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Newbury

17:05

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Date 2023-06-15

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,527

Winning Time 2m 34.71s (slow by 3.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Blindedbythelights (GER) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2/7F	Won
2nd	Scintillante (GB) David Probert · Andrew Balding	15/2	1.75
3rd	Hedonista (IRE) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	8/1	3.25
4th	Mirabello Bay (IRE) David Egan · J S Moore	28/1	1
5th	Lexington Hero (GB) Charles Bishop · Jack Channon	18/1	.75

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (8)	Blindedbythelights Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	128	—	769-12	68	91	61	3d	—	—	-35	24.5	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Yarmouth winner who didn't look fully at ease on the Lingfield AW three days ago
NR (7)	Great Bedwyn Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	137	—	0-3176	77	84	66	28d	—	—	-1	9.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Respectable run at York (1m4f) and this doesn't look anything like so demanding
2 (2)	Hedonista Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	136	—	21	76	82	-	41d	—	—	+12	23.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Newcastle maiden win hasn't worked out but she looks open to any amount of improvement
4 (3)	Scintillante Grey J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	134	—	73-5	74	85	38	36d	—	—	0	8.5	2.00/1	9 11%
Promise as 2yo; reappearance forgivable; interesting handicap debutant
NR (4)	Greased Lightning Chestnut J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	p	56-726	68	85	63	28d	—	—	-1	6.6	2.50/1	11 9%
1-7; cheekpieces are now turned to after finishing well held over this far at Salisbury
NR (5)	Royal Deeside Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	135	—	474-4	75	81	72	31d	—	—	0	8.8	2.25/1	10 10%
More needed if he's to defy this mark but it's still early days; handicap debut
5 (1)	Lexington Hero Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Jack Channon	J:Charles Bishop T:Jack Channon	132	—	6122	72	81	-	94d	—	—	+15	20.4	4.25/1	18 6%
No match for Mirabello Boy when last seen but he's armed with a 5lb pull; turf debut
6 (6)	Mirabello Bay Chestnut J:David Egan T:J S Moore	J:David Egan T:J S Moore	131	—	-11364	71	78	45	13d	—	—	+10	12.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Record of 4-8 on the AW; recent turf form is none too inspiring

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Blindedbythelights	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5	4/9
Great Bedwyn	8	7	15/2	7	7
Hedonista	15/2	13/2	6	13/2	13/2
Scintillante	9	8	8	8	8
Greased Lightning	11	10	10	10	10
Royal Deeside	10	8	17/2	8	8
Lexington Hero	18	16	16	16	16
Mirabello Bay	25	33	33	33	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Blindedbythelights

24.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Hedonista

23.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Lexington Hero

20.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.4

Mirabello Bay

12.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.8

Great Bedwyn

9.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Royal Deeside

8.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Scintillante

8.5

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Greased Lightning

6.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Great Bedwyn	77	84	66
Hedonista	76	82	—
Royal Deeside	75	81	72
Scintillante	74	85	38
Lexington Hero	72	81	—
Mirabello Bay	71	78	45
Blindedbythelights	68	91	61
Greased Lightning	68	85	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blindedbythelights	3d ago	Quick return
Mirabello Bay	13d ago	Quick return
Great Bedwyn	28d ago	Fit
Greased Lightning	28d ago	Fit
Royal Deeside	31d ago	Fit
Scintillante	36d ago	Fit
Hedonista	41d ago	Fit
Lexington Hero	94d ago	Long break