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12:55 Newbury

MansionBet App 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 69y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,273 added
  • Winner: £3,769
  • 2nd: £1,107
  • 3rd: £553
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.20s
  • Off Time: 12:55:37
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Royal blue, red cross of lorraine, royal blue sleeves, red spots, red cap
  • Form 1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-10

mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, no extra when mistake last

2
Silk - Light blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap
9/1
  • Form 120/P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

chased leader, jumped right 5th, led flat, soon headed, no impression on winner towards finish

3
Silk - Dark blue, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, dark blue armlets, yellow cap
33/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, well beaten when pecked slightly 3 out

5
Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

raced keenly, led, edged right and headed flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish

6
Silk - Yellow, purple chevron and star on cap
50/1
  • Form 3-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

held up towards rear, weakened after 5th, tailed off before 3 out

7
Silk - Black, pink cross of lorraine, pink sleeves, black diamonds, pink cap
200/1
  • Form 69
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

keen in last, mistake 3rd and unseated rider

8
Silk - Black, Red cross belts and armlets, quartered cap
200/1
  • Form 5/7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

chased leaders, lost place from 2 out, well behind 5th, pulled up before 3 out

9
Silk - Red, White disc, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

held up towards rear, mistakes, closed after 5th, hanging left before 2 out, kept on flat, no impression

10
Silk - Red, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets
6/1
  • Form 13/69-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

mid-division, headway before 3 out, edged left and outpaced before 2 out, kept on without threatening flat

11
Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap
6/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

mid-division, not always fluent, outpaced from 3 out, well beaten before last

12
Silk - Grey, red triple diamond, red and grey diabolo on sleeves, red cap, grey diamond
  • Form 1/8
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, disputing 2nd 3 out, soon beaten

13
Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Red spots, Royal Blue cap
9/4
  • Form 2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-6

chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, driven from 2 out, stayed on well to lead flat, clear towards finish

4
NR
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

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Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Gowel Road, denied a winning opportunity when Chepstow was abandoned on Sunday, bids for quick compensation. He is well bred and made an odds-on favourite work hard for victory on debut at Ffos Las but GOOD BALL also has a jumping pedigree and the form of his Auteuil second in October was franked when the third won next time. Paul Nicholls has no qualms about putting the three-year-old in against older horses on his first start in the UK. Just In Time won six times on the Flat and has a rating in the 90s so warrants a second look but it’s difficult to evaluate Golden Boy Grey’s defeat of three rivals at Sandown and he carries a penalty. Cascova is probably best watched after a long absence.

Formwatch

Golden Boy Grey (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Close up in 3rd, niggled approaching 2 out, headway to press leader last, quickened clear impressively, won at Sandown 2m (3) hvy in Dec beating Grand Mogul (11-4) by 9l, 4 ran.

Cascova (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked winner until ridden approaching 2 out, pulled up next, at Ascot 2m (2) sft in Nov.

Catfish Row (8-11) 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Soleil D'Octobre (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f stks hvy in Oct.

Finistere (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Towards rear, some progress to midfield turning for home, pushed after 3f out, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken, 7th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Luttrell Lad (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in Nov.

Fitz Well (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) In touch in mid-division, closed after 2 out, 4th and held last, kept on flat, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Presentedwithwings (11-0) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Nov.

Freethinker (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up last of all, brief progress when pushed along over 4f out, never involved, 9th of 12, 26 3/4l behind Nina The Terrier (10-11) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gd in Nov.

Gats And Co 100-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, chased leaders, hung left and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 11, 25l behind Bear Ghylls (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Nov.

Gowel Road (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 3 out, hung left soon after, led narrowly 2 out, hung left run-in, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Bear Ghylls (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Nov.

Grumpy Charley 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, close 3rd after 4 out, went 2nd next, ridden between last 2, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Adrimel (11-5) at Haydock 2m (2) hvy in Dec.

Just In Time 14-1 (9-1) Raced wide held up, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 17, 9 1/4l behind Euchen Glen (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.

Blarney Bateleur (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, pressed leader 9th, not fluent 3 out and pushed along, faded from 2 out, 8th of 12, 18 3/4l behind Game Socks (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Dec.

Good Ball (FR) (10-5) 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Teahupoo (10-5) at Auteuil 2m 2f hvy in Oct.

Don't Jump George (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Flyin' Solo (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.