Racecards
15:40 Newbury
Ultima Business Solutions Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £31,280
- 2nd: £9,240
- 3rd: £4,620
- 4th: £2,310
- Form 422463
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey James Reveley
held up in rear, steady headway from 12th, went 4th before 5 out, no impression 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 5312-73
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, headway 7th, went close 3rd after 16th, waited with from 4 out until ridden after 2 out, soon beaten
- Form 137-F2P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Jake Greenall
often jumped right, held up, some headway 12th, weakened 16th, pulled up before 5 out
- Form 022-01P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led until 9th, lost place approaching 13th, behind next, tailed off
Swincombe Rock
106- Form 14P-206
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, lost place 5th, reminder after 7th, ridden when not fluent 14th, weakened 16th, pulled up before 5 out
Ouzbeck (FR)
21- Form 980-543
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 2nd, soon behind and not that fluent, stayed on from 5 out, finished well to take 2nd close home, no impression on winner
- Form 5-97781
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey Tom Cannon
prominent, not fluent 7th, led 11th, headed next, led 15th, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, no impression on winner when losing 2nd close home
- Form 0P5221
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey C Poste
mid-division, hampered 2nd, closed from 6th, went 2nd after 16th, not fluent and pushed along 5 out, led approaching last, stayed on well
- Form 11-2PUP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
soon prominent, blundered and reminders 8th, led 9th until,11th, led 12th until 15th, weakened approaching 5 out, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 13413P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey James Best
prominent, lost place 10th, no chance when fell 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mon Parrain was in good form around this time last year, winning at Sandown and finishing second in the Topham Chase over the National fences at Aintree. He's been lightly campaigned this time around but did have Swincombe Rock behind when third at Cheltenham in December and will have his ground today. Benny Be Good deserves to win a race like this but has been fighting a losing battle with the handicapper for most of the season while this is a step up in class for Fakenham winner On Borrowed Wings. Faasel was never travelling at Cheltenham last week and, like Ouzbeck, may not be the force of old while it's difficult to place much faith in either Pearlysteps or Quotica De Poyans. IKORODU ROAD certainly wasn't winning out of turn at Doncaster when Benny be Good was a distant third. He's still well treated and can follow up here.
Formwatch
Benny Be Good 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, kept on from next, no impression, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Ikorodu Road (10-0) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs (2) gd.
Mon Parrain (FR) 2-1fav (11-12) Held up in last trio, not fluent 12th, headway 4 out, went 3rd next, challenged 2 out, every chance last, ridden and kept on until no extra final 110 yards, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Shakalakaboomboom (11-0) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Dec.
Pearlysteps 5-1 (10-3) Behind, reminders 8th, blundered nearly unseated rider 10th and ridden, tailed off 12th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Massini's Maguire (10-13) at Ascot 3m hcp chs Listed (1) gs in Feb, 12 ran.
Faasel (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by Sunnyhillboy (11-11) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Amateur Handicap Chase (0-145) (5yo+) (2) gd, 23 ran.
Swincombe Rock 12-1 (11-0) Held up in last trio, dropped to rear 6th, reminders 15th, outpaced next, no danger after, last of 6, 48l behind Shakalakaboomboom (11-0) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Dec.
Ouzbeck (FR) 9-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, headway 9th, outpaced 13th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat, well held by front pair, 3rd of 10, 25l behind Marufo (10-4) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
On Borrowed Wings (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Led 2nd, made rest, ridden clear 4 out, stayed on flat, won at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Feb beating Ogee (11-12) by 8l, 10 ran.
Ikorodu Road 3-1 (10-0) Soon tracked leaders in 3rd, headway 2 out, about 3 lengths down when left in lead last, pressed run-in, just held on, won at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs (2) gd beating Junior (11-8) by shd, 6 ran.
Quotica De Poyans (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Held up, hit 6th, bad mistake 11th and pulled up, in a race won by Hunt Ball (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb, 10 ran.
Ethiopia 10-1 (10-8) Never travelled and soon ridden along, chased leaders, reminders 7th and 13th, weakened before 16th, behind and pulled up before 18th, in a race won by Gone To Lunch (10-8) at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Oct, 10 ran.