Racecards
15:15 Newbury
Sportingbet Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,512
- 2nd: £3,696
- 3rd: £1,848
- 4th: £924
- Form 6306-47
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
hit 1st, held up in last pair but in touch, headway approaching 4 out, went 3rd 4 out, stayed on to 2nd last, outpaced into 3rd flat
Hold Fast (IRE)
232- Form 1P1/41U-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey B J Geraghty
tracked leadrs until slow and lost place 4th, ridden next, rallied on outside approaching 9th, chased leaders 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, plugged on again to modest 4th flat
- Form 3/7111-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leader until 4th, stayed handy until weakened and mistake 9th, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 60/10-53
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey A P McCoy
mistake 1st, in touch in 5th, went 2nd 9th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd last, weakened flat
- Form 1705F-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey R Johnson
led, hit 7th, driven and kept on gamely from 4 out, hit next, over 1 length ahead last, no extra and headed close home
- Form 494-4P1
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
took keen hold, chased leaders, blundered 2nd, went 2nd 4th, mistake and lost 2nd 9th, mistake 4 out, weakened soon after
- Form 111-662
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd (water), driven along from 3 out, stayed on from next, only 5th jumping last, strong run under pressure flat, led close home
Previous results
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Verdict
Aigle D'Or bids to repeat last year's victory off a 7lb higher mark today. He's not easily ruled out as he had the re-opposing Passato well behind on that occasion, though he hasn't raced since July. January's Southwell winner Hold Fast is also returning from an absence but Rileyev went close at Ascot behind I'msingingtheblues last week and is preferred to Ffos Las winner Moon Over Miami, who steps up a grade here. Oh Crick needs to improve on his recent efforts to figure but CADOUDALAS ended last season on a high with a hat-trick over fences and, sure to come on for a recent outing at Chepstow, it's Richard Lee's chaser who is taken to continue his good progress here and return to winning ways.
Formwatch
Oh Crick (FR) 14-1 (11-8) Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, no impression approaching 2 out, weakened flat, 7th of 17, 20l behind Tanks For That (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
Hold Fast (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, blundered 8th and lost place, towards rear from 9th, well held when blundered and unseated rider 5 out, in a race won by Wishfull Thinking (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f nov chs G2 (1) gs in Apr, 7 ran.
Cadoudalas (FR) 5-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, soon lost place and never recovered, 5th of 6, 35l behind Tataniano (11-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs (2) gd in Oct.
Aigle D'or 25-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, headway into 12th 3 out, ridden into moderate 5th entering straight, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, no impression leaders, 3rd of 22, 12l behind Blazing Tempo (10-4) at Galway 2m 6f hcp chs gd in Jul.
Passato (GER) 12-1 (11-5) Chased leader until ridden 8th, chased leaders until weakened 3 out, 4th of 8, 29l behind Marley Roca (10-8) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Moon Over Miami (GER) 8-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 5th, 7th and ridden before 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, led flat, stayed on, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft beating Temple Lord (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Rileyev (FR) 16-1 (10-0) Held up off the pace in mid-division, not fluent 4th, good headway on outer 9th, went 2nd 4 out, every chance 2 out, dropped to 3rd between last 2, rallied to 2nd again closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind I'msingingtheblues (11-9) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp chs (2) gd.