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16:30 Newbury

TKP Surfacing Handicap (Rnd) (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,852
  • 2nd: £1,444
  • 3rd: £722
  • 4th: £361
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.49s
  • Off Time: 16:31:18
  • 11 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Yellow, Black cross belts, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Black cap

Arrowzone

20 D
11/2
  • Form 103125
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 84

chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, plugged on again inside final furlong, no threat

2(5)
Silk - Black, orange hoops, orange cap
15/2
  • Form 443233
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 80

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

3(6)
Silk - Maroon, beige braces, beige cap

Tullia (IRE)

11 b D
5/1
  • Form 602571
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 74

led and set strong pace, ridden well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, chased winner and kept on same pace inside final furlong

4(8)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow sleeves, royal blue diamonds, royal blue cap, yellow stars
7/1
  • Form 127193
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 79

took keen hold tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

5(9)
Silk - Royal blue, orange and royal blue hooped sleeves, royal blue and orange hooped cap

Zain Empire

22 p BF
8/1
  • Form 13245
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 79

slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, weakened soon after

6(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, White cap, Dark Blue diamonds
12/1
  • Form 54-1626
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 78

tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

7(7)
Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap
4/1
  • Form 512
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 77

took keen hold, held up towards rear, switched right over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, 3rd and one pace entering final furlong

8(11)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, BEIGE star
10/1
  • Form 186477
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 75

held up off the pace in last pair, headway on outside 2f out, sustained run to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well

9(1)
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 4-39418
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 75

took keen hold, held up in rear, some headway on inside over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

10(2)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap
20/1
  • Form 317460
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 73

always towards rear

11(4)
Silk - Emerald Green and Red check, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Yellow cap
22/1
  • Form 327444
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 67

chased leader at strong pace, ridden 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Arrowzone has won in soft ground but is 9lb higher than his Leicester success while Tullia ploughed through the mud to score at Windsor last time and carries a penalty as a consequence. Santa Teresa failed to land the odds at Wolverhampton three weeks ago and tries her luck on Turf for the first time while Aran Sky will find this tougher than when a close-up fourth in a claimer on the all-weather. ZAIN EMPIRE's best recent effort came when runner-up in soft going at Newmarket in August and Robert Cowell's colt gets the nod back on a similar surface for the first time since.

Formwatch

Arrowzone 14-1 (8-13) Led, ridde over 3f out, headed over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Karaka Jack (8-10) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gd.

Grevillea (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up in 6th, pushed along halfway, chasing leading pair 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Tullia (8-12) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) hvy.

Tullia (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, in command when jinxed right near finish, won at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) hvy beating Sweet Martoni (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.

Hostile Fire (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway under pressure edging left over 1f out, modest 3rd inside final furlong,, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Donncha (9-3) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

Zain Empire 7-2fav (8-12) Held up in last pair, pushed along on wide outside and plenty to do 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 9, 6l behind Lunar Deity (8-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Pageant Belle 10-1 (8-11) Towards rear, plugged on same pace final 2f, 6th of 10, 8l behind Stereo Love (9-6) at Kempton 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Sep.

Santa Teresa (IRE) 10-11fav (9-6) Keen, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Dreaming Beauty (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5).

Ice Slice (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced, headway centre over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 8l behind Donncha (9-3) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

Brown Diamond (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, never on terms, 8th of 13, 6l behind Bold Lass (9-3) at Ascot 1m flls hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep.

After The Goldrush 25-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 10l behind Aqua Ardens (9-10) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.

Aran Sky (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led early, tracked leaders, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Elysian Prince (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo clm stks (6).