Racecards
12:35 Newbury
Western Daily Press Club Novices' Chase (Class D)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 02125-F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
tracked winner 5th, pecked 3 out, beaten when jumped left 2 out and last, finished tired
- Form PF4U4-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
led to 3rd, tracked winner to 5th, struggling from 7th, tailed of when mistake 10th
- Form 0131-0U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs N Smith
- Jockey L P Aspell
not fluent 4th, tracked leading pair from 6th, mistake and lost touch from 10th, tailed off 4 out
- Form 321F1-2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked leader, led 3rd, drew clear before 4th out, unchallenged
In depth
Verdict
Bal de Nuit gets all the allowances here and provided he gets a clear round, he should be capable of beating Be My Destiny. Paul Nicholls' representative ran up against a useful type in Lord Sam last time out and with him in receipt of the four-year-old's weight allowance - he only has to run up to form to score here. Mark Pitman's team are in form and while Be My Destiny is a useful type - his better form seems to be on softer. Mister Putt was unfancied on chasing debut at Plumpton and only made it to the third before coming to grief. Ex-pointer Mister Pearly was a 50/1 chance in a National Hunt Flat race and is hastily put over the larger obstacles. Bal de Nuit looks the bet albeit at cramped odds.