14:35 Newbury

Friday 19 May 2017

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Starlight Handicap

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 13.97s

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(6)

Captain Colby^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Thomas Brown| T: E Walker| OR: 100| D

11/1

Returned to form when beaten 4L into second in a 6f Listed contest at Doncaster (good-to-soft) last month. Well beaten on good-to-firm ground at Newmarket subsequently but remains of interest here.

Form: 3100-20

(14)

Scrutineer⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J F Egan| T: M R Channon| OR: 98| D

8/1

Winner of a conditions event over 6f on heavy ground at Hamilton in September last year. Well beaten twice since including at Doncaster last month and worth a check in the market here.

Form: 9431-07

(13)

Shared Equity²¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fortune| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 97| D

7/1

Finished runner-up off a 3lb higher mark over 6f at Epsom (good-to-soft) in June last year. Held in three subsequent outings and making his seasonal debut here.

Form: 582060-

(12)

Clear Spring¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: M Harley| T: J L Spearing| OR: 95| CD

6/1

Out of form on final three starts of last season but shaped better on first run since being gelded when weakening late on over 6f at Newmarket (good-to-firm). Interesting runner in this.

Form: 54070-8

(11)

Blaine^b²¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: L Dettori| T: B Barr| OR: 94| D

25/1

Beaten a short-head on good ground over 6f at Haydock on his penultimate outing in October last year. Well beaten at Doncaster later that month and debuts for a new yard here.

Form: 000020-

(5)

Gunmetal¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 94| BF| D

5/1

Registered a third career success when winning at Newmarket on good-to-firm ground over 6f last month. Well beaten off this 8lb higher mark subsequently and may find one or two too good here.

Form: 054-017

(2)

Exceed The Limit¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: P J Dobbs| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 92| D

14/1

Beaten a head on his first run since being gelded over 5f on the AW at Chelmsford earlier this month. return to 6f looks likely to suit and an interesting runner here.

Form: 54508-2

(10)

Ashpan Sam^p²⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: William Carson| T: David Drinkwater| OR: 91| D

50/1

Finished runner-up when beaten a neck over 6f at Epsom (good) in August last year. Dropped back to 5f when well held the following month and makes his seasonal debut today.

Form: 954929-

(4)

Eljaddaaf^h³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 90| D

20/1

Won six times from 18 starts on the AW and beaten over 10L when well beaten off a 24lb lower mark on his sole turf start in May last year. Interesting to see how he fares here.

Form: 46-1380

(1)

Ice Age¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Harry Bentley| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 86| D

3/1

Successful on his seasonal debut over 7f at Brighton (good-to-firm) last month and not beaten far when fourth over the same trip at Goodwood subsequently. One for the shortlist dropping in trip here.

Form: 3323-14

(7)

Boy In The Bar^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 86| CD

10/1

Beaten 1¾L into fourth at Goodwood in a first time visor (left off since) in October last year. Well beaten on his seasonal debut at the same track earlier this month and blinkers return here.

Form: 11246-9

Non-Runners

(9)

Stellarta³⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: M Blanshard J: Dane O'Neill

(8)

Dougan³⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: P D Evans J: A Kirby

(3)

Mazzini⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: J R Fanshawe J: Non Runner

(15)

Plucky Dip¹¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: J Ryan J: Danny Brock

Forecasts

Ice Age (3/1), Gunmetal (5/1), Clear Spring (6/1), Dougan (6/1), Shared Equity (7/1), Scrutineer (8/1), Boy In The Bar (10/1), Stellarta (10/1), Mazzini (10/1), Captain Colby (11/1), Exceed The Limit (14/1), Plucky Dip (14/1), Eljaddaaf (20/1), Blaine (25/1), Ashpan Sam (50/1)

CLEAR SPRING shaped better than has been the case in previous starts when making his first start since being gelded at Newmarket earlier this month. The selection weakened late on in that 6f contest and is likely to have come on for the run there. Of his rivals here Ice Age has already won this season and the drop in trip today shouldn't inconvenience him while Gunmetal who finished in front of the selection at Newmarket can claim third today.