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15:10 Newbury

Ladbrokes.Com Handicap Chase (Class B)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 59.40s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - MAUVE and PINK check, WHITE sleeves
16/1
  • Form 11420-5
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12

disputed, led 8th, blundered and headed 4 out, not recover

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Maroon star, Maroon cap
  • Form 56P1P0-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9

always behind

3
Silk - Pink and Purple (quartered), Pink sleeves
  • Form 2U/440-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner after 4 out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd flat

5
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, quartered cap
6/1
  • Form 111P-F2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

disputed until 8th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form F6-241U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, one-paced

7
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
  • Form 3F113-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8

never going in rear, pulled up before 4 out

8
Silk - Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 11P-131
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8

held up, steady headway from 7th, led after 4 out, soon clear, easily

9
Silk - Light Blue and Emerald Green (quartered), Emerald Green and Light Blue halved sleeves, White cap
  • Form 030111
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-1

held up, mistake 8th, hit 11th, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on well, no chance with winner

10
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange hoops, Green cap, White star
  • Form 24/2B11-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

held up, headway after 11th, chased leaders 4 out, soon ridden, weakened

11
Silk - Dark green, black seams, black sleeves, dark green seams, dark green cap, black diamond
16/1
  • Form 2543-P3
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0

chased leaders until 7th, mistake 12th, soon behind

4
NR
  • Form P0-2221
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-5

In depth

Verdict

Another decent handicap chase but the way that he won at Stratford in June suggests that Hours may prove to be well in at the weights. Martin Pipe's gelding was progressive in hunter chases last season before winning on his handicap debut at Stratford off a mark of 114. A 9lb rise since then is far from harsh and, provided that there is no overnight rain, he should make a bold bid under Tony McCoy and gets the TEAMtalk vote. Old campaigner Hurricane Lamp deserved his win at Kempton Park last week but should find this tougher off a 4lb higher mark. A bigger danger to the selection could be Simon Sherwood's Il'Athou who found only Red Blazer a short head too good at Huntingdon recently. Ferdy Murphy's Streamstown, ninth in the Grand National when last seen, and Irish raider Brigade Charge are entitled to need the run after long absences. Paul Nicholls saddles two but neither Extra Jack, the mount of Paul Carberry, nor Ruby Walsh's mount Exit To Wave look good enough on the form shown this term. Master Tern does not look a natural over fences while Coguenard may have had his confidence knocked at Aintree last time.