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13:50 Newbury

Be Wiser Insurance Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 214y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,512
  • 2nd: £3,696
  • 3rd: £1,848
  • 4th: £924
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 36.30s
  • Off Time: 13:50:26
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Light Blue, Red sleeves, Light Blue armlets, White cap
  • Form 6-924F1
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 138

mid-division, chased leaders 5 out, outpaced next, ridden after 3 out, held 2 out, stayed on to take narrow 2nd near finish, no chance with winner

2
Silk - Light Blue and Maroon (halved), sleeves reversed, Light Blue and Maroon hooped cap
  • Form 6-01254
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 136

tracked leader, led 6 out, headed when pecked 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner between last 2, lost 2nd near finish

4
Silk - Purple, Yellow stripe, striped cap
  • Form 61-4324
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 132

prominent on outside, mistake 4th and 14th, weakened and pulled up before 6 out

5
Silk - Yellow, blue stars on body
13/2
  • Form 04-PPP1
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 131

mid-division, lost place and behind from 12th, pulled up before 15th

6
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap
20/1
  • Form 20-8315
  • Age 13
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 131

tracked leaders, blundered 5 out, ridden before next, kept on same pace, no impression from 3 out, weakened after last

7
Silk - Yellow, Black hoops, halved sleeves, Yellow cap
20/1
  • Form 17-023P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 130

tracked leaders, pecked 11th (water), lost place and behind 6 out, soon pushed along, headway on outside after next, close up 4 out, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure flat

8
Silk - Emerald green and light blue stripes, diabolo on sleeves, emerald green cap, light blue diamond

Shotavodka (IRE)

21 p CCD
9/2
  • Form 4-50373
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 127

held up behind, headway 10th, chased leaders 5 out, one pace 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, weakened from last

9
Silk - Grey, Royal Blue sash, Royal Blue cap

Coolking

26 b D
9/1
  • Form 1P-5111
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 127

led to 6 out, soon lost place and behind, pulled up before next

10
Silk - Orange, black armlets, black cap

Bodega

31 pt
7/1
  • Form B6-8514
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 118

held up towards rear, headway 6 out, went 2nd 4 out, led next, drew clear between last 2, driven out, comfortably

11
Silk - Dark Blue, Lilac sleeves, Lilac and White quartered cap

Ganbei

44 t D
10/1
  • Form 314477
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 116

behind, chased leaders 5 out, outpaced next, never on terms, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off

3
NR
5/1
  • Form 2-5V231
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 133

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

All of Coolking’s recent victories have come on very testing going in lesser company and he’s shot up the weights. Dawson City was probably a lucky winner at Wincanton last time while Call Me Vic has had a break since winning at Aintree in December and is possibly being prepared for a spring campaign. Vieux Lille has yet to win over fences but has shown promise and can’t be ignored while Cloudy Too usually takes on stronger opposition than this. Doncaster winner Killala Quay looks the pick of Charlie Longsdon’s two runners but SHOTAVODKA (NAP) is back on a winning mark and, as he goes well here, looks the one to be on.

Formwatch

Call Me Vic (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) With leader, led before 4th, headed approaching 9th, left in lead 4 out, driven out flat, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Dec beating Baileys Concerto (11-2) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.

Cloudy Too (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Held up in chasing group, closer on inside when hit 12th, soon lost place and struggling, hit next, driven after next, left disputing poor 4th 3 out, kept on and closed on 3rd run-in, 4th of 7, 36 1/2l behind Tenor Nivernais (11-7) at Ascot 3m hcp lst (1) sft in Feb.

Vieux Lille (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, lost place and behind from 7th, struggling 10th, blundered 4 out, plugged on to take modest 4th after 2 out, no chance with leaders, 4th of 6, 15 3/4l behind Final Nudge (11-8) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Feb.

Killala Quay 5-1 (10-9) With leader, in 3rd before 5 out, ridden before last, kept on to lead near finish, just held on, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (2) gd in Feb beating Saint Are (11-12) by hd, 8 ran.

Pete The Feat (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Chased leader, not fluent 1st, led 2nd, hit 6th, headed after 11th, chased leader until hit next and stumbled, chased leaders, lost place 13th, weakened and struggling went right 17th, tailed off, 5th of 9, 25 1/4l behind Willoughby Hedge (11-2) at Sandown 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.

Tinker Time (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Held up in 5th, lost place 7th, behind and struggling 10th, pulled up before next, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Dec.

Shotavodka (IRE) 13-2 (10-6) Held up towards rear, steady headway into 6th place before 12th, stumbled 16th, 3rd 4 out, 2nd and challenged 2 out, every chance last, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 8 1/4l behind Just A Par (11-10) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.

Coolking 10-11fav (11-13) With leader, left in lead 4th, headed 8th, led 10th, clear before 2 out, nudged out, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Saroque (12-2) by 14l, 5 ran.

Bodega 13-2 (10-11) Held up mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, soon outpaced, ridden before last, kept on run-in, 4th of 11, 8l behind Rocky's Treasure (11-0) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Feb.

Ganbei 9-1 (11-10) Held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders 12th, blundered and stumbled next, weakened before 4 out, 7th of 8, 27 1/4l behind Petite Power (11-4) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.

Dawson City 3-1fav (11-13) Prominent, slightly hampered 14th, 1 1/2 lengths down when left well clear 3 out, won at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Mar beating Top Wood (12-0) by 32l, 8 ran.