Racecards
17:20 Newbury
West Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
in touch, every chance 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
held up in rear, headway under pressure 5f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
Ungaro (FR)
118- Form 10
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up, headway 5f out, went 2nd and challenged 3f out, ridden to join winner in final furlong, not quicken near finish
- Form 6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
mid-division, hampered and lost place 6f out, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey C Llewellyn
took keen hold, left in lead after 2f, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Old
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up, some headway over 3f out, never near leaders
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
mid-division, reminders 7f out, soon weakened
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D R Gandolfo
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
prominent, slightly hampered 6f out, soon weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
in touch, ridden 7f out, soon weakened
- Form 42
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey S Thomas
led until hung right bend after 2f, prominent until weakened 4f out
- Form 3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
in touch, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, led 3f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 24
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
chased leader after 2f, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
held up, headway on outside over 5f out, chased leaders 2f out, not pace to challenge
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division, ridden 5f out, soon beaten
- Form 55
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
behind, some late headway, never on terms
In depth
Verdict
A smashing bumper and it should produce a fair number of future winners. Icy Blast and Kimono Royal have already won their bumpers and, despite the fact that bumpers often struggle to repeat the feat under a penalty, they are both entitled to go well again. Of the pair, we'll give the nod to good Wetherby winner Icy Blast. Ungaro has already proven the point just made and with the stables of Noel Chance, Philip Hobbs, Kim Bailey, Henrietta Knight and Robert Alner all represented here then the betting market should be watched with interest. As we say, it's a race that is difficult to assess but our vote goes to Icy Blast.