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16:00 Newbury

Vodafone 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 56.20s
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, Red sleeves, Royal Blue spots and spots on cap
  • Form 3-6211
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11

led, pressed from 4 out, ridden next, headed and no extra final 75 yards

2
Silk - WHITE, RED chevrons on sleeves, RED cap
  • Form 1-32312
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

held up in touch, pushed along 5th, weakened 7th, mistake 8th, soon pulled up

3
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 10-201
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

prominent, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off

5
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, MAROON stars and sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap
4/1
  • Form 111142
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6

chased leader to 2nd, lost place 5th, soon outpaced, staying on when mistake 3 out, switched right to stands rail before next, rallied last, ran on strongly flat

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Red and Dark Blue striped sleeves, Red cap
50/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1

held up, weakened 7th, pulled up after next

7
Silk - White, Emerald Green seams, sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 50/6F35-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1

held up on outside, fell 3rd

8
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue chevron and armlets, White cap
  • Form 1-244
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

prominent, chased leader 6th, hit 8th, pushed along 4 out, every chance approaching 2 out, ran on flat, closing on winner near line

9
Silk - Beige and Brown diamonds, Beige sleeves, Brown armlets, Beige cap
  • Form P5F-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway after 8th, challenged 3 out, every chance last, weakened final 75 yards

10
Silk - Emerald Green, White chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green star
  • Form 0230
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

always behind, tailed off approaching 4 out

11
Silk - White, Emerald Green seams, sleeves and cap
100/1
  • Form P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

held up in touch, weakened after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

12
Silk - Yellow, black star, hooped sleeves, red cap
25/1
  • Form 465
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

held up, mistake 1st, reminder after next, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off

13
Silk - White and Dark Blue diamonds, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and diamond on White cap
  • Form 1P2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1

held up, headway 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

14
Silk - Red and Black (quartered), Red sleeves, Black stars and stars on cap

Tiquet

18
66/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1

mistake 1st, chased leader 2nd to 6th, mistake 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when fell 3 out

15
Silk - YELLOW, RED star, YELLOW sleeves, WHITE armlets, YELLOW cap, RED star
  • Form U23
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1

mid-division, headway approaching 8th, ridden 4 out, ran on strongly flat, led final 75 yards, all out

4
NR
  • Form 01
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

In depth

Verdict

Petite Margot, Oysterhaven, Eva So Charming, Mister Felix and Meggie's Gamble look the ones to focus on here with the vote going to Eva So Charming. The Henrietta Knight-trained selection caught a tartar in Diamant Noir at Doncaster last time but he was conceding weight to Jonjo O'Neill useful runner and, proven at this trip, he ought to show up well in this contest. Petite Margot has kept her form well this season and she should run well here in a race in which few can be given a serious chance. She was second to a horse from the Knight yard at Ascot last time, so a few clues might be gleaned from the betting market here. Oysterhaven is nicely-bred for this game and seems to have any amount of improvement in him. He scored well at Fontwell last time, and while this is a step up in class, he looks set to go well again. Mister Felix, who is another to be stepping up in trip today, looked progressive when winning well at Doncaster last time, and he also showed that he does not lack resolution. It will be interesting to see how Meggie's Gamble fares stepped up in trip now, but there is no doubt that he too looks to have a good future at this game. The winner should from the mentioned horses although the form of Farnaheezview's fourth behind Fundamentalist last time has a more-solid look to it now. Overall, then, once again, we'll side with Eva So Charming.