September 23 / 17.00 Newbury

17.00

Heavy

Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap

  • Prize money: £7851
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 35-U11 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Bids for a hat-trick, having won Lingfield novice event (1m1f, soft) and Kempton handicap (1m, AW) last month; upped in grade but receives weight all round and may progress further; not dismissed.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

5

(1)

21st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

17:43 Southwell (AW)

City Of York

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: David Simcock

midfield

10/1

3rd

19

(1)

21st Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Newbury

City Of York

9st 0lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: David Simcock

dwelt start, in rear

9/2

2nd

2

(1)

3rd Sep 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

City Of York

9st 10lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: David Simcock

Landed a hat-trick around this time last year (soft turf, Polytrack); has been running consistently all summer and should go well again but there's little room for manoeuvre off this mark.

5/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 330356 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Placed a few times off higher marks in better grades this term, including on soft; didn't have the best of fortune on last two starts; won a nursery at Ayr on this day last year; possibilities dropped in class.
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9th

5

(1)

25th Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Goodwood

Metal Merchant

9st 7lb

J: David Probert

T: Jack Channon

Has useful form over 1m, notably Spring Cup success (good to soft) on seasonal debut; close fourth, posting a career-best RPR, in major 7f handicap at Ascot (good to firm) most recently and remains comparatively unexposed at this distance; in the mix.

11/2

4th

8

(12)

27th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Ascot

Metal Merchant

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Jack Channon

7f winner as a 2yo but best known as a useful 1m performer; landed this year's Spring Cup at Newbury (good to soft) and ran respectably in the Royal Hunt Cup on penultimate start; others have less to prove over this trip at this level.

10/1

Form: 209201 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Best form has come in maidens, most recently beating sole rival at Brighton (1m, good); modest efforts in handicaps but may do better if winning his latest race proves a springboard for progress.
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1st

1

(4)

26th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

16:25 Epsom

Lunatick

10st 4lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Hughie Morrison

sweating, took keen hold, in touch with leaders

4/1

2

(9)

7th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 4

15:55 Brighton

Lunatick

9st 12lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Hughie Morrison

Ran big race in defeat on seasonal debut at Bath (1m, soft) in May but was not seen to quite the same effect on good ground the last twice and conditions are likely to be even quicker today.

11/2

5th

2

(4)

15th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

19:50 Windsor

Lunatick

10st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Hughie Morrison

Unraced on firmer than good; 1m maiden winner at Brighton last September, in a two-runner race; close second at Bath (1m, soft) on reappearance, before a lesser show at Brighton later in May; needs to resume progress.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: -84190

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Campaigned over middle distances this term, winning at Ripon (1m2f, soft) in July; has failed to match that form in two subsequent runs; returns to a lower grade but has a bit to prove back down in trip.
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10th

6

27th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

17:55 Stratford

Baltic Voyage

11st 3lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Useful for Ralph Beckett; hasn't got a lot going in four runs over hurdles for current yard and good to soft was no excuse when tailed off on handicap debut (12-1).

16/1

6th

8

21st Jul 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

16:10 Newton Abbot

Baltic Voyage

11st 3lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Useful Flat-racer for Ralph Beckett; well beaten on first two stable/hurdle starts but fared better when fifth (albeit in modest race) at Stratford (2m, good to firm) this month and, in view of his Flat ability, has considerable scope for further improvement in handicap hurdles.

4/1

5th

2

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

17:05 Stratford

Baltic Voyage

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

midfield, not fluent 3rd, not fluent when in touch with leaders 2 out

7/1

Form: 13 BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Twice-raced colt who retains potential despite an odds-on defeat (on good ground) last time; debut success at Leicester (7f) came on soft; likely to stay 1m and looks interesting back on a forecast slower surface.
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9th

6

(6)

14th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Welleef

9st 13lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: Owen Burrows

Ready winner of 7f debut at Leicester (soft); no extra under a penalty on good ground next time and stepping up to 1m seemed to find him out on handicap debut at Newbury (heavy); interesting he switches to Polytrack rather than look for a soft-ground turf race at 7f; has some potential.

6/1

5th

4

(4)

23rd Sep 2023

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Newbury

Welleef

9st 6lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Owen Burrows

in touch with leaders, pressed leaders over 2f out

7/2

3rd

1

(4)

17th Aug 2023

Good

0m 6f 213y

Class 5

15:10 Salisbury

Welleef

9st 11lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Owen Burrows

11-8 favourite for 15-runner novice at Leicester (7f, soft) on debut 15 days ago and the confidence was not misplaced, as he led 2f out and won comfortably from Crown Dreams; penalised but could be set for a good deal better.

11/10

Form: 146552 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Met traffic issues on his way to finishing second behind Mudskipper at Salisbury in second-time blinkers, recording his best handicap effort; now returns to the scene of debut win (soft) in the spring; respected.
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5th

1

(4)

7th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

17:40 Newcastle (AW)

Golspie

9st 13lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Patrick Morris

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader over 1f out, weakened and lost three places inside final furlong

16/1

5th

1

(4)

7th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

17:40 Newcastle (AW)

Golspie

9st 13lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Patrick Morris

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader over 1f out, weakened and lost three places inside final furlong

16/1

5th

9

(9)

26th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 4

17:30 Doncaster

Golspie

9st 7lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Patrick Morris

Winning debut over 1m on soft for previous yard and he's had some respectable results in handicaps, including on soft; not dismissed off career-low mark but he needs to prove he can be effective over an easy 7f.

25/1

Form: 2-05

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Needs to improve on his two efforts this season but opening mark looks workable judged on sole 2yo run (solid form); may be capable of progress now handicapping and is one to consider.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

3

(4)

19th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 6

19:55 Windsor

Greatest Time

9st 8lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: David Evans

0-13 but he's still relatively unexposed as a sprinter and he wasn't beaten far into third at Brighton ten days ago; one to consider.

6/1

3rd

4

(6)

9th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

16:35 Brighton

Greatest Time

9st 7lb

J: David Probert

T: David Evans

12-race maiden with form figures of 5808756 for his new yard since December; has dropped a long way in the weights but slow starts have been an issue at times and he was never involved at Salisbury two weeks ago; others are more convincing.

9/1

6th

5

(6)

24th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:40 Salisbury

Greatest Time

9st 7lb

J: George Downing

T: David Evans

Started handicap life on an unrealistic mark for Richard Hannon last year but is competitive now and shaped nicely again last time; it remains to be seen whether he has the toe for 5f but he's a keen-goer and one of the more interesting runners.

10/1

Non-runners

Bodorgan, Mudskipper, King's Code

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £16.60
Straight Forecast £18.62
Tricast £59.14
Trifecta £63.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Metal Merchant

NEWMARKET:

City Of York

LAMBOURN:

Welleef

The Guardian:

Bodorgan

D Express:

Welleef

The Times:

City Of York

Daily Mail:

City Of York

The Star:

City Of York

Daily Record:

City Of York

The Sun:

Bodorgan

RP RATINGS:

Metal Merchant

TOPSPEED:

Metal Merchant

POSTDATA:

Metal Merchant

Telegraph:

Metal Merchant

Daily Mirror:

Metal Merchant