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15:00 Newbury

Sir Gerald Whent Memorial Nursery (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.45s
  • Off Time: 15:00:10
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Tawdheef (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ground Control (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Gwendolyn (GER)

      15/2

        1(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Tawdheef (IRE)

        85 D
        6/1
        • Form 17130
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 87

        in touch, headway far side over 2f out, chasing leaders inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on

        2(7)
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow star, yellow sleeves, emerald green stars, yellow cap, emerald green star

        Jersey Breeze (IRE)

        126
        15/2
        • Form 310
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 83

        in touch, pushed along over 2f out, no headway final furlong

        3(5)
        Silk - Maroon, grey triple diamond, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Taurean Star (IRE)

        49 D
        2/1
        • Form 441
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 83

        held up in last pair, never on terms

        4(6)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star

        Ground Control (IRE)

        43 D
        10/1
        • Form 425717
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 83

        always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 50 yards, kept on, just held

        6(2)
        Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE spots, WHITE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, WHITE spots

        Ravenhoe (IRE)

        41
        12/1
        • Form 046448
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 81

        led until edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        7(9)
        Silk - Yellow, purple epaulets, yellow sleeves, purple stars, purple cap, yellow star

        Missy Blue Eyes

        23 D
        13/2
        • Form 3123
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 78

        chased leaders 4f

        8(8)
        Silk - Maroon, beige braces, beige cap

        Silken Skies (IRE)

        28 D
        7/1
        • Form 031
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 77

        prominent near side, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, soon behind

        9(1)
        Silk - Maroon and pink check, pink sleeves and cap

        Gwendolyn (GER)

        99
        15/2
        • Form 4254
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 70

        steadied start, took keen hold and held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd final 50 yards

        5(4)
        NR

        Equistar

        23
        20/1
        • Form 42028
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 82

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2014
        (4)
        Silk -

        Billyoakes (IRE)

        10/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-0

        2013
        (3)
        Silk -

        Musical Comedy

        11/8
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-13

        2012
        (4)
        Silk -

        Effie B

        16/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2

        In depth

        Verdict

        This has been run three times and Mick Channon has won two of them so Leicester maiden winner Jersey Breeze has to be respected despite being well beaten in the Group 3 Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot. Silken Skies has progressed with each run and battled to victory on soft ground at Haydock while TAUREAN STAR has a similar profile and appreciated the drop to this trip at Ascot last month. The latter just gets the nod in a tricky nursery as though Missy Blue Eyes won over this trip at Windsor she hasn't quite got home when stepped up to 7f subsequently. Ground Control ran well for a long way in a big sales race at Doncaster after an easy victory at Salisbury and is no forlorn hope.

        Formwatch

        Tawdheef (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, never involved, 11th of 16, 11l behind Jaadu (8-4) at Goodwood 7f (2) gd in Jul.

        Jersey Breeze (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Led centre group until merged with far side group over 2f out, never on terms, 12th of 18, 14 3/4l behind Illuminate (9-0) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.

        Taurean Star (IRE) 5-1fav (9-5) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon challenging, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Ascot 6f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep beating Operative (9-5) by hd, 16 ran.

        Ground Control (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders centre, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 7th of 22, 5 1/4l behind Mr Lupton (8-9) at Doncaster 6f stks (2) gd in Sep.

        Ravenhoe (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, outpaced and never on terms, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Powerallied (8-6) at Chester 5f (3) sft in Sep.

        Missy Blue Eyes 7-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Majdool (9-4) at Kempton 7f (3) pol in Sep.

        Silken Skies (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure when hard pressed final furlong, just held on, won at Haydock 6f mdn fll stks (5) sft in Sep beating Ice Dream (9-0) by shd, 10 ran.

        Gwendolyn (GER) 9-2 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway into 2nd inside final 2f, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 7, 7l behind Blossomtime (9-7) at Doncaster 6f fll (4) gf in Jul.

        Equistar 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and pressed leaders inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Majdool (9-4) at Kempton 7f (3) pol in Sep.