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15:45 Newbury

Stan James Intermediate Hurdle (Class A) (A Limited Handicap) (Registered As The Gerry Feilden) (Listed Race)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places on the chase course.
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.00s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - ORANGE, DARK BLUE sash, diabolo on sleeves, ORANGE cap
15/2
  • Form 240012-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10

in touch, challenged from 4 out, ridden and stayed on from same pace next

2
Silk - Yellow, black star, hooped sleeves, red cap
  • Form 450-033
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4

held up in mid-division, smooth headway to track leaders 3 out, every chance next, ridden and weakened before last

3
Silk - Mauve and pink check, white sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 11-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-3

held up in rear, headway from 3 out, 5th and staying on same pace when fell last

4
Silk - Yellow, Maroon seams, sleeves and star on cap
11/2
  • Form 51002-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up in rear, smooth headway to track leaders from 2 out, joined winner last, one pace and held flat

5
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), Orange and White halved sleeves, Orange cap, White star
16/1
  • Form 11521-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-1

tracked leaders, led 4th, blundered 3 out, headed and weakened next

6
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red cap, White star
  • Form 3160-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

took keen hold, tracked winner, led 3rd to next, weakened after 3 out

7
Silk - White, Red cap, White spots
  • Form 12-13U2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Pink, large purple spots and spots on cap
  • Form 3/1046-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

in touch, challenged from 4 out, upsides winner and every chance 2 out, weakened and hit last

9
Silk - Red, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets and spots on Yellow cap
9/2
  • Form 31-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-4

held up in mid-division, effort and going well 3 out, weakened after next, no chance when slightly hampered last

10
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Red cap
  • Form 2165-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4

led to 3rd, stayed close up, challenged 3 out, led narrowly next, joined last, stayed on gamely flat

11
Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
  • Form 3/22253-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4

always behind, pushed along after 4th, hit 4 out, no chance when mistake 2 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

In the card's finale we will side Self Defense ahead of Howle Hill, Adopted Hero and Exotic Dancer. While he has not quite lived up to the hopes entertained for him following his very good fourth, when a novice, in the 2003 Champion Hurdle, Self Defense proved on the Flat last season that he still retains a lot of basic ability. A switch to Patrick Chamings may also have helped to refocus him, although Emma Lavelle did a great job with him beforehand. He can go well, as can the recent Elite Hurdle third, Howle Hill, who had Albuhera well behind him in that race and can confirm those placings, and who had Adopted Hero seven lengths behind him in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, although the latter is six pounds better off at the weights now, also looks set to run a good race. Martin Pipe's Lough Derg would have been interesting but for the facts that Timmy Murphy is riding Distant Prospect and Jamie Moore is on Adopted Hero. Decent though he is, Distant Prospect probably needs to improve to score but Jonjo O'Neill's French import, Exotic Dancer, is certainly one that should be paid all due respect. Overall, though, in what is a good line-up for the Gerry Feilden, we will side with Self Defense.