Racecards
15:00 Newbury
Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 52y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £28,475
- 2nd: £10,685
- 3rd: £5,350
- 4th: £2,665
- Form 0/11111-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 169
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders in 3rd until 7th, handy 4th, challenged on outside 3 out, led before last, shaken up always doing enough run-in
- Form 316P9-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
led and set decent pace, joined 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed next, headed before the last, weakened run-in
- Form 1F80-12
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey B J Geraghty
tracked leader until pushed along before 3 out, chased leaders, weakened before next
- Form 121315/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer Nicky Martin
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, injured and pulled up quickly after 3 out
- Form 254/32P-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 167
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leading trio, closer in 3rd 7th, 2nd going well before 3 out, every chance next, went 2nd approaching the last, hung left and stayed on run-in
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Thistlecrack won this in 2015 and Beer Goggles two years ago. Unowhatimeanharry is bidding for a third victory in five years so has to be respected. He was beaten five lengths by a back-to-form The Worlds End in a Grade 2 at Wetherby at the start of the month but is now 6lb better off with the winner. PAISLEY PARK carried all before him last season, winning the Long Walk Hurdle, the Cleeve Hurdle and the Stayers’ Hurdle after a couple of victories in competitive handicaps. He’ll be all the better for this run but looks a cut above everything in the stayers division at present.
Formwatch
Paisley Park (IRE) 11-8fav (11-10) Held up in mid-division, headway to latch onto leading group 2 out, soon ridden, responded well to pressure off last bend and stayed on well to lead before mistake last, asserted well final 75 yards and well on top towards finish, won at Cheltenham 3m (1) gs in Mar beating Sam Spinner (11-10) by 2 3/4l, 18 ran.
The Worlds End (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Made all, pressed before last, kept on strongly run-in, won at Wetherby 3m (1) sft in Nov beating Unowhatimeanharry (11-6) by 5l, 7 ran.
Unowhatimeanharry 7-2 (11-6) Held up in touch, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 6th, ridden and chance last, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind The Worlds End (11-0) at Wetherby 3m (1) sft in Nov.
Beer Goggles (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Tended to jump right, led, hung right from 7th, headed after 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat, 5th of 9, 22l behind Agrapart (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m (1) hvy in Jan.
Thistlecrack 12-1 (11-10) Mid-division, hampered and lost place 10th, last when stumbled 12th, behind when pulled up before 17th, at Cheltenham 3m 2f (1) gs in Mar.