14:40 Newbury

Friday 18 August 2023

All14:0514:4015:1515:4516:2016:55

Benny Hutchins Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Str)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 42.01s

1^st

(5)

King's Gambit

29-7

33/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: T E Whelan

Held up in 4th, good headway far side of group over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly op 40/1

2^nd

(3)

City Burglar

29-7

5/2

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, well held op 2/1 tchd 11/4

3^rd

2 ¼

(6)

Boiling Point

29-7

5/6f

T: R VarianJ: James Doyle

Close 3rd, pushed along near side of group over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong tchd 4/5 and tchd Evens

4^th

1 ¼

(1)

Not Me

29-7

28/1

T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt

Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, rider dropped reins and weakened final furlong op 22/1

5^th

7 ½

(4)

A La Noche

29-7

11/2

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Always in rear op 17/2

6^th

3 ¼

(8)

Alentejo

29-7

12/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Steadied and went right start, raced keenly and green in last trio, pushed along and struggling in rear over 2f out, never a factor op 14/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Thyer²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A M Balding J: Oisin Murphy

(2)

Letmebetheboss⁵¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Tom Dascombe J: Liam Keniry

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£34.00Pl:£6.10, £1.60EX:£140.70Trifecta:£315.50SF:£114.38Swingers:£7.40, £5.50, £1.10

Forecasts

Boiling Point (5/6), City Burglar (5/2), Thyer (5/2), A La Noche (11/2), Alentejo (12/1), Not Me (28/1), King's Gambit (33/1), Letmebetheboss (50/1)

BOILING POINT made a very promising start behind a potentially-smart winner here 4 weeks ago and looks sure to improve over this extra furlong. He gets the vote over Thyer and A La Noche, who are both capable of a lot better also.