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13:05 Newbury

Lexus Ls430 Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 39.70s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ballyrobert (IRE)

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Jardin de Beaulieu (FR)

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Flinders Chase

      11/1

        1
        Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Flinders Chase

        9
        11/1
        • Form 3223U-1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 12-6

        held up towards rear, headway 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, took 3rd flat, not trouble first 2

        2
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK epaulets, BLACK and ORANGE striped sleeves, BLACK cap, ORANGE star

        Backbeat (IRE)

        242 b
        12/1
        • Form 240/41P-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        jumped right throughout, tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and headed after 4 out, hit 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out

        3
        Silk - BLACK and YELLOW diamonds, checked sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Jardin de Beaulieu (FR)

        14
        14/1
        • Form F/P245-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-9

        held up in touch, tracked leader 11th, led before 3 out, kept on until headed flat, no extra

        4
        Silk - Pink and Maroon diamonds, Pink sleeves, Maroon armlets, Pink cap

        Another Joker

        38
        12/1
        • Form 54-1261
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-7

        led to 4th, stayed prominent, blundered 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened before last

        5
        Silk - Light green, light green and emerald green striped sleeves and cap

        Yvanovitch (FR)

        274
        14/1
        • Form 0550-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6

        held up in touch, hit 4 out, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never nearer

        6
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Claude Greengrass

        28
        7/2
        • Form 215F2-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-5

        held up rear, ridden along after 10th, some headway 2 out, not reach leaders

        7
        Silk - Pink, dark blue hoop, armlets and cap

        Curtins Hill (IRE)

        14
        4/1
        • Form 402-343
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-4

        behind, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened and tailed off before 2 out

        8
        Silk - GREY, RED sleeves, BLACK and RED check cap

        Elgar

        9
        11/1
        • Form 02/0-33
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-1

        tracked leaders to 4 out, soon ridden, weakened and pulled up before 2 out

        10
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

        Kelantan

        12
        25/1
        • Form 0/6-U14
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11

        behind, hit 4 out, headway 3 out, kept on from 2 out but not trouble leaders

        11
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Dark Blue sleeves and cap

        Ballyrobert (IRE)

        24
        13/2
        • Form 40460-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        held up, blundered badly 7th, headway to chase leader 2 out, stayed on to lead after last, ridden out

        12
        Silk - White, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine and armlets, Red cap

        Penthouse Minstrel

        9 v
        9/1
        • Form P41142
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0

        soon in rear, lost touch after 6th and pulled up before 11th

        9
        NR

        Braeburn

        253
        • Form 2P/FP-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Claude Greengrass is taken to make a successful start to his chasing career, with Another Joker, Flinders Chase and Ballyrobert all expected to go well. Jonjo O'Neill has been waiting for the ground to ease before unleashing Claude Greengrass over jumps, and the seven-year-old takes his chance here. Touched off when the subject of a mighty gamble over hurdles at Catterick last term, he has since made amends, and was given a pipe-opener at Carlisle last month. Eased down to win comfortably, he could be a star in the making if his jumping does not let him down. He gets over a stone from Flinders Chase, who is vastly more experienced over the bigger obstacles, but who only opened his account at the 11th time of asking at Exeter recently. However, that was on his seasonal reappearance, so he too will come on for the run. It is asking a lot though to hump 12st 6lb round here, and he is passed over. Another Joker jumped well when scoring at Haydock, making all and as long as there is no more rain, he should give a good account, while Ballyrobert showed that he is over past problems when making all at Towcester. He can make the frame, but for us it has to be Claude Greengrass to make an immediate impact over fences.