17:40 Newbury

Friday 17 May 2024

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Power Of Play Handicap

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 2m 34.85s

1^st

(9)

Waxing Gibbous

49-9

2/1f

T: D MenuisierJ: Harry Davies

Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, travelling well 2f out, soon led and ridden, kept on well inside final furlong, soon drifted right, drifted left close home, pushed out near finish Mkt1: tchd 9/4

2^nd

1 ½

(10)

Naasma

59-6

10/1

T: P PhelanJ: Paddy Bradley

Midfield, ridden over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, kept on entering final furlong, chased leader close home, not reach winner Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

1 ½

(2)

Western Stars

59-11

7/1

T: J R BoyleJ: R Kingscote

Held up in midfield, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace 2f out, stayed on entering final furlong, chased leaders near finish, no danger Mkt1: op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

4^th

(8)

Mrs Twig

49-3

11/2

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Tom Marquand

Led, ridden over 2f out, soon pressed for lead and headed, lost position close home, weakened near finish Mkt1: op 6/1

5^th

(3)

Raintown

49-7

20/1

T: J S MooreJ: David Probert

Midfield, ridden 3f out, stayed on entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, no danger Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

nse

(1)

Destinado

69-10

6/1

T: James OwenJ: S De Sousa

Prominent, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace 2f out, weakened inside final furlong Mkt1: op 10/1 tchd 13/2

7^th

3 ½

(4)

Lunar Jet

109-6

28/1

T: Steph HollinsheadJ: D C Costello

Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger Mkt1: op 40/1

8^th

(6)

Cherryhawk

49-4

7/2

T: Mrs N S EvansJ: Jack Doughty (7)

In touch with leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened Mkt1: tchd 4/1; Mkt2 tchd 4/1

9^th

(12)

Rose Donnelly

49-1

33/1

T: H PalmerJ: Hayley Turner

Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon lost position, dropped to rear over 1f out Mkt1: tchd 40/1

10^th

(11)

Militry Decoration

99-5

33/1

T: C PoultonJ: H Crouch

Midfield, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out Mkt1: op 22/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Capstan³⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Mrs L Richards J: R Havlin

(5)

Lunar Shadow⁵⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: A King J: Rossa Ryan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.40, £3.00, £2.40EX:£23.60Trifecta:£159.50Tricast:£121.24SF:£23.61Swingers:£5.50, £4.10, £14.70

Forecasts

Waxing Gibbous (2/1), Cherryhawk (7/2), Capstan (4/1), Mrs Twig (11/2), Destinado (6/1), Western Stars (7/1), Naasma (10/1), Lunar Shadow (12/1), Raintown (20/1), Lunar Jet (28/1), Rose Donnelly (33/1), Militry Decoration (33/1)

WAXING GIBBOUS made a promising reappearance when runner-up at Doncaster 3 weeks ago, pulling clear of the remainder, and she can build on that effort to go one better. Heading the list of dangers is Capstan as he bids for the 4-timer, while Mrs Twig made a winning return and is also considered.

WAXING GIBBOUS
CAPSTAN
MRS TWIG (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Dashing Panther

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 4

J: Saffie Osborne | T: W Stone

33/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,757.002nd: £2,702.003rd: £1,350.004th: £675.005th: £337.00