16:55 Newbury

Friday 17 May 2019

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:2516:5517:30

John Sunley Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 2m 19.78s

1^st

(8)

Kiefer

38-11

8/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

Held up in 6th, headway far side of group 2f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards op 12/1

2^nd

(11)

Alhaazm

38-13

5/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Jim Crowley

Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards op 7/1

3^rd

(9)

Gantier

39-7

9/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Held up off the pace in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not look keen and held in 3rd towards finish op 11/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

(10)

Prejudice

39-7

10/3

T: D M SimcockJ: J P Spencer

Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway near side of group tracking leaders over 2f out, disputing 2nd and every chance 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong op 2/1 tchd 4/1

5^th

(5)

Ballylemon

39-3

3/1f

T: R HughesJ: A Kirby

Steadied start, held up in rear, some late headway, never on terms op 7/2 tchd 9/4

6^th

(7)

Sash

39-4

33/1

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: C O'Donoghue

Soon tracking leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7^th

3 ½

(3)

The Pink'n

38-13

9/1

T: J W MullinsJ: S M Levey

Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened op 10/1

8^th

(1)

War Eagle

38-11

100/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: S Donohoe

Led until ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened

9^th

4 ½

(6)

Blood Eagle

38-13

14/1

T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert

In touch in 5th, headway traveling well over 2f out, run flattened out and weakened inside final 2f op 12/1

10^th

(2)

Guildhall

39-0

12/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rob Hornby

Tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 3f out, weakened soon after, tailed off tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Chinese Alphabet²⁰

Weight: 8-3| Age: 3

T: W J Knight J: David Egan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.10Pl:£3.00, £1.80, £2.40EX:£49.00Trifecta:£564.90Tricast:£368.30SF:£46.71Swingers:£4.60, £12.40, £5.50

Forecasts

Ballylemon (3/1), Prejudice (10/3), Alhaazm (5/1), Kiefer (8/1), Gantier (9/1), The Pink'n (9/1), Guildhall (12/1), Blood Eagle (14/1), Chinese Alphabet (16/1), Sash (33/1), War Eagle (100/1)

A handicap full of unexposed sorts, and hard to call as a result. THE PINK'N was in front of a couple of these rivals in a well-contested handicap at Salisbury, and is at least as likely to improve for the stiffer test, so could provide some value, while Prejudice and Alhaazm are closely related to winners at the highest level, and merit maximum respect as a result. Kiefer is from a late-developing, but prolific family and isn't overburdened for his handicap debut.

The Pink'n
Kiefer
Alhaazm

Previous Winners

2018

First Eleven

Weight: 8-13 |Age: 3

J: R Havlin | T: J & T Gosden

8/1

Prize Money

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