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15:00 Newbury

Saturday 18 May 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:25

Al Zubarah London Gold Cup Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 2m 5.33s

1^st

(14)

Headman

39-7

12/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: Jason Watson

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, led 2f out, stayed on strongly op 14/1

2^nd

(6)

Sinjaari

39-1

3/1f

T: W J HaggasJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders went 2nd over 1f out, strong challenge close home, just failed tchd 7/2

3^rd

(16)

Good Birthday

39-2

6/1

T: A M BaldingJ: S De Sousa

Switched left and dropped in rear after start, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden disputing close 2nd over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra towards finish op 8/1

4^th

2 ¾

(3)

Forest Of Dean

39-5

7/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, good headway chasing leaders over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 10/3

5^th

(9)

The Trader

39-4

33/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: James Doyle

Held up in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

6^th

(13)

Ritchie Valens

38-4

33/1

T: R HannonJ: Thore Hammer-Hansen (5)

Pulled hard in mid-division, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders over 6f out, went 2nd 3f out, every chance 2f out, hung left and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

7^th

(11)

Majestic Dawn

39-2

14/1

T: P & O ColeJ: D Tudhope

Held up towards rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer op 16/1

8^th

(7)

Korcho

38-8

20/1

T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Bennett

Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 25/1

9^th

(5)

Solid Stone

39-3

5/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders on inside, slightly lost place 6f out, pushed along and rallied chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10^th

(10)

Mackaar

39-4

16/1

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up and always towards rear, never on terms op 20/1

11^th

(4)

Htilominlo

38-2

20/1

T: S KirkJ: K T O'Neill

Held up towards rear, never involved op 25/1

12^th

(1)

War Tiger

39-3

10/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Soon led, headed over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 2f out op 16/1

13^th

(8)

Riviera Nights

39-3

25/1

T: R HannonJ: Jim Crowley

Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 33/1

14^th

(15)

Dubai Instinct

38-12

25/1

T: B J MeehanJ: Callum Shepherd

Tracked leader after 1f, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon hung left and weakened

15^th

(12)

Sky Defender

38-12

20/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: P J McDonald

Led briefly, settled 3rd after 1f, weakening when hampered inside final 2f op 25/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Target Zone²⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: D R C Elsworth J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.80Pl:£4.20, £2.00, £2.10EX:£69.20Trifecta:£1,089.90Tricast:£257.93SF:£49.15Swingers:£11.20, £11.70, £7.70

Forecasts

Sinjaari (3/1), Forest Of Dean (7/2), Solid Stone (5/1), Good Birthday (6/1), War Tiger (10/1), Headman (12/1), Majestic Dawn (14/1), Mackaar (16/1), Korcho (20/1), Htilominlo (20/1), Sky Defender (20/1), Riviera Nights (25/1), Dubai Instinct (25/1), The Trader (33/1), Ritchie Valens (33/1), Target Zone (50/1)

Solid Stone represents the connections of 2014 winner Cannock Chase and he must be respected having beaten a pair of his rivals on his last two starts, including Forest of Dean. Sinjarri showed a good turn of foot to score at Windsor and is also shortlisted, but with Hughie Morrison in such good form, it could be worth chancing another Windsor winner in KORCHO, who won despite the track last time, and will be seen to better effect granted an end-to-end gallop on a stiffer track like this.