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14:30 Newbury

Western Daily Press Club Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 1.10s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cool Investment (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Helvetius

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Lord 'n' Master (IRE)

      11/4

        1
        Silk - Orange, White stars, striped sleeves and star on cap

        Cool Investment (IRE)

        7
        3/1
        • Form 33-4021
        • Age 5
        • Weight 12-1

        always prominent, led after 4 out, not fluent next, clear last, ran on well

        2
        Silk - RED, BLACK diamond, BLACK and RED chevrons on sleeves, RED cap, BLACK diamonds

        Helvetius

        59 D
        12/1
        • Form 8-51254
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        tracked leaders, challenged approaching 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on

        4
        Silk - BROWN, LIGHT BLUE cross belts, striped sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap

        Lord 'n' Master (IRE)

        22
        11/4
        • Form 5-61341
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-9

        held up, mistake 12th, headway and not fluent next, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression

        6
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue stars, Yellow and Dark Blue striped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Harpasgon de L'Ombre (FR)

        79
        8/1
        • Form F42-PF1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-6

        led, mistake and headed 4 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out

        7
        Silk - Purple, grey seams, white sleeves, purple cap

        Imago II (FR)

        16 b BF
        5/1
        • Form 1/340-P9
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up, not fluent 7th (water), mistake 10th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

        8
        Silk - Light Green, Maroon chevrons, Light Green sleeves, striped cap

        Coppeen Sam (IRE)

        454
        33/1
        • Form 437/009-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

        9
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue and Red striped cap

        Perk Alert (IRE)

        953 BF
        7/1
        • Form 3833F4/
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-11

        in touch, mistake 11th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 4 out

        10
        Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

        Steve The Fish (IRE)

        22
        16/1
        • Form 5FF2-P5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        in touch when blundered and unseated rider 6th

        3
        NR

        Redskin Raider (IRE)

        248
        • Form 733P20-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-10

        5
        NR

        Sunshine Leader (IRE)

        26
        • Form 1330-23
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        A trappy race. Cool Investment will need to be a good horse to conceed weight all round in this affair. Successful in a hot race at Warwick last Saturday, he did seem to handle cut in the ground over hurdles but that welter-burden is more than a little off-putting. Helvetius bombed on his sole start on heavy ground and he is readily opposed. Lord 'N' Master has an encouraging jockey booking but has yet to trouble the judge on this surface. Our selection is Sunshine Leader. Admittedly she produced a very moderate run at Folkestone but she had caught the eye on her chasing debut. Given that she was a fair handicapper on soft ground over hurdles, we'll keep faith with Ed James' charge. A watching brief is kept on Perk Alert. A fair hurdler over three miles, it is interesting that connections have chosen to persevere after such a long absence.