Racecards
13:20 Newbury
Tfm Cyntergy Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
jumped left and mistake 4 out, challenging when not fluent next, led on bit approaching 2 out, soon clear, canter
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J White
- Jockey D R Dennis
mistake 1st, pushed along approaching 4 out, weakened after next
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Chamberlain
- Jockey V Slattery
ridden after 4th, weakened quickly before next, tailed off
- Form P0
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
held up, headway 4th, slightly hampered 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, slightly hampered 4 out, ridden and weakened quickly from next, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer A Charlton
- Jockey S Fox
held up towards rear, jumped slowly 3rd, mistake next, ridden when mistake 4 out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mr J Owen
held up towards rear and keen, headway approaching 3rd, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
led, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden, well beaten when jumped left left, weakened flat
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer D Williams
- Jockey F Houston
held up, ridden and outpaced after 4th, kept on under pressure from 3 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
In depth
Verdict
Very little for us to go on here, with some very ordinary flat performers in Lady Arnica, Nerina Princess and St Palais trying their luck over timber. Of those with English experience, Harbour Bell was rated 64 on the flat and won a ten furlong event at Warwick on fast ground, but would not have to be anything special to see off most of these. But under the circumstances, preference here has to go to the Pipe-McCoy combination's Fast Mix. The French-bred runner is guaranteed to have been well schooled and fitness can also be taken on trust, and so he gets the TEAMtalk vote.