16:45 Newbury

Friday 18 May 2018

All13:3014:0014:3515:0515:4016:1516:4517:20

John Sunley Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 21.64s

1^st

(6)

First Eleven

38-13

8/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well

2^nd

(7)

King's Proctor

39-8

9/4f

T: C & M JohnstonJ: R Kingscote

Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra

3^rd

(8)

Mandalayan

39-7

14/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby

In rear, soon outpaced, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong

4^th

2 ½

(1)

Berkshire Royal

38-8

3/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson (5)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

5^th

1 ½

(2)

Night Story

39-5

8/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression

6^th

nse

(4)

Westbrook Bertie

39-3

16/1

T: M R ChannonJ: Charles Bishop

With leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out

7^th

1 ¾

(3)

Caspar The Cub

39-4

9/1

T: A KingJ: M Harley

Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8^th

1 ½

(9)

Starcaster

39-0

13/2

T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Bennett (3)

Held up towards rear and keen, effort over 2f out, never dangerous

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Non-Runners

(5)

Delsheer²³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: Josephine Gordon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.10, £1.40, £5.00EX:£39.10Trifecta:£512.20Tricast:£250.12SF:£26.19Swingers:£3.40, £18.20, £12.20

Forecasts

King's Proctor (9/4), Berkshire Royal (3/1), Starcaster (13/2), First Eleven (8/1), Night Story (8/1), Caspar The Cub (9/1), Mandalayan (14/1), Westbrook Bertie (16/1), Delsheer (16/1)

The handicapper has forced the hand of both Mark Johnston and Andrew Balding who turn out King's Proctor and BERKSHIRE ROYAL quickly after rock-solid efforts at Chester last week before their revised marks kick into action. The former finished third to Rostropovich in the Dee Stakes, so obviously that rates as much stronger form than the selection's defeat by stablemate Austrian School (handicap). However, with nagging doubts about the stamina of the Johnston trained runner over 1m4f and 19lb between the pair at the weights, the Balding trained runner is just preferred.

Berkshire Royal
King's Proctor
First Eleven

Previous Winners

2017

Mount Moriah

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: Harry Bentley | T: R M Beckett

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,728.002nd: £2,002.003rd: £1,000.004th: £500.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00