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14:00 Newbury

Karcher Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 52.00s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - White and Red stripes, Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap
11/4
  • Form F14
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 122

in touch, ridden when hit 3 out and soon weakened

2
Silk - White, Emerald Green chevron, Royal Blue sleeves and cap
  • Form 62341
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 112

held up in rear, driven approaching 3 out, headway when hit 2 out, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd last

3
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue spots
33/1
  • Form 55107
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 113

chased leaders, hit 3 out and weakened quickly before next

4
Silk - White, Light Blue and White check sleeves, Light Blue cap
14/1
  • Form 43
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, chased winner from 3 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, kept on clear 2nd

5
Silk - Light blue, black sash, armlets and hoop on cap

Bureaucrat

24 BF
3/1
  • Form F2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

jumped left, made virtually all, clear between last 2, kept on strongly

6
Silk - Red, Black disc, hooped sleeves
100/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind, jumped slowly 3rd, well behind from 5th

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
8/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

took keen hold, soon chased winner to 3 out, stayed chasing leaders in 3rd, no impression when hit last

8
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap
100/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

in touch, ridden after 4 out, weakened next

9
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and GREY diamonds, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap, GREY diamond
  • Form 7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, driven approaching 3 out, soon weakened

10
Silk - Dark Green, Royal Blue hoops, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 5F
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders when hit 2 out, weakened into disputing 5th when fell heavily last

11
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets and sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Purple star
50/1
  • Form 57B
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

behind, ridden approaching 3 out, never dangerous

12
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

Sea Wall

197
11/4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in mid-division, steady headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders under pressure before next, soon weakened

13
Silk - Maroon and Yellow Halved, Sleeves reversed, yellow cap
66/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind, ridden and struggling after 4 out, tailed off

In depth

Verdict

Bureaucrat is given another chance to come good, with Daraybad, Backbord and Le Corvee all seen as potential dangers. Bureaucrat threw away a winning opportunity on his debut over hurdles at Ludlow in January, as he was six lengths clear when falling at the last. Backed to make amends at Market Rasen next time, the Philip Hobbs inmate managed to get round but found one too good in Slew Charm, and must surely make his presence felt here. He meets some useful opponents including Daraybad who lines up instead of his highly thought of stablemate Jack The Giant, and he should prove an able deputy without quite being up to the task based on his Fakenham effort. maybe he found the track too sharp, so we shall see if he fares better round here. Backbord was third to Jack The Giant at Market Rasen so Nicky Henderson should at least know what is required to beat Lucy Wadham's challenger. A longer trip would benefit the latter, while of the rest, Le Corvee makes some appeal, having finished fourth to Fair Along in Grade 2 company at Cheltenham last time. Henderson's Afsoun was second that day, so again the Seven Barrows trainer will have a line to work on. However, we shall still pin our hopes on Bureaucrat in the belief that there is more to come.

Formwatch

Le Corvee (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, went 3rd after 3 out, mistake 2 out, no extra last, 4th of 13, 15l behind Fair Along (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m nov hdl Grd 2 (A) gs in Nov.

Mahogany Blaze (FR) 5-2 (10-9) Mid-division, headway after 3rd, chased leaders approaching 3 out, led approaching last, stayed on well, won at Exeter 2m 1f nh mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb beating Fast Forward (11-4) by 9l, 11 ran.

Quasimodo (GB) 33-1 (11-3) Led to 2nd, stayed tracking leader, ridden after 6th, soon lost place and behind, 7th of 9, 42l behind Detroit City (11-3) at Sandown 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) gd in Feb.

Backbord (GER) 9-2 (10-12) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on from next, no impression, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Jack The Giant (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (4) gd in Feb.

Bureaucrat 4-6fav (10-12) Led after 1st, headed approaching last, kept on run-in, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Slew Charm (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (4) gd in Feb.

Carpet Ride 80-1 (8-7) Led until headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 8l behind Danger Zone (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb (Flat).

Daraybad (FR) 5-4fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, faded approaching 2 out, placed 4th, 4th of 13, 16l behind Bayard (11-4) at Fakenham 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) gd in Jan.

Jubilee Dream 28-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, in touch, ridden before 3 out, no chance when hit next, 4th of 11, 20l behind Heathcote (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) gs in Feb.

Krasivi's Boy (USA) 10-1 (10-12) Always behind, struggling from 6th, 7th of 11, well behind Flaming Weapon (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 3yo nov hdl (D) gs in Oct.

Mac Federal (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, soon narrow lead, ridden and narrowly headed when fell heavily last fell at the last in race won by Heathcote (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) gs in Feb, 11 ran.

Patronage 28-1 (10-10) Behind brought down 3 out in race won by Linnet (10-3) at Huntingdon 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gd in Feb, 18 ran.

Sea Wall 11-2 (9-0) Soon led, quicken pace over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace after, 4th of 10, 8l behind Tawqeet (9-0) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Aug (Flat).

Suivez Moi (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 16, 10l behind Mineko (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Oct (Flat).