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11:45 Newcastle

Weatherbys TBA Introductory Juvenile Hurdle (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 46y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,996
  • 2nd: £3,816
  • 3rd: £1,908
  • 4th: £954
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 12.70s
  • Off Time: 11:48:50
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Tavus (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Navajo Pass

    13/8

      1
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue seams, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue seams, Royal Blue cap

      Navajo Pass

      17
      13/8
      • Form 1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-3

      led, hit 3rd and again 3 out, pushed clear before 2 out, 2 lengths advantage last, ridden and kept on when hard pressed flat, headed final strides

      2
      Silk - Black and White diamonds

      Robeam (IRE)

      41
      7/2
      • Form 1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-3

      not fluent 1st, tracked leader, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced after next, lost 2nd approaching 2 out, no chance with clear pair between last 2

      3
      Silk - Black, White stars, striped sleeves, Black cap

      Art Of Diplomacy

      50
      28/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in rear, left 4th on bend after 4 out, hit next, soon outpaced, well beaten before 2 out

      4
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, hooped sleeves and cap

      Grazeon Roy

      21
      11/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      raced keenly, tracked front pair, in touch and going well enough when went wrong and pulled up quickly on bend after 4 out

      5
      Silk - Pink, large white spots

      Tavus (IRE)

      53
      9/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in 4th, left tracking front pair on bend after 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, 2 lengths down last, ridden and stayed on well to lead final strides

      Previous results

      2018
      Silk -

      Style De Vole (FR)

      2/5
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      2017
      Silk -

      Act Of Valour

      11/8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      2016
      Silk -

      Domperignon Du Lys (FR)

      10/11
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Robeam made a winning start to his hurdling career at Sedgefield and Navajo Pass did likewise at Bangor but that pair have to give 5lb to three very interesting newcomers to jumping. Art Of Diplomacy won over 1m4f at Hamilton in September and Tavus won three times on the Flat up to 1m6f when trained by Roger Charlton. GRAZEON ROY has yet to win on Turf but was just denied at Doncaster last month and has scored twice on Fibresand since. He’s a half-brother to a winning hurdler who loved the mud so gets a tentative vote in a tricky opener.

      Formwatch

      Navajo Pass 4-9fav (10-12) Made most, wandered around approaching 2nd, clear when not fluent final two hurdles, comfortable, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) hvy in Nov beating Politicise (10-12) by 20l, 3 ran.

      Robeam (IRE) 13-8fav (10-12) Held up in touch, led after 3 out, clear when pushed along and reminder after 2 out, unchallenged, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Oct beating Tabou Beach Boy (10-12) by 32l, 8 ran.

      Art Of Diplomacy 33-1 (8-0) Towards rear, pushed along and struggling 5f out, never on terms, 13th of 17, 27 3/4l behind Hamish (9-7) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

      Grazeon Roy 6-5fav (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, headway to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, kept on towards finish, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Bo Samraan (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.

      Tavus (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong to lead again close home, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Oct beating Baltic Song (9-5) by shd, 8 ran.