Racecards
15:00 Newbury
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 92y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £85,000 added
- Winner: £48,408
- 2nd: £18,164
- 3rd: £9,095
- 4th: £4,530
- Form F3-3F23
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 161
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leader, pushed along after 4 out, beaten last, weakened flat
- Form U317-13
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 156
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leaders, big jump 1st, outpaced 2 out, no impression, well held 4th flat
- Form 4F2-4F3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 3rd, slow and lost place 5th, closed 8th, went close up 2 out, hung left flat, stayed on, led towards finish, driven out
- Form F1123-1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, closed 6th, shaken up 3 out, stayed on well from last, went 2nd close home
- Form 40-2121
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 163
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey J J Slevin
led, hung left after last, ridden flat, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home
- Form 1/111-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 164
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Edwardstone 12-1 (11-10) Held up in touch in last pair, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, no impression but kept on, 3rd of 4, 10 1/2l behind Jonbon (11-10) at Ascot 2m 1f (1) gd in Jan.
JPR One (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, left in 3rd 4 out, pushed along and no impression on front pair from 2 out, 3rd of 6, 10 1/4l behind Jonbon (11-10) at Sandown 1m 7f (1) sft in Dec.
Master Chewy (IRE) 5-2jfav (12-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, kept on, no telling impression approaching final fence, ridden and held on flat, 3rd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Libberty Hunter (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Libberty Hunter 7-2 (11-4) Towards rear, went 4th at 9th, headway on inner off home turn, chased leader before 2 out, disputed lead last travelling strongly, soon led run-in and pushed clear, readily, won at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gs in Dec beating Issar D'Airy (10-4) by 4l, 6 ran.
Matata (IRE) 2-1fav (12-0) Wore red hood to post, tracked leaders, close 2nd at 7th, led after 8th and went clear, shaken up and in command before 2 out, coasted home run-in, easily (water jump omitted), won at Windsor 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan beating Unexpected Party (11-4) by 10l, 8 ran.
Sir Gino (FR) 8-13fav (10-12) Raced wide in share of second early, not fluent 1st, slightly awkward 2nd, led narrowly on landing 4th, gained a length with bold jump 5th, narrowly headed approaching halfway, led again 7th, gradually asserted from 3 out, went clear 2 out, went further clear after last, impressive, won at Kempton 2m (1) gs in Dec beating Ballyburn (11-4) by 7 1/2l, 4 ran.