13:30 Newbury

Saturday 22 April 2023

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Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes (Registered As The John Porter Stakes) (Group 3)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f  |   Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:30  |   Winning time: 2m 45.57s
1st
Horse silk
3
(1)
18/1
T: C FellowesJ: James Doyle
Held up in 5th on inside, steady headway 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, clear when hung left to far rail final furlong, stayed on strongly op 20/1 tchd 22/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(4)
59-2
40/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Oisin Murphy
Held up in rear, steady headway far side of group 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner op 50/1 tchd 66/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
1
(2)
4/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Led 1f, soon steadied in 3rd, headway edged right and bumped rival over 2f out, soon led, headed inside final 2f, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home op 9/2 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
4
7
(3)
18/5
T: R HannonJ: K Stott
Held up in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders over 4f out, challenging when hung left and bumped rival over 2f out, ridden 2f out, wandered and no impression over 1f out, modest 4th final furlong op 11/4
5th
Horse silk
nse
6
(8)
15/2
T: R M BeckettJ: L Dettori
Raced wide early, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 10f out, led just over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on again inside final furlong op 17/2tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
11
8
(5)
17/2
T: K P De FoyJ: Daniel Muscutt
Raced keenly tracking leader, led after 1f, brought field centre in home straight, headed approaching final 4f, lost 2nd weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(6)
6/4f
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Tracked leading trio, headway out wide approaching final 4f challenging when bumped over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, eased op 11/8

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Non-Runners

5
(7)
Horse silk
Israr168
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 4
T: J & T Gosden  J: Jim Crowley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.00Pl:£5.60, £10.90EX:£387.00Trifecta:£2,667.00Tricast:£3,382.20SF:£438.11Swingers:£39.30, £9.00, £13.40

Forecasts

Hurricane Lane (6/4), Mojo Star (18/5), Max Vega (4/1), Israr (6/1), Lone Eagle (15/2), Surrey Mist (17/2), Grand Alliance (18/1), Farhan (40/1)

Verdict

The returning duo HURRICANE LANE and Mojo Star possess much the best form on offer here and Charlie Appleby's former St Leger hero can again hold sway having got the better of Richard Hannon's smart gelding at Doncaster back in 2021. Israr is likely to take a step forward this season and can fight it out for minor honours along with last year's victor Max Vega.

  1. HURRICANE LANE (IRE)
  2. MOJO STAR (IRE)
  3. ISRAR

Previous Winners

2022
Max Vega
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 5
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £39,697.002nd: £15,050.003rd: £7,532.004th: £3,752.005th: £1,883.006th: £945.00

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