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15:45 Newbury

Sir Gerald Whent Memorial Nursery Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 20.88s
  • 20 Ran
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Silk -
2
Silk -
3
Silk -
4
Silk -
1(5)
Silk - Yellow, Maroon hoop and sleeves
  • Form 400341
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-9

chased leaders, weakened and behind from halfway

2(16)
Silk - White, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue sleeves, White spots
  • Form 053040
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7

chased leaders to halfway

3(9)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN, WHITE sleeves, RED cap, WHITE spots
15/2
  • Form 4216
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-6

behind until some moderate headway 2f out, never near leaders

4(6)
Silk - Purple and Emerald Green diabolo, Royal Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Orange cap
  • Form 052606
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

in touch 3f

5(2)
Silk - Light Blue and White check, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Light Blue cap, White star
25/1
  • Form 04015
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

in touch 3f

6(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink triple diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink stars, Dark Blue cap, Pink star
  • Form 024050
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

unruly and reared in stalls, always behind

7(15)
Silk - Black and White stripes, Orange sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 32500
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

behind and no chance from halfway

8(4)
Silk - Emerald Green and Mauve stripes
  • Form 550
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

in touch, weakened and behind from halfway

9(12)
Silk - Black and Yellow (quartered), White sleeves, Black armlets
  • Form 210520
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6

in touch over 3f

10(11)
Silk - Red and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap, Yellow star
14/1
  • Form 630
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6

chased leaders over 3f

11(20)
Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets, Red cap
  • Form 256440
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6

behind from halfway

12(14)
Silk - Yellow, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 06600
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6

pressed leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong but kept on to hold for 2nd

13(10)
Silk - Purple and Red diabolo, Red cap, Purple star
12/1
  • Form 045220
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6

slowly into stride, behind, headway under pressure 2f out, went 3rd and stayed on same pace over 1f out

14(1)
Silk - Purple, Pink star, sleeves and star on cap
33/1
  • Form 405
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-5

chased leaders behind from halfway

15(18)
Silk - White, Red hollow box, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Red cap
50/1
  • Form 301360
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-4

slowly away and always behind

16(19)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops and armlets, Emerald Green cap
33/1
  • Form 0030
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-3

always behind

17(8)
Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
9/1
  • Form 500401
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-3

held up in rear, good headway from halfway, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, stayed on well

18(3)
Silk - Black and White check, Royal Blue sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 043054
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-2

speed 3f

19(13)
Silk - White, Purple stars, sleeves and star on cap

Cree

21
7/1
  • Form 252314
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-2

led to over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f

20(17)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash
14/1
  • Form 003
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-1

prominent 3f

In depth

Verdict

A high draw on this type of going over this trip at Newbury seems preferable so, with this in mind, our shortlist consists of Paris Bell, Celtic Spa, Aberdeen Park, Little Wizzy, Azuree and Cree, with the vote going to Paris Bell. Looking at out shortlist. Celtic Spa is lightly raced but has shown a decent level of form, including on soft. Little Dalham's second three runs ago to Johnny Jumpup reads well given that that colt ran well in yesterday's Horris Hill Stakes, and he can be given a chance, and Aberdeen Park's second to Magical Romance at Leicester three runs ago has since been franked in Group company, although she is unproven on soft. Little Wizzy should strip fitter for her latest effort, her first since May and could be an improver, while Azuree has proven herself pretty tough and could go well under a light weight. Cree will also love the conditions and might get into the argument but Paris Bell showed a liking for the underfoot conditions when scoring at Ayr last time and, given that she is drawn well and clearly come here in good heart, she gets the vote.