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16:10 Newbury

Sri Lanka: Something For Everyone 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,422
  • 2nd: £998
  • 3rd: £499
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 14.70s
  • Off Time: 16:13:33
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue star, White and Royal Blue check sleeves and cap
  • Form 3-561
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

led after 1st, raced very wide in back straight, headed 2 out, led again last, stayed on well, drawing clear final 100 yards

3
Silk - Red and White stripes, Red sleeves, White spots
Evs
  • Form 24-P219
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 132

tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner final 100 yards

4
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
20/1
  • Form 1P54
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

led until after 1st, stayed prominent, not fluent 2nd, 5th and no impression 3 out, went 4th before next, well held by leaders, stayed on same pace

5
Silk - Maroon and White (quartered), checked sleeves and cap
  • Form 109
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up, hampered 1st, well beaten 3 out

6
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, checked sleeves
  • Form PF-539
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up in rear, hampered 1st, behind 3rd, well beaten 3 out

7
Silk - Red and Grey diabolo, Grey sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 2-4033
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd until after 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out

8
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue chevron, halved sleeves, Royal Blue cap
100/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

mistakes and jumped left, in rear, behind 3rd, well beaten 3 out

9
Silk - Light Blue, Brown Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 3-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, closed 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out

10
Silk - Black, Red epaulets, check cap
20/1
  • Form 485
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up, took keen hold, nudged along to press for 4th 2 out, no chance with leaders, weakened flat

2
NR
  • Form 11-135
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 120

Withdrawn

In depth

Verdict

REMILUC (NAP) faced a very stiff task at the weights in a Grade 3 handicap at Sandown earlier this month but still ran well for a long way. An earlier victory at Fontwell has been franked and he can get back to winning ways here ahead of surprise Doncaster winner Double Shuffle and Miles To Memphis. The latter won at Fontwell in October but hasn't raced since finishing tailed off at Cheltenham in December. Going For Gold may be a better long-term prospect than stablemate Alphabet Bay with Red Devil Star looking the pick of the remainder.

Formwatch

Double Shuffle (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Chased leader, went 3rd before 2 out, led last, kept on well, won at Doncaster 2m NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gd in Feb beating Its A Sting (11-2) by 4l, 7 ran.

Remiluc (FR) 18-1 (11-12) Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, weakened approaching next, 9th of 17, 23l behind As De Mee (11-8) at Sandown 2m 4f (1) gs.

Alphabet Bay (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Mistakes, chased leaders, lost place 5th, well behind from 4 out, went remote 4th after last, 4th of 9, 37l behind Grove Silver (11-6) at Carlisle 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft.

Going For Gold (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Held up, always behind, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Pain Au Chocolat (10-7) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.

Myroundorurs (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, lost place 6f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Newsworthy (11-4) at Kempton 2m NH flat (5) sft in Feb.

Red Devil Star (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 4 out, pushed along, went 2nd and went right 2 out, driven, hung right and no chance with winner between last 2, lost 2nd run-in, 3rd of 11, 8l behind One For The Guv'nr (11-7) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.

Roderick Random 11-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 42l behind Davy Doubt (11-2) at Doncaster 2m NH flat (6) gd in Feb.

Royal Classic (FR) 11-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, in 3rd and held when blundered last, 5th of 11, 12l behind Mad Jack Mytton (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.

Elkstone 25-1 (10-7) In rear, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 20l behind Double Shuffle (11-2) at Doncaster 2m NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gd in Feb.

Miles To Memphis (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Held up, not fluent 1st or 4th, hit next, closed and disputing 8 lengths 3rd 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 48l behind Seedling (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (3) gs in Dec.