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16:25 Newbury

John Haine Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 69y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,400 added
  • Winner: £4,809
  • 2nd: £1,412
  • 3rd: £706
  • 4th: £353
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 15.75s
  • Off Time: 16:26:05
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue hooped sleeves
  • Form 2-17
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6

keen, tracked leader, led 2 out, clear before last, easily

2
Silk - Maroon, pink sleeves, dark blue cap
  • Form 11366
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

led until 2 out, chased winner, outpaced before last, kept on for clear 2nd

3
Silk - Royal blue, orange sleeves, royal blue stars, orange cap, royal blue star
14/1
  • Form /-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

took keen hold, soon tracking leaders in 4th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next where blundered, tailed off

4
Silk - Dark green, red hoop, emerald green sleeves, emerald green cap, red star
  • Form 30072
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

ran in snatches, tracked leaders until dropped to rear after 1st, rallied on outside chasing leaders 3rd, weakened 3 out

5
Silk - Red, Light Blue stars, Yellow cap, Light Blue stars

Antunes

46
13/2
  • Form 2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

tracked leading pair, held when hit 2 out, weakened

6
Silk - Dark blue, orange star, orange sleeves, dark blue armlets and star on orange cap

Oden

194
25/1
  • Form /-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up in last pair, headway into 4th before 2 out, no further progress, mistake last

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

The market will probably tell us what to expect from Kloud Gate, a five times winner on the Flat in France and Italy. Oistrakh Le Noir could give a boost to Antunes’ Market Rasen second earlier on the card but Dan Skelton’s charge was flattered by his proximity to the winner. Article Fifty has been a bit disappointing over hurdles so far while Oden is Flat-bred and having his first run for a new yard. PACIFIC DE BAUNE (NAP) can be forgiven his run against high-class opposition over a longer trip at Cheltenham. He’d made a winning start over this track and trip earlier and should defy a penalty.

Formwatch

Pacific De Baune (FR) 4-1 (11-5) Mid-division, tracked leaders after 3 out, ridden and lost place after next, soon weakened, 7th of 9, dist behind Santini (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) hvy in Jan.

Article Fifty (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, 2nd over 4f out until over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Volpone Jelois (11-4) at Kempton 2m (4) pol in Mar.

Kloud Gate (FR) (8-13) 2nd of 13, 1l behind Galiteo (8-13) at Deauville 1m 4f stks sft in Jun.

Top Decision (IRE) 50-1 (11-1) Tracked leading pair, left modest 2nd 3 out, pushed along and no impression before next, ridden and beaten between last 2, 2nd of 4, 16l behind Brianstorm (11-7) at Sandown 2m (4) sft in Mar.

Antunes 7-2 (10-12) Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, jumped slowly 3 out, 3rd before next, hit last, 2nd soon after, stayed on run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Oistrakh Le Noir (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) sft in Feb.

Oden 2-1jfav (9-6) Raced wide tracked leader, led 7f out, ridden clear final furlong, comfortable, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Sep beating Prerogative (9-4) by 5l, 5 ran.