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14:25 Windsor
Telectronics System Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class A )
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 110y
- Going: Soft
- 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
- Form 2134-22
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 160
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
chased leaders and clear 3rd, led approaching 3 out, switched right away from winner approaching last, ridden and rallied flat, no extra close home
Geos (FR)
34- Form 5/21P0-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up, headway 7th, weakened quickly approaching 3 out, eased
Ilnamar (FR)
29- Form 4U113/3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 146
chased leader, not fluent 1st and 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 2/F5P-55
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up, raced wide, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form U5-5113
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, hit 4 out, headway next, soon ridden, no further impression until stayed on strongly run-in, took 3rd final strides
Sh Boom
261- Form 2211F0-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up, took closer order 5th, mistake 7th, ridden and effort 3 out, weakened approaching last
Kadara (IRE)
21- Form 500-F53
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
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.