17:55 Newbury

Saturday 22 April 2017

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Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 2f 6y  |   Good to Firm  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:55  |   Winning time: 2m 11.58s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
2
(4)
Horse silk
Top Beakt192
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: J Fortune| T: H Morrison| OR:  90
8/1
Winner on debut but unsuccessful in seven starts since. Very close to winning at Haydock a couple of starts back but failed to back that up at Nottingham and there may be better handicapped types lurking.
3
(5)
Horse silk
Balmoral Castle182
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin(7)| T: J G Portman| OR:  89
25/1
Badly out of form towards the end of last year when last seen but won a nice looking race at Ascot at the start of last season. Seems to enjoy big field handicaps and effective on the forecast good to firm ground but not much room for maneuver off this mark.
4
(1)
Horse silk
Grapevine183
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: C Hills| OR:  87
7/2
Respectable second at this course on most recent start and step back up in trip no issue. Can be slowly from the stalls and wouldn't want to give this field a lead but yard have been in flying form and the trainer is capable of getting one ready after an absence.
7
(11)
Horse silk
Fleeting Visit197
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: J P Fahy| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR:  83
11/1
One win from eight starts coming in a Chepstow maiden in 2015. Bit disappointing he didn't get his head in front at any point last year, while he did run well on occasions and hard to say he looks like one of the better handicapped runners.
8
(6)
Horse silk
Navajo War Dance20
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: Harry Bentley| T: K R Burke| OR:  82
4/1
Justified odds-on favouritism when successful over this distance on his seasonal debut last May. Disappointed throughout last season but comeback effort at Doncaster was an excellent effort earlier in the month. The concern would be that his best efforts appear to be coming when fresh.
9
(8)
Horse silk
Signe29
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-12| J: P Cosgrave| T: W J Haggas| OR:  81
9/4
Sea The Stars filly who cost an astonishing €1,100,000 as a yearling but has already started to pay back that a sum with two wins from two starts. Debut effort was straight forward enough but recovered well on second start after a poor break at Newcastle to win cosily. Will have learned plenty from that and she has race fitness on her side so she's likely to be tough to beat for a yard in good form.
11
(9)
Horse silk
Under Attackh1364
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-11| J: K Shoemark(3)| T: H & R Charlton| OR:  80
5/1
Still a maiden and looks like a complex character but has shown glimpses of ability in his four outings to date. First-time hood should help him settle but may need this after a year off the track. Has his first run for this yard after leaving Sir Michael Stoute's yard.
12
(12)
Horse silk
Ripollt124
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-9| J: M Dwyer| T: S Kirk| OR:  78
25/1
Would appear to be more exposed than the majority of these and yet to win a race on turf. May need this having not been seen since 2016.

Non-Runners

1
(2)
Horse silk
Amazing Red360
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 4
T: E A L Dunlop  J: R L Moore
NR
5
(10)
Horse silk
Threat Assessed294
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 4
T: C G Cox  J: A Kirby
NR
6
(3)
Horse silk
Zzoro183
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 4
T: Mrs A J Perrett  J: Jim Crowley
NR
10
(7)
Horse silk
Hermann102
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 4
T: R Hannon  J: P J Dobbs
NR

Forecasts

Signe (9/4), Grapevine (7/2), Navajo War Dance (4/1), Under Attack (5/1), Amazing Red (5/1), Threat Assessed (11/2), Hermann (7/1), Top Beak (8/1), Fleeting Visit (11/1), Zzoro (12/1), Ripoll (25/1), Balmoral Castle (25/1)

Verdict

Signe arrives here in a bid to defend her 100% record and the sole filly in the line-up has been impressive on her two starts to date but it's THREAT ASSESSED who is the one that could be capable of improvement if he gets his fast ground. Hermann looks like an each-way player off a fair looking handicap mark.
  1. Threat Assessed
  2. Signe
  3. Hermann

Prize Money

1st: £7,763.002nd: £2,310.003rd: £1,154.004th: £577.00

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