Racecards
15:20 Newbury
Alex 'Boosh' And Elaine Ashburner Forever Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 92y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,400 added
- Winner: £5,991
- 2nd: £2,760
- 3rd: £1,379
- 4th: £691
- Form PP3513
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Harry Reed
close up, headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, every chance next, ridden to lead narrowly flat, asserted towards finish
- Form 782635
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 130
in rear, outpaced 5 out, behind when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 313221
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey J R Wildman
tracked leaders, led 2 out, joined next, ridden and headed flat, no extra towards finish
- Form 310-P37
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey James Davies
close up, pushed along 5 out, beaten when overjumped and fell next
- Form 3F3-253
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leader, led 5 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened quickly next
- Form 0-40007
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Max Kendrick
led, pushed along and headed 5 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off
- Form 267P21
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey C Gethings
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Previous results
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Verdict
Monsieur Lecoq won over track and trip last month, with Paddy's Poem a well-beaten third, and is only 3lb higher. Antunes won by 17 lengths at Bangor before getting outpaced over hurdles at Wetherby. Not for the first time, FANZIO failed to handle soft ground at Hereford. He’s dropped to a winnable mark and could be the value in this with the in-form Doukarov now on a career-high mark and Glajou proving hard to place.
Formwatch
Antunes 7-2 (12-7) Chased leader until after 2nd, stayed handy, pushed along before 3 out, beaten 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Sayar (11-11) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Fanzio (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Raced in 3rd, lost place and pushed along 4 out, soon well behind and tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Prince Escalus (11-7) at Hereford 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Doukarov (FR) 11-4cfav (11-6) Tracked leaders on inside, tracked leading pair 3rd, 2nd on inside going well 3 out, led next, came clear before the last, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Galop De Chasse (11-12) by 6 1/2l, 6 ran.
Paddy's Poem 25-1 (10-5) Mid-division, went 3rd before 10th, pushed along after 5 out, weakened before 4 out, 7th of 10, 30 1/4l behind Killer Clown (11-3) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Glajou (FR) 9-2 (11-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 4, 8 1/4l behind Torpillo (11-11) at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Jan Maat (GER) 50-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, weakened 7th, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind The Russian Doyen (11-8) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Monsieur Lecoq (FR) 5-2 (11-12) Jumped well, led until before 4th, in front again 4th, made rest, not quite fluent 4 out, ridden between last two, over 2 lengths ahead at the last, stayed on gamely run-in, won at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Commis D'Office (10-13) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.