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14:30 Newbury

Ruinart Champagne Stakes (Registered As The Hackwood Stakes) (Class A)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.20s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ashdown Express (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Mugharreb (USA)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Massarra

      7/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), diabolo on sleeves

        Spencers Wood (IRE)

        16
        20/1
        • Form 24110-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        led for 1f, chased leader over 4f out, weakened

        2(7)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

        Brevity

        28
        20/1
        • Form 2-45030
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders over 4f

        3(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Mugharreb (USA)

        28
        4/1
        • Form 2010-20
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, headway halfway, challenge and edged left 2f out, soon led, driven and edged left inside final furlong, headed nr finish

        4(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stars, Yellow sleeves

        Sartorial (IRE)

        274
        8/1
        • Form 311200-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        dwelt, headway halfway, led and bumped 2f out, soon headed and weakened final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Vision of Night

        21
        11/4
        • Form 011-202
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        broke well, held up in touch, every chance well over 1f out, driven and outpaced

        7(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue star, Light Blue and Royal Blue halved sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star

        Ashdown Express (IRE)

        21
        8/1
        • Form 01-3033
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        held up in rear, strong run final furlong, ran on well to lead nr finish

        8(8)
        Silk - Emerald Green and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Royal Blue cap

        Indian Country

        28
        3/1
        • Form 21024
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        keen hold, held up, driven, hung left under pressure, no impression final 2f

        9(2)
        Silk - Maroon, grey epaulets

        Massarra

        69
        7/1
        • Form 1206-20
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        led after 1f, headed inside final 2f , kept on again final furlong, headed nr finish

        6(9)
        NR

        Marika

        21
        • Form 513-215
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        In depth

        Verdict

        Another top-class renewal of this six furlong heat and cases can be made for many of these. Vision Of Night has proved that there are still races to be won with him after a couple of near misses this term, and he may well be worth siding with again here. He has a near 1-in-3 strike-rate and is always going to be dangerous to rule out. Mugharreb is still open to improvement but he appeared to have few excuses at Ascot last time and has almost 4 lengths to make up with Vision Of night on that running. However, he was a game second in this race last year and is officially rated as an 8lb better horse. Indian Country is shaping into a very useful prospect and has any amount of improvement still to come. Firm ground seems to be the key to him and if he runs to the form of his Ascot outing, he will certainly be involved in the shake-up. Marika, Spencers Wood and Brevity also have a little to find which leaves Ashdown Express as one of the biggest dangers out of the bigger-priced horses and he would not have to find too much to figure strongly if he can make the most of his weight for age allowance.