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15:50 Newbury

Arkell's Brewery Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 2.50s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Pharaway Citizen (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pharpost (IRE)

    10/3

      2
      Silk - ORANGE, DARK BLUE sash, diabolo on sleeves, ORANGE cap

      Romero

      43 v
      9/2
      • Form 6351U4
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9

      led, headed after 5th, chased winner until 9th, no danger after

      3
      Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

      Dark Room (IRE)

      21
      5/2
      • Form 6U5122
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-9

      held up in touch, mistake 8th, headway 12th, ridden after next, one pace from 2 out

      4
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap

      Pharpost (IRE)

      13
      10/3
      • Form 1-2F3F4
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-6

      held up in touch, headway 13th, mistake next, ridden and every chance last, no extra flat

      5
      Silk - RED, BLACK diamond, BLACK and RED chevrons on sleeves, RED cap, BLACK diamonds

      Helvetius

      42
      7/1
      • Form 12542P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-3

      tracked leaders, led 11th, headed 13th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before last

      6
      Silk - Red and Yellow (quartered), Black sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap

      Pharaway Citizen (IRE)

      5
      10/1
      • Form 132-3PP
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-1

      prominent, led after 5th, headed 11th, mistake 12th, led next, hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well flat

      8
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap

      Rufius (IRE)

      3
      10/3
      • Form 124216
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-7

      held up in touch, not fluent 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before last

      1
      NR

      Full Minty

      20
      • Form F1P1/P2
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12

      Withdrawn

      7
      NR

      Benson (IRE)

      56
      • Form 5/6-1530
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Full Minty has returned in good form following an injury lay-off but finds himself on top weight, albeit it from a reasonable mark. Romero won well over course and distance from a five-pound lower mark when seeming to take to a visor in November. He may not have stayed at Taunton last time and has to be respected here. The lightly-raced Dark Room has been raised 6lbs for just getting beaten by Existential at Kempton and looked all over the winner that day until the run-in. This shorter trip and delayed waiting tactics may well help his cause (although he has won over three miles) and he too has to be respected. Pharpost has displayed promise but stopped very quickly at Kempton last time and can sometimes be let down by his jumping. Helvetius has shown some reasonable form but appears fairly handicapped. Lightly raced Irish import Pharaway Citizen has struggled in his last two runs, while Benson is 7lbs higher than for his sole win over fences, which does not make his chance an obvious one. Rufius has been running well this season but is 5lbs higher than for his two career successes which could catch him out. With Tom Siddall taking a useful three pounds off his back, Dark Room, still only six years old, is taken to make amends for his narrow Kempton defeat.