Racecards
14:25 Newbury
Hooorrrrraaayyy It's Christmas Queens Arms Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 92y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £22,000 added
- Winner: £11,618
- 2nd: £5,346
- 3rd: £2,673
- 4th: £1,338
- Form 5437-21
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Ben Jones
not always fluent, waited with in rear, mistake 8th, good headway out wide before 4 out, went 3rd 4 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 0210-P5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Kielan Woods
tracked leaders, tracked leading pair 3rd, went 2nd 2 out, 2 lengths down last, cajoled along and no impression run-in, never able to challenge
- Form 1741-14
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
tracked leading pair until 3rd (water), chased leaders, dropped to rear when fell 3 out
- Form 2P6-313
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased winner who went mostly clear from 3rd (water), jumped slowly 5th, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd next, ridden and no extra in 3rd between last two
- Form 12/22-1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey C Gethings
jumped well, made all, mostly clear from 3rd (water), 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in, unchallenged
In depth
Formwatch
General Medrano (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 8th, led 3 out, jumped left 2 out, clear last, easily, won at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gs in Nov beating Beau Balko (11-3) by 9l, 9 ran.
Harper's Brook (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, never on terms after, 5th of 8, 22 3/4l behind Martator (12-0) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Primoz (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, challenged 12th, lost 2nd after 3 out, no extra when mistake 2 out, 4th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Peaky Boy (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Bourbali (FR) 11-4jfav (11-10) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, shaken up after 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, rallied after 2 out, plugged on same pace after last, 3rd of 7, 7 1/4l behind Es Perfecto (11-0) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Javert Allen (FR) 9-4 (12-0) Made all, led narrowly, jumped well, forged on 4 out, pushed along and faced challenge before last, ridden and ran on well run-in, won at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Lucky Lugger (11-2) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.