Racecards
20:25 Newbury
Maurice Adams Memorial Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £8,650 added
- Winner: £4,527
- 2nd: £2,124
- 3rd: £1,061
- 4th: £531
- Form 78-3403
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 76
in touch, effort between horses when short of room over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 24/685-3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer D Faulkner
- Jockey Laura Coughlan
prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 557744
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Luke Catton
went right start and slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, hung right inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead close home
- Form 291107-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 00000-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Nicola Currie
dwelt outpaced
Night Arc
22- Form 09/31-86
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 216338
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey D C Costello
keen towards rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 3/672-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 437641
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 360-25
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 8-37242
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer S Durack
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 526111-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
Withdrawn
Verdict
BASTOGNE placed at Chepstow on his first start for over a year and debut for a new yard. He faces lesser opposition this time and looks up to winning off his current mark. Secret Strength also drops down in class and ran well in this grade at Yarmouth earlier while Starlight Nation won at Leicester recently and is preferred to Doncaster runner-up Wadi Bani. Capote's Dream is upped in trip while Ring of Light and Unsung Hero showed progressive form on the all-weather last year and both return to action.
Formwatch
Capote's Dream (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Not much room and stumbled start, towards rear, effort over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held, 3rd of 9, nk behind Treacherous (9-3) at Newbury 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Bastogne (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Little Boy Blue (9-8) at Chepstow 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Secret Strength (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, headway on inside and kept on final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Spanish Star (10-2) at Epsom 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Unsung Hero (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Keen in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, run flattened out inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Hickory (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Lunar Space (IRE) 150-1 (9-6) Dwelt, in rear, always behind, last of 12, 12 3/4l behind Zero Carbon (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Night Arc 28-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, looking for room over 2f out, some headway when in the clear inside final 2f, ridden and no response over 1f out, weakened, 6th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Youthful King (9-2) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Plumette 9-4jfav (9-9) In rear, in touch, ridden inside last, no progress, last of 8, 7 1/2l behind Triggered (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in May.
King of The Dance (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, midfield, driven over 2f out, soon switched right, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 14, 10 3/4l behind One Step Beyond (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Starlight Nation (IRE) 10-3 (9-10) Tracked far side leader, ridden to lead this pair over 1f out, led overall inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Bird Of Play (9-9) by 1l, 7 ran.
Al Motasim 10-3 (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, no impression final 2f, 5th of 10, 11l behind Zoukster (9-2) at Goodwood 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Wadi Bani 4-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out where slightly short of room, soon in the clear, stayed on entering final furlong, kept on into 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 2l behind American Belle (9-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Ring of Light 11-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on gamely, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Masqool (9-5) by nk, 14 ran.