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16:10 Newbury

Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes (Listed) (Str) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £40,000 added
  • Winner: £22,684
  • 2nd: £8,600
  • 3rd: £4,304
  • 4th: £2,144
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.64s
  • Off Time: 16:12:33
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Popmaster (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Aldaary

    8/11

      1(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Aldaary

      51 D
      8/11
      • Form 11/1-424
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 113

      held up tracking leaders near side of group, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards, never going pace of winner

      2(3)
      Silk - Dark blue, large yellow spots

      Al Mubhir

      49 t D
      9/2
      • Form 1-51358
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 105

      tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 110 yards, weakened and just held on for 3rd

      3(2)
      Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Biggles

      6 DCD
      4/1
      • Form 329104
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 105

      held up in last pair, headway far side of group tracking leaders over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, sleeves and cap

      Popmaster (IRE)

      13
      12/1
      • Form 210022
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 100

      bit keen, held up in 6th, smooth headway between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and stayed on well

      5(6)
      Silk - Dark Green, Light Green sleeves, White cap

      Rodaballo

      34 D
      22/1
      • Form 1-57466
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 102

      steadied rear, headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, closed on 3rd but never any chance with winner

      6(1)
      Silk - Red, black seams, diamonds on sleeves, white cap

      The Wizard Of Eye (IRE)

      41 p C
      22/1
      • Form 369665
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 101

      chased leading pair, pushed along 3f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off and eased

      8(5)
      Silk - Red, Dark Green and Red striped sleeves and cap

      American Kestrel (IRE)

      26 CD
      50/1
      • Form 525-004
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 87

      led and pulled hard in front, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly, soon behind, eased when no chance final furlong

      7(8)
      NR

      Streets Of Gold (IRE)

      27 D
      7/1
      • Form 1-63305
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 107

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      (2)
      Silk -

      Sacred

      10/11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      2021
      (8)
      Silk -

      Silent Escape (IRE)

      16/5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11

      2020
      (8)
      Silk -

      Glorious Journey

      11/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      Biggles found Group 2 company too much to handle at Doncaster last week but he should be competitive in Listed class. Popmaster has proved his effectiveness over this trip lately while Rodaballo has had a couple of runs in this country after wintering in Dubai. Aldaary is eased in grade but he’s not hit top form so far this year. Little separates The Wizard Of Eye and AL MUBHIR on the form book but, with rain forecast, the latter should be in his element so gets the nod with Streets Of Gold the pick of the remainder.

      Formwatch

      Aldaary 15-2 (9-10) Close up, dropped to rear over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 5l behind Paddington (9-3) at Goodwood 1m Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Aug.

      Al Mubhir 25-1 (9-11) Towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 8th of 20, 4 1/2l behind Johan (9-8) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) sft in Aug.

      Biggles 9-2 (9-6) Held up in 4th, pushed along 3f out, outpaced and unable to make any impression inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, eased closing stages, 4th of 5, 4 3/4l behind Sandrine (9-3) at Doncaster 7f Grp 2 stks (1) sft in Sep.

      Popmaster (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 14, nk behind Quinault (9-4) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

      Rodaballo 16-1 (9-8) Held up in last pair far side of group, headway chasing leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Witch Hunter (9-8) at Newbury 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Aug.

      The Wizard Of Eye (IRE) 13-2 (9-12) Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Perotto (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.

      American Kestrel (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Mill Stream (8-12) at Deauville 6f Grp 3 sft in Aug.

      Streets Of Gold (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Lezoo (8-9) at Newmarket 6f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.