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13:00 Newbury

Sportingbet.com Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £18,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 48.00s
  • Off Time: 13:00:36
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

Finney

29
11/1
  • Form 32160-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 130

chased leaders, mistake 12th, reminder next, well there when blundered and fell 4 out

2
Silk - Red and Purple (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 33310-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 130

held up early but soon in touch, headway to chase leaders 9th, 2nd 12th, not fluent next, led 2 out, idle flat, driven out and kept on

3
Silk - Orange, Dark Green hoops and armlets, quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 10-P138
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 124

held up towards rear, hampered 10th, stayed on from 4 out, to dispute 3rd approaching last, no extra run-in

4
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
7/2
  • Form 223222-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 120

chased leaders, pecked 3rd, led 5th, mistake 6th, narrowly headed 7th (water), regained lead 11th, blundered and headed 2 out, kept on as winner idle flat

5
Silk - Black, yellow cross belts, yellow sleeves, black stars, yellow cap, black star
  • Form 7F85-32
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 120

behind, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, disputing 4th and driven approaching 2 out, no extra before last

6
Silk - Dark Green and Beige (quartered), hooped sleeves, check cap
  • Form 416-721
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 120

blundered and unseated rider 1st

7
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap
7/2
  • Form 4651-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 119

in touch, mistake 13th, driven approaching 4 out, stayed on to dispute 3rd between last 2, no extra from last

8
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue star, armlets and star on cap
14/1
  • Form 3F323F-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 118

behind, mistake 4th, driven along 9th, jumped left 12th, tailed when pulled up before 13th

9
Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 142238
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 114

behind, mistake 3rd, driven and hit 12th, tailed off 13th and soon pulled up

10
Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
  • Form 1155-33
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 113

blundered badly 1st, towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 5th

11
Silk - Black, Red sash, White sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 1/0376-U
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 113

chased leaders, mistake 6th, well there when fell 10th

12
Silk - Black, Red chevron, armlets and cap
7/1
  • Form 445F23-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 111

mid-division, pushed along at 12th, headway 3 out, kept on into 3rd approaching last but no impression on front pair

13
Silk - Red, Dark Blue star and armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 8537-76
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 110

chased leader, led 7th (water), blundered and headed 11th, blundered 14th, still well there when hit 4 out, weakened soon after

14
Silk - Red, emerald green Cross Of Lorraine and sleeves
16/1
  • Form 36326-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 108

led to 5th, stayed close up, ridden 8th, weakening when fell 10th

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Finney was good value for his win in a beginners' chase at Uttoxeter last month but Oliver Sherwood's gelding faces no easy task giving weight away all round here and a better bet looks to be BE DEFINITE, who gets the vote with Pipo De Re rated the best of the rest. The selection was an Irish point-to-point winner, has shown progressive form over hurdles and looks likely to improve for going over fences so may be worth chancing on his debut for Tom George. Colin Tizzard's Hey Big Spender made an encouraging first start over the larger obstacles when chasing home Inchidaly Rock at Exeter recently and he has to be considered on his first start in a handicap over fences. Sharajan looked an unlucky loser when seemingly going better than anything else before falling late on when last seen in a novices' chase at Stratford in March and he has claims along with Fistral Beach, who makes his first start over fences for Paul Nicholls but has been hard to win with. Quinz has been going the right way over hurdles and could be of interest first time up over fences for Philip Hobbs, while Andrew Turnell's Lordsbridge has run consistently well of late but looks booked for a place at best. Pipo De Re is less exposed than most of these and is yet to win a race since joining Venetia Williams from France but he has shown a decent level of form in three starts over fences and looks well treated for his reappearance on ground that suits. Preference though is for Be Definite, who can make a winning start to his career in Britain.

Formwatch

Finney 15-8 (11-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, challenged 3 out, ridden after next, led soon after last, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 3m beg chs (4) gd in Oct beating Cast Cada (11-4) by 1/2l, 4 ran.

Hey Big Spender (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up, mistakes 1st and 3rd, headway 13th, chased winner 3 out, no impression, jumped right 2 out, 2nd of 8, 14l behind Inchidaly Rock (10-12) at Exeter 3m nov stks (3) sft.

Cruchain (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Took keen hold towards rear, hit 12th, struggling after 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 11, well behind Nudge And Nurdle (10-8) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.

Fistral Beach (IRE) 8-13fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 3 out, headed after last, outbattled, 2nd of 10, nk behind China Gold (11-0) at Chepstow 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Apr.

Lordsbridge (USA) 13-2 (11-4) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 7th, challenged after 2 out, ridden and every chance last, edged left flat, not quicken, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Rathcor (11-5) at Towcester 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.

Be Definite (IRE) 11-10fav (11-4) Chased leader in moderate 2nd, closer 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and challenge before last, kept on well to assert from last, won at Ballinrobe 2m mdn hdl gd in Jul beating Farmaland (11-4) by 4l, 14 ran.

Quinz (FR) 12-1 (10-8) Chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, driven out, won at Haydock 2m 4f nov hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr beating Burton Port (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.

Sharajan (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Led, hit 13th, headed after 4 out, led again 3 out, 3 lengths up when fell 2 out, in a race won by Victor Daly (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar, 6 ran.

Passato (GER) 10-1 (10-8) Chased leader and keen, led after 1st, headed and mistake 4 out, weakened next, 8th of 10, 46l behind Dance Island (10-1) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.

Kilvergan Boy (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Led, mistake and headed 2nd, led again 5th, headed 9th, ridden next, outpaced approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 35l behind Bench Warrent (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov chs 0-120 (3) sft.

Bobby Gee 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 2nd to 5th, remained in touch, led again 9th until blundered and unseated rider next, in a race won by Bench Warrent (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov chs 0-120 (3) sft, 6 ran.

Pipo De Re (FR) 4-1 (10-10) Held up, reminder 6th, driven along 10th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Very Cool (10-8) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gd in Feb.

Kawagino (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Prominent, went 2nd after 4th until 6th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 13, 22l behind Trenchant (11-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd.

South Bank (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, well there 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 9, well behind Shillingstone (11-5) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.