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15:20 Newbury

Sir Gerald Whent Memorial Nursery (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 18.22s
  • Off Time: 15:20:48
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Billyoakes (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Vegas Rebel (IRE)

    6/4

      3
      Silk -

      Showing Character

      10/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Black, light green diamond, black and white hooped sleeves, light green and pink hooped cap

        Showing Character

        13 p
        10/1
        • Form 11064
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 93

        held up in last trio, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leading pair

        2(3)
        Silk - Purple, light green star, purple sleeves, light green stars, purple cap, light green star

        St Brelades Bay (IRE)

        105 D
        5/1
        • Form 4414
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 89

        held up in last pair, headway near side halfway, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

        3(8)
        Silk - Pink, light blue and pink striped sleeves and cap

        Pillar Box (IRE)

        14
        25/1
        • Form 71759
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 84

        took keen hold, held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 2f out

        4(5)
        Silk - Royal blue, white star and armlets, yellow cap

        Inniscastle Lad

        48 D
        9/2
        • Form 51452
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 82

        chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(1)
        Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars

        Vegas Rebel (IRE)

        17
        6/4
        • Form 224421
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 77

        held up in rear, good headway near side 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, always just held

        6(6)
        Silk - Dark blue, red stripe, dark blue sleeves, red stars, dark blue cap, red stars

        Hatchet Harry (IRE)

        27
        8/1
        • Form 4142
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 76

        led, headed well over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong

        7(4)
        Silk - Black and royal blue stripes, black sleeves, royal blue stars, check cap

        Billyoakes (IRE)

        8
        10/1
        • Form 734822
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-0
        • Official Rating 71

        chased leaders, led well over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, driven out

        8(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star

        Grenade

        22
        25/1
        • Form 92346
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-0
        • Official Rating 68

        took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened 2f out

        Previous results

        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

        Vegas Rebel won in soft going last time but this is much tougher than a maiden race at Brighton. There was cut in the ground when HATCHET HARRY won at Windsor earlier and he's a tentative selection after finishing second in better company at Chester on his latest start. Showing Character and St Brelades Bay can be given a chance if handling the slower surface and jockey bookings suggest the latter is preferred to Grenade. Billyoakes went close at Wolverhampton last week but maiden winners Inniscastle Lad and Pillar Box have yet to threaten in handicaps.

        Formwatch

        Showing Character 9-2 (9-5) Hung badly right and raced against far side rail after 1f, on terms, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Zuhoor Baynoona (8-7) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo stks (3) gd.

        St Brelades Bay (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Louie de Palma (8-10) at Ascot 6f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.

        Pillar Box (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 12l behind Miami Carousel (8-5) at York 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft.

        Inniscastle Lad 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Teruntum Star (9-4) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Sep.

        Vegas Rebel (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, clear final 100 yards, readily, won at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft beating Burma Bridge (8-10) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.

        Hatchet Harry (IRE) 15-2 (8-5) Off the pace in 5th, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Kinematic (8-7) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (2) gs in Sep.

        Billyoakes (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Broke well, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched right entering final furlong, ran on, bumped close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Geological (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3).

        Grenade 2-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Little Palaver (8-8) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.