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17:15 Newbury

Oakley Coachbuilders Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.10s
  • Off Time: 17:17:49
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Field Game

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Pettochside

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Pandar

      3/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Maroon and Grey stripes, Grey sleeves

        Pettochside

        8 BFD
        5/1
        • Form 7-42133
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 75

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

        2(2)
        Silk - Tangerine, Royal Blue collar, cuffs and cap

        Fever Few

        22 D
        11/1
        • Form 64-7556
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 74

        very awkward and unseated rider leaving stalls

        3(5)
        Silk - Eton Blue, Black hooped cap

        Field Game

        15 t
        11/2
        • Form 9-70000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 74

        held up, in rear, good headway near side in 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, pushed along and ran on well, readily

        4(8)
        Silk - Royal blue, maroon disc, maroon and royal blue striped sleeves and cap

        Heartsong (IRE)

        22 h D
        16/1
        • Form 656063
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 73

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        5(3)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Red diabolo, Red sleeves, quartered cap

        Pandar

        67 D
        3/1
        • Form 8756-11
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 73

        held up, in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong

        6(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow check

        Head Space (IRE)

        10 vt DCD
        8/1
        • Form 648023
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 66

        chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

        7(1)
        Silk - Pink, black and pink check sleeves, black cap

        Hipz (IRE)

        11 D
        11/1
        • Form 9-93073
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 64

        held up, in touch, headway halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        8(4)
        Silk - Grey, Light Blue sleeves and cap

        Believe It (IRE)

        16
        8/1
        • Form 471028
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 63

        chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong

        9(6)
        Silk - Dark green and white diabolo, dark blue sleeves, dark green and white quartered cap

        Major Valentine

        16 D
        8/1
        • Form 3-57974
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 62

        raced keenly, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        Previous results

        2015
        (5)
        Silk -

        Groundworker (IRE)

        12/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        2014
        (4)
        Silk -

        Panther Patrol (IRE)

        7/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        PANDAR has been given a break since showing a dramatic improvement in form on his first two runs for Patrick Chamings. He's 16lb higher as a result of those two successes but the key to him seems to be 6f on good to firm ground which are the forecast conditions here. He'll be hard to beat if returning in the same vibrant form despite the assessor's attempt to shackle further progress. Pettochside is the likely beneficiary if Pandar fails to fire as he rarely runs a bad race and has been in consistently good heart on recent starts. Head Space unquestionably has the ability to get involved but the course and distance winner has his quirks to say the least - he'll be right there is things drop right for him, Heartsong, a good stable servant, suggested a return to form the last day and houses each-way claims.

        Formwatch

        Pettochside 7-2jfav (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Upstaging (9-4) at Epsom 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

        Fever Few 20-1 (9-6) Raced centre in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor, 6th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Guishan (10-0) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (4) sft in Jun.

        Field Game 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Fingal's Cave (9-10) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gs in Jun.

        Heartsong (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 8, 6 1/4l behind Escalating (9-13) at Nottingham 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.

        Pandar 1-2fav (9-0) Chased leading pair, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won going away, won at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in May beating More Spice (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.

        Head Space (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, effort 2f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Secret Look (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Jul.

        Hipz (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Prominent, led well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Etienne Gerard (9-10) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.

        Believe It (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) Close up, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and ran on towards finish, 8th of 11, 1l behind Eljaddaaf (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jun.

        Major Valentine 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Eljaddaaf (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jun.