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  2. Race Results
  3. Sat, 19th Aug, 2017
  4. Newbury
  5. 2.25
Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places). 
Jackpot: Pool £14961.6  | Units £1  | Dividend £14961.6
Placepot: Pool £146926.09  | Units £5430.71  | Dividend £19.7
Quadpot: Pool £10413.24  | Units £1028.84 £7.4  |  Place Six: £19.53  |  Place Five: £11.64
Summary
1st
silks
Defoe (IRE) 3, gr g 8-10 (Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 4) Rated 110
Dalakhani (IRE) - Dulkashe (IRE)(Pivotal (GB))
Breeder - Darley

(Morning price: 13/8 6/4)
(Ring price: 6/4 13/8) SP 13/8fav

Roger Varian
Andrea Atzeni
Tote Win £2.50 Place £1.10
loading past form
held up in last pair, smooth headway over 2f out, led narrowly inside final 2f, edged right towards stands side rail inside final furlong, ridden and held on final 100 yards
2nd
0.75L
silks
Wall of Fire (IRE) 4, b c 9-5 (Mr Aziz Kheir)
(Drawn 9)bl+ Rated 107
Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Bright Sapphire (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))

(Morning price: 12/1 10/1 11/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Hugo Palmer
Josephine Gordon
Place £3.50
loading past form
held up in last pair, driven 4f out, switched towards stands side rail and headway under pressure over 1f out, chased winner when not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, ridden and kept on towards finish, just held
3rd
3.5L
silks
Frontiersman (GB) 4, br h 9-5 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 8)cp2 Rated 117
Dubawi (IRE) - Ouija Board (GB)(Cape Cross (IRE))
Breeder - Stanley Estate & Stud Co

(Morning price: 5/2)
(Ring price: 5/2 9/4 2/1 15/8) SP 15/8

Charlie Appleby
Jim Crowley
Place £1.20
loading past form
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, soon challenged, ridden over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
4th
2.5L
silks
Crimean Tatar (TUR) 4, b c 9-5 (Mr V I Araci)
(Drawn 5)bl1 Rated 109
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Unity (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 20/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 25/1 20/1 25/1) SP 25/1

Hugo Palmer
M Harley
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression with front trio final furlong
5th
2.75L
silks
Harlequeen (GB) 4, b f 9-2 (Mrs S Brandt)
(Drawn 3) Rated 107
Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Aurelia (GB)(Rainbow Quest (USA))
Breeder - Richard Moses Bloodstock

(Morning price: 40/1 33/1 25/1)
SP 25/1

Mick Channon
S De Sousa
loading past form
pressed leader, lost place when ridden over 2f out, no danger after
6th
0.75L
silks
Agent Murphy (GB) 6, b h 9-5 (Mr W A Harrison-Allan)
(Drawn 6) Rated 109
Cape Cross (IRE) - Raskutani (GB)(Dansili (GB))
Breeder - Wellsummers Farm

(Morning price: 10/1 14/1 16/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Brian Meehan
J Fortune
loading past form
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened inside final furlong
7th
2.75L
silks
The Tartan Spartan (IRE) 4, ch g 9-5 (Thistle Bloodstock Limited)
(Drawn 1) Rated 102
The Carbon Unit (USA) - The Real Thing (IRE)(Traditionally (USA))
Breeder - Thistle Bloodstock Ltd

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1)
SP 16/1

J P Shanahan
T P O'Shea
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
8th
hd
silks
To Eternity (GB) 4, b f 9-2 (Lady Bamford)
(Drawn 7) Rated 103
Galileo (IRE) - All's Forgotten (USA)(Darshaan)

(Morning price: 7/1 6/1 11/2 5/1 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2) SP 9/2

John Gosden
F M Berry
loading past form
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
Off 2.26
Time 2m. 51.50 secs, which is 7.72 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £25.30
Tote Trifecta- £71.60
CSF- £26.76.

Non runner Horseplay (GB) Stewards Enquiry - Result Stands

2016 Kings Fete 5 9-7 P J Smullen 1/1Fav (Sir Michael Stoute) (Drawn 3)
2015 Agent Murphy 4 9-5 J Fortune 11/4 (Brian Meehan) (Drawn 6)
2014 Seismos 6 9-4 M Harley 11/1 (M Botti) (Drawn 7)
2013 Royal Empire 4 9-4 K Fallon 8/1 (Saeed Bin Suroor) (Drawn 2)
2012 Mount Athos 5 9-4 R L Moore 5/4Fav (Luca Cumani) (Drawn 7)

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