Power Of Play Handicap – Newbury

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17:40

Power Of Play Handicap

Date 2024-05-17

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,757

Runners (12)

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
3 (9)	Waxing Gibbous Bay J:Harry Davies T:David Menuisier	J:Harry Davies T:David Menuisier	135	—	356-2	72	87	72	21d	—	—	-10	19.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Clear second of 16 on handicap/seasonal debut at Doncaster; up 2lb but she's a key player
10 (6)	Cherryhawk Chestnut J:Jack Doughty(7) T:Nikki Evans	J:Jack Doughty(7) T:Nikki Evans	130	—	323-21	67	83	69	3d	—	—	-10	10	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Smooth win at Chepstow on Tuesday and she's respected turned out quickly under penalty
11 (8)	Mrs Twig Grey J:Tom Marquand T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Tom Marquand T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	129	—	4676-1	66	83	72	37d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won at Kempton but this is tougher off 4lb higher and she has mixed record on turf
1 (2)	Western Stars Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Jim Boyle	J:Richard Kingscote T:Jim Boyle	137	—	123-00	74	86	29	24d	—	—	-1	8.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Versatile type who is on workable mark but he's been out of sorts in two runs this spring
2 (1)	Destinado Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:James Owen	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:James Owen	136	v	213417	73	83	54	7d	—	—	+10	17.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Six wins for James Owen this year and he had an excuse at Chester last week; not ruled out
9 (7)	Capstan Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Lydia Richards	J:Robert Havlin T:Lydia Richards	131	—	47-111	68	86	51	37d	—	—	0	6.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on AW in last three starts and is a big player if he can transfer form back to turf
6 (10)	Naasma Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Pat Phelan	J:Paddy Bradley T:Pat Phelan	132	—	1223-1	69	82	68	18d	—	—	+9	17.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Found more progress with narrow win at Windsor on her return; respected up 4lb
4 (3)	Raintown Grey J:David Probert T:J S Moore	J:David Probert T:J S Moore	133	—	-21954	70	83	70	19d	—	—	+5	10.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Fair efforts at Bath last twice but he's now 0-7 on turf and needs to find something extra
7 (11)	Militry Decoration Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Camilla Poulton	J:Hector Crouch T:Camilla Poulton	131	t	0-7516	68	85	74	19d	—	—	+2	5.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Four-time AW winner but he's 1-24 on turf and was laboured at Bath last time
5 (4)	Lunar Jet Chestnut J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	132	—	1456-5	69	85	51	27d	—	—	+3	5.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Suited by slow ground but all of his wins have been at 1m2f and others preferred
12 (12)	Rose Donnelly Bay J:Hayley Turner T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hayley Turner T:Hugo Palmer	127	t	6643	64	81	34	15d	—	—	+5	7.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Still unexposed but she needs to find more on this step up to 1m4f
NR (5)	Lunar Shadow Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	131	—	3115-2	68	83	59	58d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Creditable second at Southwell on her return and she's respected back at 1m4f on turf

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Waxing Gibbous	9/4	9/4	2/1
Cherryhawk	3/1	7/2	4/1
Mrs Twig	7/1	13/2	6/1
Western Stars	8/1	9/1	8/1
Destinado	11/1	10/1	10/1
Capstan	12/1	11/1	12/1
Naasma	17/2	8/1	10/1
Raintown	16/1	16/1	16/1
Militry Decoration	20/1	20/1	20/1
Lunar Jet	28/1	28/1	40/1
Rose Donnelly	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Waxing Gibbous

19.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 9.4

9/4

2nd

Destinado

17.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 9.9 Odds: 2.2

11/1

3rd

Mrs Twig

17.3

OR: 4 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Naasma

17.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Raintown

10.4

OR: 5 Form: 4 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Cherryhawk

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Lunar Shadow

9.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Western Stars

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Rose Donnelly

7.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Capstan

6.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Militry Decoration

5.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Lunar Jet

5.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Western Stars	74	86	29
Destinado	73	83	54
Waxing Gibbous	72	87	72
Raintown	70	83	70
Naasma	69	82	68
Lunar Jet	69	85	51
Capstan	68	86	51
Militry Decoration	68	85	74
Lunar Shadow	68	83	59
Cherryhawk	67	83	69
Mrs Twig	66	83	72
Rose Donnelly	64	81	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cherryhawk	3d ago	Quick return
Destinado	7d ago	Quick return
Rose Donnelly	15d ago	Fit
Naasma	18d ago	Fit
Raintown	19d ago	Fit
Militry Decoration	19d ago	Fit
Waxing Gibbous	21d ago	Fit
Western Stars	24d ago	Fit
Lunar Jet	27d ago	Fit
Mrs Twig	37d ago	Fit
Capstan	37d ago	Fit
Lunar Shadow	58d ago	Fresh