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14:10 Newbury

Donnington Grove Golf And Fishing Resort Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 0.41s
  • Off Time: 14:10:08
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Yellow sash, Brown sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
  • Form 1-211
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0

prominent, led 6th, narrowly headed 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened between last 2

2
Silk - Light Blue, Purple sash, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Light Blue cap, Purple star
11/2
  • Form 50-2125
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 115

chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, led 3 out, about 1 length ahead when blundered last, soon headed and no chance with winner

3
Silk - Orange, White cross belts, Orange sleeves, White spots, Red cap

Master Eddy

20 CD
4/1
  • Form 028221
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 118

chased leaders, driven along from 4 out, went 2nd between last 2, led last, driven out

4
Silk - YELLOW, WHITE Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap
28/1
  • Form 1-238
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

held up in rear until pulled up and dismounted before 5th

5
Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 4-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

held up, jumped slow 6th, ridden and weakened after 4 out

6
Silk - White and mauve diamonds, white sleeves, mauve armlets, mauve cap
33/1
  • Form 8/P-U32P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 100

in touch, slightly hampered 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

7
Silk - Red, Black diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap, Red diamonds
  • Form 35
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

slightly hampered 7th, weakened approaching 3 out

8
Silk - MAROON and RED check, RED sleeves and cap

Tequinha

486
100/1
  • Form PP/UP-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

led to 6th, weakened rapidly, tailed off when pulled up approaching 3 out

9
Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 09
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, disputed close 2nd when fell 7th

In depth

Verdict

Mark The Book gets the confident vote in the opener with Double Dizzy and Master Eddy rating the main dangers. The selection has looked impressive in all his runs so far, notably when beating Leading Authority last time out. This looks tougher again under his penalty but he has plenty of scope for improvement and will be hard to beat. Double Dizzy rates the main danger on his latest fifth behind Copsale Lad but that form has since been let down and he is taken on with this in mind. Master Eddy is another that could go well as he beat Minella Tipperary with a little in hand last time but he had looked exposed up to that point and he looks vulnerable under his penalty. Of the remainder, Brilliant Cut has shown little to date but with his yard in top form he is worth a cautionary look in the market. However, for the winner we return to Mark The Book who sets a fair standard and is hard to oppose.

Formwatch

Mark The Book (IRE) 10-11fav (11-9) Tracked leaders and always going well, led 4 out, clear 3 out, easily, won at Chepstow 3m nov hdl (4) hvy beating Leading Authority (11-9) by 11l, 9 ran.

Double Dizzy 6-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, led 7th until after 9th, soon ridden, weakened approaching last, 5th of 16, 26l behind Copsale Lad (11-7) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.

Master Eddy 10-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, soon in command, won at Newbury 3m nh nov hdl (3) sft beating Minella Tipperary (11-13) by 16l, 6 ran.

Bennett (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, weakened 5 out, 8th of 12, well behind Snakebite (11-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f nov chs (4) sft in Dec.

Brilliant Cut 33-1 (11-0) Raced in mid-division until weakened approaching 3 out, 12th of 18, well behind Duc De Regniere (11-0) at Newbury 2m nov hdl (2) gs in Dec.

Earnest (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up 2 out in race won by Minella Tipperary (11-6) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Dec, 14 ran.

Ouragan De Prairie (FR) 33-1 (11-4) Led, headed after 3rd, remained in touch, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 18, 26l behind Buster Hyvonen (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.

Tequinha 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway 5th, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Ask The Gatherer (11-5) at Warwick 2m 5f nov hdl (E) gd in Nov '05, 18 ran.

Triple Seven (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Behind, kept on final 2f, never going pace to reach leaders, 9th of 22, 43l behind Crocodiles Rock (11-4) at Newbury 2m nhf (4) sft in Dec.