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14:10 Newton Abbot

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,400 added
  • Winner: £3,509
  • 2nd: £1,030
  • 3rd: £515
  • 4th: £258
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 11.20s
  • Off Time: 14:10:53
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Vesperal Dream (FR)

8/13

    2
    Silk -

    Lexicon Lad (IRE)

    15/8

      1
      Silk - Royal blue, red inverted triangle and sleeves, white cap

      Cnoc An Cheo (IRE)

      30
      25/1
      • Form 9/01P0P-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in rear, jumped slowly 2nd, went right next, well beaten from normal 3 out, tailed off

      2
      Silk - Light Blue, Red sleeves, Light Blue armlets, White cap

      Lexicon Lad (IRE)

      369 t
      15/8
      • Form 23P22/1-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 109

      tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden and pressed normal 2 out, headed before omitted last, no impression towards finish

      3
      Silk - Red, Purple and Red halved sleeves, Purple cap

      Lord Carrigross (IRE)

      32 h
      100/1
      • Form PP03-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-12

      held up, not fluent 5th or 6th, ridden and lost touch before 7th, well beaten when hit next, tailed off

      4
      Silk - Maroon and Beige (quartered), Maroon sleeves, Beige armlets

      The Sweetener (IRE)

      15 t
      16/1
      • Form 966-8
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      took keen hold, led until 3rd, stayed prominent, outpaced and no impression on front pair before normal 2 out

      5
      Silk - Red and white stripes, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

      Vesperal Dream (FR)

      25 BF
      8/13
      • Form 32/6627-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 123

      tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, went 2nd before 7th, not fluent next, challenged normal 2 out, led before omitted last, idled, driven out

      6
      Silk - Gold, black diamond, hooped sleeves and diamonds on cap

      War Treaty (IRE)

      26 p
      125/1
      • Form 76UP5-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      tracked leaders on inside until 2nd, held up, closed from 7th, mistake next, soon outpaced, well beaten when mistake normal 2 out

      7
      Silk - Mauve, red stars and sleeves, mauve cap

      Miss Siskin

      15
      50/1
      • Form P-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-5

      tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 6th, lost place from 3 out, well beaten next

      Previous results

      2013
      Silk -

      Theatre Evening (IRE)

      10/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      VESPERAL DREAM's future still lies over fences, despite a poor run at Sandown last time, but this looks to be a good opportunity for him to open his account under Rules. His second to Garde Le Victoire at Taunton last month is form that is head and shoulders anything his rivals have achieved. The dark horse is useful winning chaser Lexicon Lad but it's more than a year since Tom George's charge was last seen on the racecourse.

      Formwatch

      Cnoc An Cheo (IRE) 50-1 (11-9) Prominent, slight mistake 1st, lost place from before 7th, soon weakened and pulled up before 6 out, in a race won by Operating (11-7) at Cork 2m 4f amat beg chs in Apr, 13 ran.

      Lexicon Lad (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd 4th, led 10th, clear after 4 out, all out, won at Aintree 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May '13 beating Night In Milan (11-4) by 1l, 14 ran.

      Lord Carrigross (IRE) 80-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 8, well behind Howlongisafoot (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.

      The Sweetener (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 3rd on bend before 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 17, 32l behind Master Malt (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd.

      Vesperal Dream (FR) 5-2fav (10-5) In touch on outside, mistake and lost place 14th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 8, 41l behind Ballincurrig (10-8) at Sandown 2m 4f nov chs (2) gs in Apr.

      War Treaty (IRE) 200-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, pushed along and reminders before 3 out, soon weakened, last of 5, well behind Silsol (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.

      Miss Siskin 66-1 (10-12) Mid-division, modest progress before 3 out, never near leaders, 11th of 15, 28l behind Makadamia (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd.