Racecards
13:35 Newbury
CSP Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 232-431
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Mr O J Murphy
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 4th, hit 5th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
- Form 231/032-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
led, hit 5th, narrowly headed briefly 3 out, soon led again, narrowly headed 2 out, stayed challenging, led again and hit last, stayed on well flat, driven out
Psi (USA)
13- Form 2-F5125
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, driven and weakened before 2 out, mistake last, tailed off
- Form 2379-P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Dave Crosse
chased leader, challenged from 6th, narrow lead briefly and hit 3 out, headed soon after, stayed chasing leading pair until hung left and weakened to 4th before last
- Form 7452F-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in 5th, went 4th after 4 out, stayed on to 3rd before last, no impression on leading duo
- Form 524212
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up in 6th, pushed along and not travelling from 5th, driven after 4 out, weakened before next, behind and pulled up before 2 out
- Form P/1442P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
chased leaders until fell 1st
- Form 356F-77
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr H Derham
held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, never reached leaders, poor 6th when mistake last, weakened, tailed off
- Form 2/151F-F
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leading pair, challenged and hit 3 out, narrow lead and hit next, ridden and headed last, no extra flat
- Form 5244-22
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
held up in last pair, ridden and struggling 4 out, went poor 5th post, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It will be interesting to see if young Harry Derham can get a tune out of the hitherto disappointing Rock Of Deauville but a safer bet may be SENTIMENTALJOURNEY. The four-year-old stays well but needs plenty of urging and is reunited with AP McCoy here after failing to catch Enfant Du Lune under a conditional at Sandown earlier this month. Beside The Fire won over 2m1f at Taunton two weeks ago but this looks tougher, while Cheltenham fifth Psi is probably high enough in the weights now. Prince Of Denial, who won at Market Rasen after a break, and bottom weight Promised Wings, may prove the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Prince Of Denial (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Travelled strongly, held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 2 out, soon every chance, led flat, stayed on, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd beating Mauricetheathlete (10-10) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Di Kaprio (FR) 6-5fav (11-0) Led, strongly challenged 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Street Dance (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m NH mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Psi (USA) 12-1 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, some headway approaching 3 out, stayed on before last, no impression on leaders flat, 5th of 23, 14l behind Decoy (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Beside The Fire 16-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, stayed on well, won at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf beating Dancewiththedevil (11-2) by 3l, 9 ran.
Richmond (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division on inside, ridden after 3 out, headway to get in behind leaders approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 13, 6l behind Merehead (11-7) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Sentimentaljourney (IRE) 6-1fav (10-10) Mid-division, headway on outside to chase leaders approaching 4th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, rallied before last, stayed on well under pressure to 2nd final 130 yards, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Enfant De Lune (11-4) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Kingsmere 7-2fav (11-0) Blundered badly 1st, always in rear, hampered 10th, pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Meet The Critics (10-11) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gs in Mar, 9 ran.
Rock Of Deauville (IRE) 11-4fav (10-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, pressed leaders 2 out, weakened between last 2, 7th of 10, 16l behind Dragon's Den (10-8) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Magic Marmalade (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Mid-division when fell 5th, in a race won by That'lldoboy (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs, 13 ran.
Promised Wings (GER) 3-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, pushed along on bend after 6th, headway approaching next, went 2nd soon after 3 out, led 2 out, went right and mistake last, soon headed, rallied to close on tiring winner closing stages, 2nd of 12, nk behind Cresswell Crusader (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.