Full Result 2.35 Newbury | 16 May 2014

Al Basti Equiworld Handicap (Div I)

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £3,234.50 2nd £962.50 3rd £481 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Choral Festival 11/2 Luke Morris John Bridger	Luke Morris John Bridger	8	93	66	42	72	–
b m Pivotal - Choirgirl (Unfuwain)
Mid-division, headway 3f out, pushed along to challenge between horses just over 1f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on gamely, driven out (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	7. Balmoral Castle 9/4F Matthew Lawson ³ Jonathan Portman	Matthew Lawson ³ Jonathan Portman	5	812	64	39	69	–
b g Royal Applause - Mimiteh (USA) (Maria's Mon)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, hard pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish (op 2/1)

3⁽³⁾ ½ [¾]	1. Evervescent (IRE) 9/1 Paul Hanagan Graeme McPherson	Paul Hanagan Graeme McPherson	5	97	70	44	74	–
b g Elnadim (USA) - Purepleasureseeker (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden to lead well over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, still every chance entering final furlong, kept on but no extra final 120yds (op 16/1)

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1½]	9. Minstrel Lad 33/1 Simon Pearce ³ Lydia Pearce	Simon Pearce ³ Lydia Pearce	6	84	56	28	59	–
ch g Where Or When (IRE) - Teal Flower (Pivotal)
Little slowly away, soon tracking leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out until just inside final furlong, kept on but no extra final 120yds

5⁽⁹⁾ 2 [3½]	2. Qasser (IRE) 8/1 Ryan Tate ⁵ Harry Whittington	Ryan Tate ⁵ Harry Whittington	5	90 h	68	36	67	–
b g Intikhab (USA) - Surrender To Me (USA) (Royal Anthem)
Held up, headway 3f out, not clearest of runs when ridden 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 9/1)

6⁽²⁾ 1½ [5]	8. Time Square (FR) 12/1 Joey Haynes ⁵ Tony Carroll	Joey Haynes ⁵ Tony Carroll	7	87	61	26	57	–
b g Westerner - Sainte Parfaite (FR) (Septieme Ciel)
Taken to start early, raced keenly, led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, kept chasing leaders, one pace final furlong (op 16/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 7 [12]	3. Able Dash 4/1 Adam Kirby Michael Blake	Adam Kirby Michael Blake	4	95	68	19	51	–
ch g Dutch Art - Evasive Quality (FR) (Highest Honor)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, never finding pace to get involved, weakened final furlong (op 11/4)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [12¼]	4. Masai Moon 28/1 Mr Patrick Millman ⁷ Rod Millman	Mr Patrick Millman ⁷ Rod Millman	10	812	68	18	50	–
b g Lujain (USA) - Easy To Imagine (USA) (Cozzene)
Steadied soon after start, last, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never threatened, weakened final furlong (op 22/1 tchd 33/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 6 [18¼]	5. Golden Jubilee (USA) 15/2 Stevie Donohoe Nigel Twiston-Davies	Stevie Donohoe Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	94 v	67	5	38	–
bb g Zavata (USA) - Love Play (USA) (Friendly Lover)
In last trio when pushed along over 4f out, ridden 3f out, never any impression, weakened over 1f out (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:35:19 Winning time: 2m 9.02s (slow by 4.42s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mrs Liz Gardner (Choral Festival) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: J G B Portman (Balmoral Castle)
3rd owner: Ever Equine (Evervescent)
Tote win: £7 PL: £2.30 £1.50 £3.10 Ex: £15.80 CSF: £17.85 Tricast: £108.01 Trifecta: £101.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 60 (18%) M [4-6] 73 (59%) H [7-9] 17 (23%)

2:35 Newbury 16 May 2014

Al Basti Equiworld Handicap (Div I)