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14:25 Newbury

Systems By Design Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 38.20s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Grey, Dark Blue and Purple hooped sleeves, Grey and Red hooped cap
  • Form F4234
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-12

mid-division, steady headway when mistake and lost place, mistake again 6th, ridden to chase leaders approaching 3 out, kept on

2
Silk - Pink, white stars, pink sleeves, purple armlets, pink cap, white star
  • Form 253204
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-12

tracked leader until ridden and weakened approaching 8th

3
Silk - Pink, Grey sleeves, Pink armlets
  • Form 23541
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-11

prominent, led approaching 6th and blundered badly, ridden when headed approaching 4 out, weakened approaching last

4
Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap
11/2
  • Form 21
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-9

held up, headway 6th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, hung left badly left approaching 2 out, no extra

5
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red cap, White star
  • Form 514
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7

held up in touch, ridden 4 out, jockey dropped whip 3 out, hung left and kept on one pace

6
Silk - Royal Blue and White stripes, White sleeves
  • Form 014
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6

mid-division, ridden 4 out, kept on

7
Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
14/1
  • Form 142P00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

not jump well, always in rear

8
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevrons, hooped sleeves, Pink cap
7/1
  • Form 353
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

led, headed approaching 6th, ridden and weakened 4 out

9
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, quartered cap

Penric

73
33/1
  • Form 454P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

towards rear, effort approaching 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out

11
Silk - Red, Mauve star, Emerald Green sleeves, Mauve stars, Emerald Green cap, Mauve star
  • Form U054
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-6

tracked leaders, led approaching 4 out, driven out

12
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE cross belts, sleeves and cap
9/2
  • Form 6062
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

towards rear, driven for headway approaching 6th, ridden when weakening 4 out, pulled up before last

13
Silk - Yellow, Red stars, armlets and star on cap
33/1
  • Form 6046
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-1

held up in rear, headway 5th, ridden 4 out, stayed on

10
NR
  • Form PPP145
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

In depth

Verdict

Probably not a very strong contest and we give the vote to Bernini ahead of Alchemystic, Pilgrims Progress, Glencoyle and, possibly, Business Traveller. The selection has the scope to keep on progressing and has the added benefit of being lightly raced and being trained by Nicky Henderson. That said, he has a good bit to find on the back of his disappointing run behind Pilgrims Progress last time, when he was sent off as favourite. In fairness to him, he looks the type to prefer softer going than he encountered that day and might be worth persevering with. The beautifully-bred Alchemystic looked promising when scoring at Fontwell in December and, although running disappointingly at the same track last time, should go well if forgiven that effort. Nicky Henderson also runs Glencoyle, who can be given a chance but stable jockey Mick Fitzgerald has elected to ride Bernini. Pilgrims Progress is aptly named because he looks to be progressing now and is Bangor winner is another to seriously consider but Lord Of Beauty looks handicapped up to the very top end of what he has so far achieved. Of the others, Cougar showed improved form to be second over course and distance last time under today's rider and could go well again despite having been raised five pounds for that effort. Business Traveller was noted staying on over a shorter trip last time so do not be surprised to see him go well. Penric has been running in better events thus far by probably still has a bit to prove overall. That brings us back to Bernini, who gets the vote.