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14:25 Windsor

Telectronics System Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class A )

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 110y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 51.90s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
8/13
  • Form 1/1112-1
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 170

held up in 4th, took closer order 5th, joined leader approaching 2 out, led approaching last, stumbled stride after last, soon ridden, idled close home

2
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue star, armlets and star on cap
  • Form 2134-22
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 160

chased leaders and clear 3rd, led approaching 3 out, switched right away from winner approaching last, ridden and rallied flat, no extra close home

3
Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap
33/1
  • Form 5/21P0-0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 151

held up, headway 7th, weakened quickly approaching 3 out, eased

4
Silk - PURPLE, YELLOW chevron, diabolo on sleeves
16/1
  • Form 4U113/3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 146

chased leader, not fluent 1st and 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Form 2/F5P-55
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 149

held up, raced wide, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair 2 out, kept on same pace

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, white chevron, emerald green cap
  • Form U5-5113
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 140

held up, hit 4 out, headway next, soon ridden, no further impression until stayed on strongly run-in, took 3rd final strides

7
Silk - White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap

Sh Boom

261
12/1
  • Form 2211F0-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 152

held up, took closer order 5th, mistake 7th, ridden and effort 3 out, weakened approaching last

8
Silk - Red, White epaulets, White sleeves, Red armlets and star on White cap
50/1
  • Form 500-F53
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 130

led, soon clear, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon outpaced

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Dual Stayers' Hurdle winner Baracouda is hard to oppose here and is taken to confirm Newbury superiority over Crystal d'Ainay, with Rule Supreme rated the best of the remainder. The selection is one of the best hurdlers of recent times and made a winning start under Tony McCoy when landing the Long Distance Hurdle last month. Crystal d'Ainay has three-quarters of a length to find with Francois Doumen's star on running then but as the nine-year-old was making his reappearance that day there should be more to come and Baracouda can confirm the form. Kadara (third) and It Takes Time (fifth) also take on Baracouda from Newbury but that is more to do with lack of other suitable opportunities rather than a belief that they can reverse form. Nicky Henderson's Geos can never be dismissed lightly but ran no sort of race on his reappearance and a bigger threat may come from Rule Supreme. The Willie Mullins-trained gelding was a Grade 1 winner in France over a similar trip last season and should appreciate the return to further having been short of speed behind the useful Solerina on his most recent start. However, Baracouda sets a decent standard and will be tough to beat.