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16:45 Newbury
Al Basti Equiworld Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) (Str) (Class 4)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,469
- 2nd: £1,925
- 3rd: £962
- 4th: £481

Algometer
12- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey S M Levey
tracked leader, led approaching final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on

- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L P Keniry
towards rear, reminders and struggling 3f out, tailed off

- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Jim Crowley
slowly into stride, behind, headway far side 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey G Baker
slowly into stride, soon mid-division near side, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after, tailed off

- Form 05705
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey Kieren Fox
led until approaching final 2f, chased winner until 2f out, weakened soon after

- Form 9
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong


Opposition
16- Form 67
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Tom Marquand
always towards rear, never on terms

- Form 08
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
started slowly, soon chasing leaders and carried head to one side, edged left and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on well in closing stages, went 3rd close home


- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
took keen hold tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out

- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up and behind, headway near side over 1f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer

- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey P Cosgrave
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, shaken up and went 2nd 1f out, kept on towards finish, always held

- Form 9
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
There are some choicely-bred newcomers engaged here but ALGOMETER also has an outstanding pedigree and the experience gained on a very encouraging debut at Goodwood can be put to good use. Signed And Sealed led to this trip on his second start at Pontefract and is likely to set a strong pace again but the remainder with experience will all need to step up a gear. Gunnery is related to numerous winners in France while Kummiya is a full-brother to six winners and out of a Coronation Stakes winner. Ulysses is by Galileo out of the Oaks winner Light Shift so he could be special next season while Victory Bond and The Graduate are both half-brothers to winners.
Formwatch
Algometer 10-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, never nearer, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Harrison (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Centuro (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Dwelt close up, weakened halfway, 8th of 9, 17l behind In The Red (9-5) at Salisbury 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Gunnery (FR) Le Havre colt out of Loup The Loup.
Kummiya Dansili gelding out of Balisada.
Links Bar Marbella (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Tracked winner until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Kismet Hardy (9-0) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Make Mischief 33-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, 9th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Mr Khalid (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Ngorongoro (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Royal Reserve (9-5) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Opposition 33-1 (9-5) In rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 12, 12l behind Mengli Khan (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct.
Pack It In (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Humphrey Bogart (9-1) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Rex Bell (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Dwelt always in rear, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Little Avon (9-0) at Leicester 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
The Graduate (IRE) Mastercraftsman colt out of Ballyvarra.
Threat Assessed (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor colt out of High Reserve.
Ulysses (IRE) Galileo colt out of Light Shift.
Victory Bond Medicean colt out of Antebellum.
West Drive (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up, short lived effort over 2f out, 9th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Mengli Khan (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct.
Signed And Sealed 12-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Heaven Scent (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gd in Oct.