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17:20 Newbury

Grundon Recycling Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,225
  • 2nd: £1,864
  • 3rd: £932
  • 4th: £466
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 43.00s
  • Off Time: 17:20:14
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Intellect (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Amelia Dream

    15/2

      1(1)
      Silk - White, red cross belts, red sleeves, white stars, white cap, royal blue star

      Harlow

      76 h
      10/1
      • Form 138
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off

      2(6)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Intellect (IRE)

      23
      11/4
      • Form 61
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 80

      took keen hold, made all, pushed clear final 2f, stayed on strongly, unchallenged (hand timed)

      3(8)
      Silk - Black, yellow and black halved sleeves, yellow cap, black star

      Wefait (IRE)

      26
      7/1
      • Form 212341
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 80

      chased leading pair, ridden and unable to quicken disputing well held 2nd inside final 2f, weakened and lost 2nd inside final furlong

      6(7)
      Silk - Mauve, pink seams, mauve sleeves, pink star on cap

      Knight Destroyer (IRE)

      46 D
      3/1
      • Form 979-21
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 77

      raced keenly, soon held up in 5th, weakened quickly over 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out

      7(2)
      Silk - ORANGE, MAROON hoop and armlets, BLACK and ORANGE quartered cap

      Munstead Star

      54
      11/2
      • Form 8-32
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, disputing well held 2nd inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong

      9(3)
      Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

      Star Maker

      21 D
      7/1
      • Form 372371
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 74

      took keen hold, chased winner, pushed along and no chance 2f out, weakened inside final 2f

      10(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green cap, Black star

      Amelia Dream

      14 D
      15/2
      • Form 844351
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 72

      took keen hold, held up and behind, plugged on from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with very easy winner

      4(5)
      NR

      Petitioner (IRE)

      38 D
      5/1
      • Form 31
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      NonRunner

      5(9)
      NR

      Romanor

      12
      20/1
      • Form 34-2545
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      NonRunner

      8(10)
      NR

      Zack Mayo

      19 D
      8/1
      • Form 9321
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 75

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      An exceptionally hot race and the punters certainly didn't miss KNIGHT DESTROYER when he landed some heavy bets at Chepstow last month. On that evidence, a rise of 9lb might not be enough to stop him going in again. Intellect won well at Nottingham and Sir Michael Stoute’s colt shouldn’t be inconvenienced by the extra distance. The market will tell us whether the handicapper has his sums right. Petitioner makes his first foray onto turf having won at Kempton. A half-brother to Biographer, he should be well suited if a dour slog develops. Munstead Star has shaped with promise in three maidens and Andrew Balding has given her plenty of time to recover from two relatively quick runs. Wefait, Zack Mayo, Star Maker and Amelia Dream are all last time out winners and are respected accordingly.

      Formwatch

      Harlow 11-1 (8-12) Dwelt in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 21 3/4l behind Leshlaa (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in May.

      Intellect (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Jun beating Stormy Blues (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.

      Wefait (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked clear leader, closed 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, led 1f out, stayed on, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating The Secrets Out (8-2) by 1l, 7 ran.

      Knight Destroyer (IRE) 5-4fav (8-12) Close up, went 2nd halfway, led 2f out, pushed clear entering final furlong, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun beating Rahmah (9-11) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.

      Munstead Star 9-2 (8-10) Tracked leader, joined leader 3f out, battled with leader until led narrowly inside final furlong, soon headed, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Perfect In Pink (8-10) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn fll stks (4) gs in May.

      Star Maker 7-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway going well from 3f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Astute Boy (9-6) by 2l, 10 ran.

      Amelia Dream 12-1 (9-6) In rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Uptown Funk (9-3) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

      Petitioner (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon led, pressed inside final furlong, just held on, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun beating Qaviy Cash (9-5) by hd, 14 ran.

      Romanor 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Cape Coast (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

      Zack Mayo 11-4 (9-2) Close up, headway to track leaders over 2f out, effort on outer over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (6) pol in Jul beating Silver Link (8-11) by 1l, 7 ran.