Racecards
15:45 Newbury
Weatherbys Bank Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
held up, headway 6f out, chased leaders over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
Bruern (IRE)
324- Form 0-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs Mary Hambro
- Jockey C Llewellyn
chased leader, slight lead over 4f out, soon headed and weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Buckler
- Jockey B Hitchcott
mid-division until weakened over 5f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M Pitman
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
close up, outpaced 3f out, shaken up and stayed on again inside final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Ms Bridget Nicholls
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
close up until weakened under pressure over 2f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
in touch, ridden to press leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
in touch to halfway, well behind final 5f
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
behind and never near leaders
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
behind, ridden and struggling final 4f
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey T Doyle
held up in mid-division, headway on inner over 5f out, let inside final 3f, ridden and kept on well until headed well inside final furlong
- Form 1-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up towards rear, steady headway 6f out, challenged on bit 2f out, pushed along to lead well inside final furlong, readily
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey A P McCoy
chased leaders, close up and ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
Marjina
28- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B J Crowley
behind, headway 6f out, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, one pace final 2f
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey R Thornton
in touch, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A tough bumper rounds off the card and as usual with all these events the market will be very informative, however the principals look to be Blazing Guns, Florida Dream and Shadow River and we will side with Blazing Guns. The four year old is a well bred gelding by Un Desperado who got a favourable mention in a recent stable tour and he is taken to score. Shadow River is a gelding by Over The River From a top yard and is worth noting in the market but he is bred to be suited by a sterner test of stamina. Florida Dream is a gelding by Florida Run but his stable are not known for winners in this sphere. Finely Tuned is from a yard that has a fair record in these races and should be noted. Of those to have run Be My Valentine was a fair fourth behind Queen Soraya and is sure to improve but in a wide open affair we are happy to side with Blazing Guns.