20:25 Newbury

Thursday 6 July 2023

All17:0517:3518:0518:4019:1519:5020:2521:00

TPT Fire Handicap

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 2m 8.94s

1^st

(1)

Finest Leader

39-5

13/8f

T: H & R CharltonJ: Oisin Murphy

Tracked leader, ridden into narrow lead inside final furlong, well on top final 100 yards op 7/4 tchd 15/8

2^nd

1 ½

(6)

Graham

39-2

10/3

T: R HannonJ: Dane O'Neill

Led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards op 4/1

3^rd

4 ½

(2)

Man Of A'An

39-7

10/3

T: Harry EustaceJ: Hayley Turner

Raced keenly in close 3rd, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, plugged on in modest 3rd op 3/1

4^th

(3)

Pure Gold

39-5

6/1

T: D MenuisierJ: K Stott

Held up in 5th, angled out and pushed along out wide over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after op 15/2

5^th

2 ¼

(8)

Elshaameq

49-10

33/1

T: K FrostJ: D C Costello

Steadied and awkwardly away, held up in rear, angled out over 2f out, wandered 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten op 18/1

6^th

5 ½

(7)

Dutch Kingdom

39-9

12/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: Jason Watson

Raced keenly, held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never a factor op 9/1

7^th

1 ½

(9)

Tribute

39-9

22/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Ross Coakley

Tracked leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and beaten over 2f out op 18/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Trais Fluors²¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: J Channon J: Rose Dawes

(4)

Balgair³⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: Tom Clover J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.60, £1.80EX:£7.20Trifecta:£19.10Tricast:£15.10SF:£7.12Swingers:£1.90, £1.90, £2.10

Forecasts

Finest Leader (13/8), Graham (10/3), Man Of A'An (10/3), Trais Fluors (5/1), Balgair (11/2), Pure Gold (6/1), Dutch Kingdom (12/1), Tribute (22/1), Elshaameq (33/1)

The consistent GRAHAM got off the mark at Salisbury and with that form having been franked he is taken to defy a 5 lb rise in the weights. Finest Leader is well in the mix if backing up his Wetherby success in retained cheekpieces while handily-weighted Dutch Kingdom can have a say too.