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14:25 Newbury

bet365 Stakes (Listed) (Registered As The Steventon Stakes) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £37,000 added
  • Winner: £20,983
  • 2nd: £7,955
  • 3rd: £3,981
  • 4th: £1,983
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 12.78s
  • Off Time: 14:25:40
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

What About Carlo (FR)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Arthenus

    13/2

      2(8)
      Silk - Emerald green, purple seams, mauve sleeves, emerald green and purple hooped cap

      Arthenus

      28 p D
      13/2
      • Form 0217-60
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 105

      tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden one pace and no chance with winner over 1f out, plugged on

      4(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots

      Restorer

      28 D
      5/1
      • Form 6-98357
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 102

      raced keenly, led until inside final 3f, weakened quickly

      5(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Thikriyaat (IRE)

      21 p
      3/1
      • Form 215-037
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 111

      held up last, reminders over 3f out, ridden and beaten over 2f out

      7(5)
      Silk - Black, Red chevron, sleeves and cap

      What About Carlo (FR)

      21 BFDCD
      5/2
      • Form 341-932
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 102

      tracked leader, led going well inside final 3f, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on strongly

      8(1)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Best Of Days

      29 t
      5/2
      • Form 121-0
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 110

      started slowly, soon tracking leaders, 3rd over 2f, one pace and no impression final 2f

      3(3)
      NR

      Mount Logan (IRE)

      21 D
      5/1
      • Form 4613-33
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 106

      Withdrawn

      1(2)
      NR

      Spark Plug (IRE)

      15 p CD
      9/4
      • Form 41-3251
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 110

      NonRunner

      6(7)
      NR

      Toulson

      14 D
      50/1
      • Form 314-110
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 90

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2016
      (3)
      Silk -

      Scottish (IRE)

      10/11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4

      2015
      (1)
      Silk -

      Intilaaq (USA)

      2/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      2014
      (2)
      Silk -

      Amralah (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      Spark Plug is sure to have his supporters after registering a win in Listed company at Sandown, but a 3lb penalty isn’t ideal so BEST OF DAYS is taken to bounce back. Hugo Palmer’s charge won the Royal Lodge Stakes last term so his reappearance at Royal Ascot has to go down as a disappointment. Nevertheless, the colt clearly has the requisite class to win this and he can do so in receipt of weight from his elders. Thikriyaat is stepped up in trip and tried in cheekpieces in an effort to rediscover the form that made him one of the most progressive horses in training last term. Mount Logan landed a conditions event at Doncaster on a similar surface and can go well. This will be a marked drop in grade for Arthenus and the form of his run in the Gordon Richards Stakes has worked out particularly well.

      Formwatch

      Arthenus 66-1 (9-1) Pushed along and struggling 4f out, always in rear, last of 12, 14 1/4l behind Idaho (9-1) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.

      Restorer 20-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, not clear run 2f out, not much room over 1f out, switched left and kept on, 7th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Snoano (9-0) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp lst (1) gf in Jun.

      Thikriyaat (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Raced centre close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 16l behind Home Of The Brave (9-3) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Jul.

      What About Carlo (FR) 11-4fav (9-7) In touch, headway over 2f out, short of room when chasing winner approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly closing stages, 2nd of 9, nk behind King Bolete (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jul.

      Best Of Days 10-1 (9-0) Raced wide held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 12, 8 3/4l behind Permian (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.

      Mount Logan (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Keen early, close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Lord Yeats (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst stks (1) gs in Jul.

      Spark Plug (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Held up, headway and switched left 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Sandown 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in Jul beating Kidmenever (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.

      Toulson 6-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 14th of 16, 12 1/2l behind Dylan Mouth (9-10) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jul.