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14:25 Newbury

Lane Fox Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 43.30s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Black and Red check sleeves
  • Form 145532-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened

2
Silk - Pink, Brown epaulets
14/1
  • Form 32U/1P2-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10

mostly chased winner, ridden approaching last, one pace flat

3
Silk - Black and Emerald Green diabolo, Emerald Green sleeves, Black cap, Emerald Green star
5/4
  • Form 1F-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4

held up in rear, headway on outside after 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

4
Silk - Dark Blue, White diamond, White cap, Dark Blue spots
25/1
  • Form 5615/0P-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11

prominent, ridden after 2 out, weakened last

5
Silk - Red and Black hoops, Black sleeves, Red armlets, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 513F-60
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11

held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out

6
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red cap, White star
  • Form 5145-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-9

jumped right 1st in touch and took keen hold, weakened approaching 3 out

7
Silk - Beige, Orange star, sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 4306-02
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-8

made all, hit 3 out, jumped right 2 out and last, came to stand side, driven out

8
Silk - Black and White (quartered), Brown sleeves

Nawow

240
9/2
  • Form 105-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-6

held up, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, close up from 2 out, weakened flat

10
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK star and star on cap
  • Form 0-P6111
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2

held up, steady headway going well from 3 out, switched left approaching last, edged left and chased winner flat, soon challenging, not quicken near finish

11
Silk - Red, Mauve star, Emerald Green sleeves, Mauve stars, Emerald Green cap, Mauve star
  • Form 10-0604
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, ridden after 5th, behind from next

9
NR
  • Form 3404F-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-3

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Valance is still unexposed over hurdles and despite a 7lb rise for his latest second at Cheltenham is taken to go one better at the main expense of Candarli and Dom d'Orgeval. The selection is a useful staying handicapper on the flat and was, not surprisingly, doing his best work late on at Cheltenham on his return to the winter game last month. That was only the third time that Charlie Egerton's gelding has tackled timber and with further improvement anticipated he is taken to resume winning ways. Top weight Dream With Me makes his debut for Jonathan Geake having formerly been trained by Martin Pipe. The handicapper has given the seven-year-old a chance on his old form but it is difficult to know how much ability he retains having been off for 386 days. Similar comments apply to David Elsworth's Island Sound and of more interest may be Candarli. David Gandolfo's gelding found just Zonergem too good on his return at Ludlow last month and has to be respected along with the novice Migwell, who filled the same position behind Direct Flight on his recent return at Fakenham. Dom d'Orgeval has been well placed to win his last three starts but is likely to find this tougher, while Alchemystic does not appear to be particularly well treated. Valance is unexposed though and is given the vote to go one better than at Cheltenham.