Racecards
13:50 Newbury
Denford Stakes (Listed) (Str) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £25,500 added
- Winner: £14,461
- 2nd: £5,482
- 3rd: £2,744
- 4th: £1,367
Big Ian
11- Form 75
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
soon outpaced in rear, lost touch 3f out, tailed off
- Form 11
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked leader, led inside final 2f, shaken up and went clear over 1f out, well in command when ridden inside final furlong, eased towards finish, comfortably
- Form 731
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon one pace, well held in 3rd final furlong
- Form 411
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R L Moore
chased leaders, niggled along after 2f, ridden inside final 2f out, soon lost place, 4th and beaten final furlong
- Form 5421
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd and kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Verdict
A couple of these stand out on the form book. Boitron remains unbeaten having defied a penalty to win at Doncaster a fortnight ago and a first-time tongue-tie may bring about further improvement. But GOOD FORTUNE also looks ready for this step up in class on the back of an impressive 10-length success at Lingfield and Charlie Appleby’s colt can edge this. The Trader is progressing well having landed a double with an odds-on success at Chester and Ryan Moore takes over the reins today while Antonia De Vega made a promising start when scoring at Newmarket and may prove best of the fillies.
Formwatch
Big Ian 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, not clear run over 1f out or inside final furlong, kept on, no impression, 5th of 9, 8l behind Hot Team (9-2) at Newbury 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Boitron (FR) 1-2fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, raced freely, pushed along 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Doncaster 7f stks (4) gf in Aug beating Dancing On A Dream (8-6) by 1l, 9 ran.
Good Fortune 5-4fav (9-2) Led, took keen hold, ridden clear over 1f out, soon hung left, easily, won at Lingfield 7f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Nakakande (9-4) by 10l, 10 ran.
The Trader (IRE) 4-6fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, switched right to challenge inside final 2f, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Chester 7f stks (4) gd in Aug beating Wild Edric (9-2) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Dutch Treat 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on(hand time), won at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) gf in Aug beating Allmankind (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Antonia De Vega (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final 100 yards, driven out, won at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (3) gf in Jul beating Zagitova (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Galileo Jade (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders over 4f, 8th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Star Terms (9-0) at Newbury 7f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Jul.