4,812
  • 3rd: £2,405
  • 4th: £1,202
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.27s
  • Off Time: 14:20:23
  • 5 Ran
1(6)
Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap

Scarlet Dragon

28 h CDCD
6/1
  • Form 23-2040
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 100

keen close up, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish

2(3)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop
  • Form 662533
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 99

tracked leaders, edged left and not clear run over f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home

3(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds and cap

Blakeney Point

13 pt DCD
5/1
  • Form 5-80406
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 96

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

4(1)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, checked sleeves and cap

Soto Sizzler

52 BFD
13/8
  • Form 8-51129
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 96

led, ridden over 1f out, headed close home

5(4)
Silk - Emerald Green and White diamonds, striped sleeves, Red cap
9/2
  • Form 121726
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 98

in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms

6(2)
NR
6/1
  • Form 200232
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 96

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

The Trader failed to land the odds in a three-runner race at Doncaster last week and has become hard to place. Shailene has been mixing it in pattern race company this season and won a Listed race in Italy in June. He was a good third at Goodwood when last running in a handicap so has obvious claims, though proved no match for BLAKENEY POINT at Chester a year ago. Things haven’t quite gone to plan for Roger Charlton’s stayer this term but he’s caught the eye on a couple of occasions and this represents a decent opportunity dropped a further 2lb. None of the remaining trio can be dismissed out of hand in a tricky little contest.

Formwatch

Scarlet Dragon 14-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Tamreer (8-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

Shailene (IRE) (9-4) 3rd of 0, 5 1/4l behind Amorella (9-4) at Baden-Baden 1m 4f Grp 2 fll gd in Aug.

Blakeney Point 9-1 (9-6) Raced wide early, headway to tracked leaders 12f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 8 3/4l behind Time To Study (9-1) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.

Soto Sizzler 5-1jfav (8-10) In touch, smooth headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Fayez (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.

Almost Midnight 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leader until inside final 3f, ridden and weakened 2f out, behind and eased final furlong, last of 6, dist behind Kelly's Dino (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

The Trader (IRE) 1-2fav (9-1) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, headed towards finish, last of 2, nk behind Kitaabaat (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Sep.