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12:20 Newbury

Systems By Design - Commercial Interiors 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 3.30s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Purple stars, Yellow and Purple striped sleeves
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

held up in rear, ridden approaching 5th, stayed to take 2nd at last, no chance with winner

2
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Dark Blue sleeves and cap
  • Form PPP-14
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

3
Silk - Orange, White spots, Orange sleeves
20/1
  • Form 01-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leaders, ridden 5th, weakened approaching 3 out

4
Silk - Black, Red sash, quartered cap
  • Form 1/224-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

led and made all, ridden clear apr last, comfortably

5
Silk - Red, Black chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
25/1
  • Form 0-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

blundered 1st, tracked winner until ridden 3 out, weakened after last

6
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in rear, reminders 3rd, behind next, strongly ridden and stayed on moderately from 3 out, beaten when mistake last

7
Silk - BLACK, RED chevron, hooped cap
50/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division until ridden approaching 5th, weakening and behind from 3 out, soon well behind

8
Silk - White, red star, sleeves and cap
12/1
  • Form 6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

mistake and fell 1st

9
Silk - Purple, White hollow box and star on cap
10/1
  • Form 1-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division until ridden and weakened 3 out

10
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE star
  • Form 210/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

mistake when unseated rider 1st

11
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Green and Pink hoops
6/1
  • Form 2-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, took closer arder approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace

12
Silk - White, Red chevron, Emerald Green and Red striped sleeves, Red cap
66/1
  • Form 400
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leaders, lost place from halfway, tailed off before 2 out

13
Silk - Dark Green, White braces, Orange sleeves, White cap
50/1
  • Form 30350-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

keen in rear, ridden soon after 4 out, soon weakened and behind

In depth

Verdict

By Phardante out of an Idiot's Delight mare, there is something to like about Amplify's breeding but he hard to fully assess. Ballyrobert drops back in trip after running keenly but with promise in a fair event at Kempton last time. He has to be considered. Charliemoore, named after the trainer's father, won a modest bumper at Plumpton last season, and makes his hurdling debut today. Chauvinist did not quite live up to hopes held for him last season but he is well up to winning a race of this nature. Placed in a Folkestone bumper, Colonel Frank is making his hurdling debut. Henrietta Knight is represented by Copsale Lad and the Commanche Run four-year-old, Howrwenow (the mount of stable jockey Jim Culloty) who is a winning Irish pointer. Kingfisher Flyer won a Haydock bumper in 1999 but has had his training problems. Josh Gifford's Narwhal showed promise when runner-up in a bumper here in March. Irish import Tomfoolary was placed in two bumpers there but was well behind Chauvinist over two and three quarter miles at Wincanton last time. Overall, Nicky Henderson looks to have found a good opportunity for Chauvinist who gets the TEAMtalk vote.