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15:55 Newbury

Dubai Duty Free Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 34y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £15,562
  • 2nd: £4,660
  • 3rd: £2,330
  • 4th: £1,165
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.44s
  • Off Time: 15:57:30
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Robot Boy (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Normal Equilibrium

    8/1

      1(4)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

      Steps (IRE)

      174 D
      13/2
      • Form 650377-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 109

      dwelt, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

      2(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Silver striped sleeves, Blue and Red hooped cap

      Lucky Beggar (IRE)

      20 DCD
      3/1
      • Form 0/1558-6
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 103

      in touch in 4th, ridden and no extra inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green and White chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap

      Robot Boy (IRE)

      14 BFD
      2/1
      • Form 13544-3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 103

      tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well

      4(2)
      Silk - Black and White (quartered), Emerald Green collar and sleeves, White cap

      Noble Storm (USA)

      206 DCD
      16/1
      • Form 0/71805-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 102

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened

      5(3)
      Silk - Maroon and yellow check, maroon sleeves, yellow armlets

      Boom The Groom (IRE)

      14 D
      8/1
      • Form 458136
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 101

      in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Yellow, royal blue stars, yellow cap

      Green Door (IRE)

      34 D
      7/1
      • Form 02220-6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 100

      held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

      7(6)
      Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

      Normal Equilibrium

      10 D
      8/1
      • Form 33209-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish

      Previous results

      2014
      (2)
      Silk -

      Lucky Beggar (IRE)

      5/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13

      2013
      (4)
      Silk -

      Heeraat (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      2012
      (3)
      Silk -

      Mirza

      7/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      LUCKY BEGGAR (NAP) made a winning reappearance in last year's renewal. He has a run under his belt this time around and there is no reason why he should not make another bold bid off only a 1lb higher mark. Steps looked in the handicapper's grip for most of last year after winning at Haydock in May, with Noble Storm well beaten, and Robot Boy remains 11lb higher than his success at Newcastle last summer. But Boom The Groom has been in fine form on the all-weather and has the beating of both Green Door and Normal Equilibrium on the form book.

      Formwatch

      Steps (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 7th of 19, 3 1/2l behind Dungannon (8-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

      Lucky Beggar (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Naadirr (9-8) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks (1) gd in Mar.

      Robot Boy (IRE) 11-10fav (9-2) Tracked leaders in 4th, chased winner over 1f out, kept on and lost 2nd place near finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Tangerine Trees (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f cond Stakes (2) sft.

      Noble Storm (USA) 7-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed last 100 yards, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 5l behind Kingsgate Native (8-9) at Beverley 5f cond Stakes (3) gf in Sep.

      Boom The Groom (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 4l behind Pretend (9-5) at Lingfield 6f cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol.

      Green Door (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Keen close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Pretend (9-0) at Lingfield 5f Listed stks (1) pol in Mar.

      Normal Equilibrium 6-1 (9-4) Quickly away, made all, ridden clear when edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol beating Mappin Time (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.