16:45 Newbury

Saturday 15 May 2021

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

BetVictor Handicap (Str)

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 43.97s

1^st

(7)

Ascension

49-3

14/1

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Prominent towards near side rail, ridden and led that group over 2f out, led outright over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, ran on towards post op 12/1 tchd 11/1

2^nd

(4)

Path Of Thunder

49-0

5/2f

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Tracked leader on far side, pushed along over 2f out, went clear 2nd outright inside final furlong, ran on but lacked pace of winner final 110 yards, just held 2nd towards post op 3/1

3^rd

(6)

King Ottokar

59-5

10/3

T: C FellowesJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up on far side, niggled along and headway over 2f out, switched right and further progress over 1f out, went 3rd inside final 110 yards, just missed 2nd op 7/2 tchd 3/1

4^th

(11)

Accidental Agent

710-1

25/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

In rear of far side group, ridden for effort over 2f out, progress over 1f out, kept on 4th towards finish

5^th

2 ½

(3)

Repertoire

58-13

16/1

T: D M SimcockJ: J P Spencer

Tracked leaders far side, ridden for effort and drifted right over 1f out, ran on at one pace inside final furlong tchd 14/1

6^th

(9)

Vintager

69-7

14/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: S De Sousa

Held up on near side rail, ridden for effort over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out op 16/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

(2)

Overwrite

48-10

18/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Led far side group, ridden over 2f out, led outright over 1f out, came under pressure inside final furlong, lost position inside final 110 yards, weakened towards finish op 12/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

(12)

Alternative Fact

69-3

25/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: Tom Marquand

In rear towards near side, hard ridden over 2f out, never picked up, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1

9^th

2 ½

(1)

Fantasy Believer

49-1

14/1

T: C HillsJ: K Shoemark

Held up far side, came under a drive over 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 11/1 tchd 16/1

10^th

3 ¾

(8)

Blue Mist

69-7

8/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: R L Moore

In rear of midfield on far side, ridden for effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 13/2

11^th

(10)

Plantadream

69-0

11/1

T: J R BestJ: B A Curtis

Midfield towards far side, pushed along over 2f out, gradually weakened from over 1f out op 12/1

Also Ran

(5)

Kenzai Warrior

49-5

12/1

T: R A TealJ: Jason Watson

Led near side group, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened and pulled up over 1f out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.40Pl:£2.90, £1.70, £1.90EX:£74.90Trifecta:£267.80Tricast:£147.78SF:£48.53Swingers:£5.40, £8.40, £3.10

Forecasts

Path Of Thunder (5/2), King Ottokar (10/3), Blue Mist (8/1), Plantadream (11/1), Kenzai Warrior (12/1), Ascension (14/1), Vintager (14/1), Fantasy Believer (14/1), Repertoire (16/1), Overwrite (18/1), Accidental Agent (25/1), Alternative Fact (25/1)

A smart handicap to conclude. BLUE MIST has a good record fresh so he gets the nod to make a successful return from wind surgery under Ryan Moore, who is 2-2 on him. The low-mileage Path of Thunder and John Best's Plantadream may give him most to do but it is a contest where a case can be made for quite a few.