20:03 Newbury

Thursday 24 July 2025

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Country And Town House Handicap

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 2m 7.99s

1^st

(5)

Shady Bay

49-13

11/4

T: T WardJ: Alec Voikhansky (3)

Close 3rd, went 2nd 7f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1

2^nd

2 ½

(6)

Lightning Touch

410-2

2/1f

T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell

Held up in 4th, ridden and headway out wide over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 10/3

3^rd

(3)

Showyoutheropes

39-4

8/1

T: Tom CloverJ: Rob Hornby

Held up in last pair inside, switched right and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner op 15/2 tchd 17/2

4^th

(8)

Premier

39-7

7/2

T: W GreatrexJ: Charles Bishop

Pulled hard, tracking leader out wide, led 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, no impression when lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish op 11/4 tchd 5/2

5^th

1 ¼

(1)

Mighty Quiet

49-13

7/1

T: Harry CharltonJ: D Egan

Led for 2f, steadied 3rd 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 13/2 tchd 6/1

6^th

(4)

Drumstick

49-10

11/1

T: J GallagherJ: R Havlin

Steadied start, held up in rear, never involved op 9/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Pivotal Days²⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: George Downing

(2)

Finn Russell³⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Ryan Kavanagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.80, £1.50EX:£9.70Trifecta:£44.50Tricast:£36.81SF:£8.94Swingers:£1.70, £3.60, £3.80

Forecasts

Lightning Touch (2/1), Shady Bay (11/4), Finn Russell (3/1), Premier (7/2), Mighty Quiet (7/1), Showyoutheropes (8/1), Drumstick (11/1), Pivotal Days (14/1)

LIGHTNING TOUCH has shown plenty of promise in her limited starts and makes her handicap debut with untapped potential after shaping well on her belated return. Shady Bay was mightily impressive when bolting up at Nottingham recently, while Showyoutheropes has responded well to the step up in trip and application of a visor.

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