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15:40 Newbury

Courage Best Stakes (Handicap) (Class B)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.30s
  • 18 Ran
1(5)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star
12/1
  • Form 004022
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

2(2)
Silk - MAROON, GOLD sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap
  • Form 2-22223
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-12

pulled very hard in rear, driven and kept on 2f, never nearer

3(11)
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sash
  • Form 06-1234
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11

prominent, led going well 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, daded

4(18)
Silk - Red and Yellow (halved), chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 102001
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

held up, ridden and behind final 3f

5(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap
10/1
  • Form 51-410
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never reached leaders

6(4)
Silk - Yellow, Purple spots, sleeves and spots on cap
  • Form 011330
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

held up, never a factor

7(16)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets
33/1
  • Form 142-004
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

held up, ridden and behind final 3f

8(8)
Silk - Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
  • Form 0-163
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

tracked leader, challenged 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong

9(1)
Silk - Pink, White hooped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 002122
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

mid-division, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

10(12)
Silk - White
14/1
  • Form 46-0145
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

held up in rear, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge

11(10)
Silk - Apple Green, Black sleeves
20/1
  • Form 206502
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13

held up mid-division, steady headway over 4f out, not clear run well over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, just held on

12(14)
Silk - Yellow, Purple cross belts and armlets
33/1
  • Form 101343
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

led after 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, losing place when not much room and hampered over 1f out

13(7)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
12/1
  • Form 510021
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

in touch, effort and ridden 3f out, soon behind

14(6)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
  • Form 244235
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

led 3f, stayed prominent, stayed on under pressure to challenge strongly final furlong, just failed

15(15)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue sash and sleeves
  • Form 541422
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

took keen hold towards rear, headway rails over 3f out, stayed on, never nearer

16(17)
Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap
  • Form 161-153
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7

held up, ridden and headway 3f out, stayed on same pace under pressure final 2f

17(9)
Silk - Dark Green and Light Green diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Green star
  • Form 040003
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-6

slowly into stride, always behind

18(13)
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves, Red cap, White stars
  • Form 450150
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5

tracked leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

Persian Lass is 5lb higher compared to her recent Sandown success over this trip and showed she is very much on the upgrade when narrowly denied in Listed company at Yarmouth last week. The daughter of Grand lodge looked unlucky as she found trouble in running on the latter occasion and is the TEAMtalk selection to gain compensation back in handicap company. Researched is unexposed and rates a big danger having finished third in a competitive York handicap last month following an absence and is entitled to improve further while Far Lane is better than his finishing position suggests at Doncaster last time having met interference. Kirovski is a tough campaigner who has place claims but Champion Lodge needs more cut and Jabaar has risen steeply in the weights since his Newmarket win in May.