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12:35 Newbury

Western Daily Press Club Novices' Chase (Class D)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 45.20s
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk - Orange, Light Blue sash and sleeves, Light Blue and Orange quartered cap
  • Form 02125-F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

tracked winner 5th, pecked 3 out, beaten when jumped left 2 out and last, finished tired

2
Silk - Black, Red chevrons, Red and White chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
66/1
  • Form PF4U4-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

led to 3rd, tracked winner to 5th, struggling from 7th, tailed of when mistake 10th

3
Silk - RED, WHITE seams, ROYAL BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 0131-0U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

not fluent 4th, tracked leading pair from 6th, mistake and lost touch from 10th, tailed off 4 out

4
Silk - Red, Yellow chevrons and armlets
  • Form 321F1-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

tracked leader, led 3rd, drew clear before 4th out, unchallenged

In depth

Verdict

Bal de Nuit gets all the allowances here and provided he gets a clear round, he should be capable of beating Be My Destiny. Paul Nicholls' representative ran up against a useful type in Lord Sam last time out and with him in receipt of the four-year-old's weight allowance - he only has to run up to form to score here. Mark Pitman's team are in form and while Be My Destiny is a useful type - his better form seems to be on softer. Mister Putt was unfancied on chasing debut at Plumpton and only made it to the third before coming to grief. Ex-pointer Mister Pearly was a 50/1 chance in a National Hunt Flat race and is hastily put over the larger obstacles. Bal de Nuit looks the bet albeit at cramped odds.