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13:35 Newbury

Fuller's London Pride Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Berkshire Novices' Chase) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 187y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £35,000 added
  • Winner: £19,932
  • 2nd: £7,480
  • 3rd: £3,745
  • 4th: £1,866
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 51.36s
  • Off Time: 13:36:18
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Clan Des Obeaux (FR)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Virgilio (FR)

    7/1

      1
      Silk - Emerald green, red seams, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, white star

      Virgilio (FR)

      20 t D
      7/1
      • Form 1P5-11P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 146

      tracked leader to 5 out, kept on to regain 2nd after last, no chance with winner

      2
      Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE sleeves

      One Track Mind (IRE)

      211 CD
      15/8
      • Form 41/512-1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-1

      tracked leaders, blundered 1st, soon lost place in rear, reminder after 2nd, struggling from next, tailed off

      3
      Silk - Maroon, pink sleeves, dark blue cap

      Our Kaempfer (IRE)

      22 t BF
      10/1
      • Form 42B5-22
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 138

      led, headed after 3 out, no extra and lost 2nd place after last

      4
      Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Red spots, Royal Blue cap

      Clan Des Obeaux (FR)

      48 BFC
      5/2
      • Form 1/126-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 139

      tracked leaders, went 2nd 5 out, led after 3 out, clear before last

      5
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap

      Protek Des Flos (FR)

      243
      10/3
      • Form 2112-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 137

      in touch in 4th, mistake 6 out, blundered 4 out, soon weakened

      Previous results

      2015
      Silk -

      Three Musketeers (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-1

      2014
      Silk -

      Coneygree

      2/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-1

      2013
      Silk -

      Wonderful Charm (FR)

      8/11
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      ONE TRACK MIND won the Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown in April and is held in high regard. He'll have had plenty of schooling ahead of his fencing bow and is already been targeted at the RSA Chase next March. The four-year-olds Protek Des Flos and Clan Des Obeaux may give him most to think about with their weight-for-age allowance. The former beat the latter in a Grade2 over hurdles at Cheltenham in January, though only by a length-and-a-quarter. Virgilio is useful but had his limitations exposed last time at Wincanton and carries a penalty. Our Kaempfer was beaten in a match here last time after a promising second at Chepstow.

      Formwatch

      Virgilio (FR) 7-4 (11-8) Pressed leader, pushed along when hit 13th and lost 2nd, soon outpaced and struggling, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, at Wincanton 2m 4f (1) gd in Nov.

      One Track Mind (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Chased leader in 2nd, pushed along briefly before 9th, on terms 10th, led approaching straight, soon strongly pressed, stayed on well run-in, won at Punchestown 3m (1) Yielding in Apr beating Jennies Jewel (11-3) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.

      Our Kaempfer (IRE) 1-2fav (11-7) Not always fleunt, chased winner throughout, pecked 13th, held when not fluent 2 out, last of 2, 6l behind Bigbadjohn (11-7) at Newbury 2m 6f (3) gd in Nov.

      Clan Des Obeaux (FR) 7-4fav (10-3) In touch, on outside, effort 3 out, stayed on and every chance when not fluent last, ridden and one pace flat, just failed for 3rd, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Rock The Kasbah (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f (2) gd in Oct.

      Protek Des Flos (FR) (10-10) 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Saint Goustan Blue (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 2f sft in Mar.