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17:10 Newbury

Adrian Evans 40th Birthday Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.70s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bourbon Manhattan

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Moscow Fields (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Without A Doubt

      7/1

        1
        Silk - Red, White chevron, Black sleeves, Red and White striped cap

        Bourbon Manhattan

        107
        3/1
        • Form 1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-9

        held up in rear, smooth headway over 4f out, led on bit over 2f out, soon well clear, ridden out

        3
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE star

        Blue Canyon (IRE)

        25/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        keen hold, held up, no headway final 3f

        4
        Silk - MAUVE and PINK check, WHITE sleeves

        Brave Spirit (FR)

        14/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off

        5
        Silk - N/A

        Free Gift

        25/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        always behind, tailed off

        6
        Silk - Dark Green, Claret sleeves and cap with Green diamond

        Lord Buckingham

        13/8
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        close up, chased leader over 3f out, soon hard ridden and weakened

        7
        Silk - Old gold, sky blue sleeves, blue and scarlet hooped cap

        Moscow Fields (IRE)

        10/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        behind, kept on under pressure final 4f, took 2nd near finsih, no chance with winner

        9
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, quartered cap

        Pharbeit (IRE)

        70
        50/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        behind and never dangerous

        10
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, quartered cap

        Rose Bowl Boy (IRE)

        33
        50/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        prominent until weakened quickly 4f out, tailed off

        11
        Silk - Yellow, Purple sleeves, Yellow armlets

        Spider Boy

        310
        50/1
        • Form 00-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        always behind, tailed off

        12
        Silk - Dark Green, Pink Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

        Zaffre d'Or (IRE)

        16/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        prominent, led after 4f, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

        13
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK and WHITE quartered cap

        Without A Doubt

        7/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd near finish

        14
        Silk - Purple, Emerald Green sash, Red sleeves and cap

        Young Bounder (FR)

        10/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-8

        led for 4f, stayed prominent, weakened 5f out, tailed off

        15
        Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets, striped sleeves

        Lisa du Chenet (FR)

        14/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-3

        mid-divison, ridden 4f out, ridden and outpaced final 2f

        2
        NR

        Ay Carumba

        15
        • Form U00
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        8
        NR

        Normandy Sands (IRE)

        12
        • Form 06
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        In depth

        Verdict

        Bourbon Manhattan won well at Taunton and the runner-up has won since. The Sir Robert Ogden-owned French-bred Brave Spirit will have his supporters. The Phardante gelding Blue Canyon is hard to assess. Robert Alner's Presenting gelding Free Gift is another worth a second look while Nicky Henderson, who does so well at Newbury, runs the Carroll House five-year-old Lord Buckingham. Henrietta Knight saddles the late foal Moscow Fields while Mark Pitman, another to do quite well in this sphere, runs Zaffre d'Or and the interestingly bred Without A Doubt who will be ridden by Richard Johnson. The latter is by Singspiel out of a Roberto mare. Add in Susan Nock's Lisa du Chenet and Nigel Twiston-Davies' Young Bounder - both of them French-breds - and you have an interesting race but not one that is easy to fathom. Given his trainer's track record, the vote goes to Lord Buckingham.