LOCALiQ Handicap – Newbury · The Final Fence

Newbury

17:40

LOCALiQ Handicap

Date 2024-09-05

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,757

Winning Time 2m 41.53s (slow by 10.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Boy George (GB) Liam Keniry · Dominic Ffrench Davis	15/2	Won
2nd	Alpine Stroll (GB) Darragh Keenan · Michael Wigham	13/2	3.25
3rd	Dark Mystery (IRE) Billy Loughnane · B F Brookhouse	7/2	1
4th	Fair Dinkum (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Jeremy Scott	17/2	3.25
5th	The Glen Rovers (GB) Sean Levey · Lucy Wadham	2/1F	1
6th	Sexy Rexy (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Grace Harris	66/1	7.5
7th	Ancient Capital (GB) George Rooke · Robbie Llewellyn	28/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
DSQ	Bletchley Storm (GB) Jim Crowley · George Baker	5/1

Runners (10)

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
4 (4)	The Glen Rovers Bay J:Sean Levey T:Lucy Wadham	J:Sean Levey T:Lucy Wadham	133	—	0661	66	84	37	40d	—	—	-10	25.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Promising winner at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) but a flop at Newbury (1m4f, soft) yesterday
6 (9)	Dark Mystery Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:B F Brookhouse	J:Billy Loughnane T:B F Brookhouse	131	t	6-9273	64	80	73	31d	—	—	-9	8.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Often front-runner; very mixed form this term but placed on two of his last three outings
5 (3)	Bletchley Storm Chestnut J:Jim Crowley T:George Baker	J:Jim Crowley T:George Baker	132	—	115366	65	81	79	13d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Looked a non-stayer on both appearances over 1m4f, including penultimate start
2 (2)	Alpine Stroll Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	137	—	4-0817	70	81	53	29d	—	—	-3	8.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Salisbury (1m4f, good; made all) on penultimate start was first win for nearly two years
7 (1)	Fair Dinkum Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Jeremy Scott	J:Pat Dobbs T:Jeremy Scott	129	t	7-5155	62	77	64	20d	—	—	-3	5.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Soundly beaten at Newbury (1m2f) on latest outing, taking his turf score to 0-11
8 (8)	Boy George Bay J:Liam Keniry T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Liam Keniry T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	128	—	/55-11	61	80	69	33d	—	—	-4	5.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
467-day absence before his clearcut wins at Bath and Windsor (made all) this summer
9 (10)	Ancient Capital Bay J:George Rooke T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:George Rooke T:Robbie Llewellyn	125	t	2/365-	58	77	21	—	—	—	+3	6.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Went the wrong way in 2023; left Robert Stephens and reappears with tongue tied first time
10 (5)	Sexy Rexy Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Grace Harris	120	p	3-0004	53	77	21	20d	—	—	+2	3.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Big step back in the right direction latest but a lack of solid turf form looks a problem
NR (7)	Party Island Chestnut J:TBC T:Denis Coakley	J: T:Denis Coakley	137	—	169313	70	78	75	17d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
Won at Sandown in July; form dipped on latest start and he has a poor record at this track
NR (6)	Buxted Too Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	136	t	751837	69	79	46	—	—	—	—	9.9	—	—
Windsor in June saw his first turf win and he was a good third over hurdles nine days ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
The Glen Rovers	11/8	11/8	5/4	11/8	11/8
Dark Mystery	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bletchley Storm	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1
Alpine Stroll	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1	15/2
Fair Dinkum	9/1	9/1	11/1	9/1	10/1
Boy George	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Ancient Capital	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Sexy Rexy	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Glen Rovers

25.4

OR: 4 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Party Island

16.5

OR: 5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Bletchley Storm

11.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Buxted Too

9.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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Dark Mystery

8.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Alpine Stroll

8.3

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Ancient Capital

6.5

OR: 2 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

33/1

Fair Dinkum

5.4

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Boy George

5.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Sexy Rexy

3.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alpine Stroll	70	81	53
Party Island	70	78	75
Buxted Too	69	79	46
The Glen Rovers	66	84	37
Bletchley Storm	65	81	79
Dark Mystery	64	80	73
Fair Dinkum	62	77	64
Boy George	61	80	69
Ancient Capital	58	77	21
Sexy Rexy	53	77	21

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bletchley Storm	13d ago	Quick return
Party Island	17d ago	Fit
Fair Dinkum	20d ago	Fit
Sexy Rexy	20d ago	Fit
Alpine Stroll	29d ago	Fit
Dark Mystery	31d ago	Fit
Boy George	33d ago	Fit
The Glen Rovers	40d ago	Fit
Ancient Capital	—	—
Buxted Too	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Dark Mystery	Front Runner
Boy George	Front Runner

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 10 runners classified.