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19:15 Newbury

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
  • Winner: £3,942
  • 2nd: £1,851
  • 3rd: £926
  • 4th: £463
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.82s
  • Off Time: 19:15:07
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Just Jacob (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Greystoke

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Beowulf (IRE)

      9/4

        1(7)
        Silk - Light Blue and Mauve (quartered), White sleeves and cap

        Greystoke

        26 D
        7/1
        • Form 746430
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 74

        steadied start, soon tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

        2(1)
        Silk - Light blue, light green cross belts, hooped sleeves, striped cap

        Cheeky Az

        174
        12/1
        • Form 4325
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 73

        led and set steady pace, headed 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        3(3)
        Silk - Yellow, yellow and dark blue diabolo on sleeves

        Beowulf (IRE)

        21 b D
        9/4
        • Form 56-3411
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 72

        held up in 5th, headway when not clearest of runs over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd inside final 100 yards, never able to challenge

        5(5)
        Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevron

        Just Jacob (IRE)

        13 BF
        4/1
        • Form 8-2424
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 69

        held up last, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well

        6(4)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Modestus

        13 p
        7/2
        • Form 4445
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 68

        mid-division, some headway out wide and hung left over 2f out, beaten over 1f out

        7(8)
        Silk - White, mauve epaulets, white sleeves, mauve stars, white cap, mauve star

        The Hood (IRE)

        61 h
        17/2
        • Form 7-777
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 66

        steadied start and awkwardly away, held up in last pair, headway out wide 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, weakened into 4th inside final 100 yards

        8(2)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, sleeves and cap

        Helluvaboy (IRE)

        61
        14/1
        • Form 4582
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 65

        tracked leader until over 2f out, weakened quickly

        9(9)
        Silk - Red, white star, white sleeves, red seams, red cap, white star

        Liberated Lad

        36 t D
        33/1
        • Form 4-17670
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 61

        raced wide chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out

        4(6)
        NR

        Escobedo

        32
        10/1
        • Form 57-2744
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 69

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Cheeky Az is not easily dismissed having been gelded since last seen in March but it could pay to stick with the progressive BEOWULF. The latter completed a double at Ffos Las recently when beating a subsequent winner with plenty to spare and Ed Walker’s charge can defy a further rise in the weights. Ryan Moore partnered Modestus when the latter made a modest handicap debut at Salisbury while Just Jacob goes handicapping for the first time having returned a losing favourite on his last three outings.

        Formwatch

        Greystoke 25-1 (8-1) Raced keenly, tracked leader until over 4f out, chased leaders, went 2nd again over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Roscioli (8-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jul.

        Cheeky Az 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 4 1/2l behind Albert Camus (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

        Beowulf (IRE) 8-11fav (9-7) In rear, travelled well 3f out on outside, smooth progress into second 2f out, pushed along and led before 1f out, easily, won at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating French Conquest (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.

        Just Jacob (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, went 3rd final 110 yards until close home, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Queenie Newall (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.

        Modestus 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway when bumped over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Dual Identity (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

        The Hood (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Keen towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Epidemic (9-0) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

        Helluvaboy (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Katie's Kitten (8-10) at Leicester 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.

        Liberated Lad 11-1 (9-1) In rear, ridden 3f out, weakened soon after, last of 11, 16 1/4l behind Grey Fox (10-0) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.

        Escobedo 17-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Cosmos Raj (9-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.