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13:45 Newbury

MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 92y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,700 added
  • Winner: £7,343
  • 2nd: £2,156
  • 3rd: £1,078
  • 4th: £539
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 11.80s
  • Off Time: 13:45:28
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk -
1
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue hoop, armlets and cap
  • Form 20/116-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 140

led, joined 9th, ridden and kept on well when strongly pressed run-in, headed post

2
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
  • Form 1/11-55
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 137

held up off the pace in last, awkward 5th, pushed along and outpaced 8th, kept on run-in, almost snatched never nearer 3rd

3
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue chevrons, hooped sleeves, Pink cap
7/2
  • Form 1F7-U2U
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 137

raced wide, chased leader and jumped left at times, challenged from 9th, upsides when went left last, hung left under pressure run-in, led post

5
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star
4/1
  • Form 0P-5433
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 131

chased leading pair, outpaced and no chance 2 out, just held on for well held 3rd

4
NR
16/1
  • Form 3422-P7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 134

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Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Champagne Platinum won over hurdles here last season but was let down by his jumping when making his chasing bow at Cheltenham. Moonlighter was hampered and unseated his rider at Haydock leaving PRECIOUS CARGO to coast home ahead of one remaining rival. The winner should strip fitter today and can again come out on top. Vado Forte went close here last month but is 4lb higher but Champagne City will need to improve on his first run over the larger obstacles here in November.

Formwatch

Precious Cargo (IRE) 8-11fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, left in 2nd 3rd, mistake 7th, led 4 out, drew clear after next, very easily, won at Haydock 2m (3) hvy in Dec beating Coole Well (10-12) by 19l, 3 ran.

Champagne Platinum (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Not fluent in rear, behind 13th, 5th of 6, dist behind Mister Fisher (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (2) sft in Dec.

Moonlighter 11-8 (10-12) Led until 2nd, blundered and unseated rider next, at Haydock 2m (3) hvy in Dec.

Vado Forte (FR) 7-1 (12-0) Held up off the pace in 6th, headway chasing leaders approaching 4 out, went 2nd between last 2, ridden and every chance from elbow on run-in, just failed, 3rd of 10, shd behind Defi Sacre (11-10) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.

Champagne City 16-1 (11-8) Reminders and struggling after 5th, always behind, 7th of 8, 25l behind Fanion D'estruval (11-1) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.