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14:40 Newbury

Ballymore Properties Challow Novices' Hurdle (grade 1) (Class 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £40,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 10.80s
  • Off Time: 14:43:58
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Orange diamond, Black sleeves, White armlets, check cap
20/1
  • Form 13F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

in rear, not fluent 2nd, lost touch from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

2
Silk - Dark green, white stars, orange sleeves, dark green cap, white star

Kanpai (IRE)

41 v D
7/1
  • Form 111111
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 145

led to after 2nd, stayed front rank until driven and weakened approaching 3 out

3
Silk - Black and Light Blue (quartered), Black sleeves, White cap
  • Form 32-121U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 136

tracked leaders, challenged from 4th, narrow lead next 3 out, weakened next

4
Silk - Light Blue, Orange chevrons, Light Blue sleeves and cap
  • Form 1/11-11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

in rear, not fluent 5th, plugged on to take poor 3rd 2 out

5
Silk - Tan, Black and Green hooped sleeves, Black cap
28/1
  • Form 85-2411
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 119

chased leaders, ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

6
Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap
  • Form 110-11
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leader, led after 2nd to 5th, stayed tracking leader, regained lead 3 out, narrowly headed 2 out, soon ridden and wandered, held when jumped left last, weakened flat

7
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 1108-12
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

held up tracking leaders, headway approaching 3 out, jumped left and led narrowly 2 out, in command when jumped left last, driven clear flat

8
Silk - Yellow, Black hoops, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

Mossville (FR)

40 t BF
66/1
  • Form F12-12
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 110

held up tracking leaders, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

Kanpai is going from strength to strength and is fancied to help his trainer, John O'Shea, get one over on the big boys; Witchita Lineman and Massini's Maguire are sure to make this a stiff test, while Battle Cry should not be underestimated. The last named posted a significant sighter towards his true strengths when he finished third in a strong looking bumper at Cheltenham last month. He was in the process of running a big race when he made a novicey mistake on his return to Prestbury Park three weeks ago. But, as he is sure to have been well schooled since then, he rates as good value in a hot contest like this. Witchita Lineman - a half-brother to Rinestone Cowboy - had his colours lowered by Massini's Maguire last month but didn't go down without a fight. However, he has every chance of reversing the form on these terms and is expected to be the main danger to the selection. Even so, Kanpai has been a revelation since he switched to the winter game and is fancied to pull out the extra effort required when push comes to shove.

Formwatch

Battlecry 25-1 (11-0) In touch, headway 2 out, 3rd when fell at the last in race won by Tidal Bay (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f nh nov hdl (2) sft, 13 ran.

Kanpai (IRE) 4-6fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, challenged 3 out, stayed on to lead towards finish, all out, won at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (2) gs in Nov beating Mr Strachan (11-5) by 1/2l, 11 ran.

Massini's Maguire (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) In touch, hit 2nd and 6th, blundered badly and unseated rider in race won by Flight Leader (11-0) at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl Grd 2 (1) sft, 8 ran.

Roll Along (IRE) 1-4fav (11-5) Chased leaders, left 7th, hung left from 3 out, ridden to lead last, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (2) gs in Nov beating Kontinent (11-5) by 2l, 7 ran.

Rothbury 20-1 (11-8) Always prominent, tracked leader after 6th, hit 8th, led before 3 out, ridden and edged left flat, kept on, won at Aintree 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) gd in Nov beating The Last Viking (10-11) by 4l, 20 ran.

Sir Jimmy Shand (IRE) 5-4jt-fav (11-5) Made all, shaken up approaching 2 out, ridden clear approaching last, won at Newbury 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft beating It's In The Stars (10-12) by 8l, 15 ran.

Wichita Lineman (IRE) 11-10fav (11-8) Held up, headway approaching 7th, driven along after 3 out, chased winner last, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Massini's Maguire (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov hdl (2) gs in Nov.

Mossville (FR) 2-1fav (11-3) In touch, headway after 6th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, weakened and mistake last, 2nd of 16, well behind Labelthou (11-3) at Towcester 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.