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15:35 Newbury
Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 93y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £19,000 added
- Winner: £10,034
- 2nd: £4,617
- 3rd: £2,308
- 4th: £1,155
- Form 233/2-2P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
close up, led 7th, headed narrowly 5 out, weakened 4 out and pulled up before next
- Form P/34159-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey James Bowen
in rear, in touch, headway before 4 out where went close 4th, every chance from 2 out, pushed along and carried left before last, ridden and stayed on run-in, just held towards finish
- Form 23P-145
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Jack Tudor
tracked leaders, not fluent 8th, dropped away before 4 out, tailed off
- Form 32410-5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
mid-division on outer, not fluent 11th and lost position to rear but still in touch, headway before 4 out, disputed 3rd 3 out, ridden and led approaching 2 out, hung left before last, stayed on grimly run-in, just prevailed
- Form 4104-21
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
towards rear, headway to press leaders 12th, pushed along in 2nd 4 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd 2 out, stayed on and rallied run-in, not reach leaders
- Form 11333/U
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
chased leaders, prominent 9th, mistake 11th, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened and tailed off
- Form 12-P321
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
led narrowly, hit 2nd, headed and pressed leader from 7th, led again narrowly 5 out, pushed along before 3 out, headed approaching 2 out where bad mistake, soon weakened
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Verdict
Though Neon Moon got off the mark over fences at Ludlow in October, he’s been well beaten twice since off this sort of mark. WALKING ON AIR, a winner over hurdles here last year, makes his debut over fences after a break but might have the class to prevail despite conceding 18lb to the Chepstow winner Ballycamus. Golden Son’s run at Aintree wasn’t his form while Passing Well followed up a second at Ascot with a victory at Lingfield so can’t be ignored. Moon Hunter showed promise at Cheltenham but then ran poorly at Exeter.
Formwatch
Golden Son (FR) 4-5fav (11-8) Led, headed 3rd, tracked winner until 10th, weakened next, behind when pulled up 4 out, at Aintree 2m 4f (2) hvy in Dec.
Walking On Air (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Mid-division, progress into 5th after 4 out, close 4th and mistake 3 out, mistake next and ridden, no extra entering straight, 9th of 25, 18 1/4l behind Kilbeg King (10-10) at Punchestown 3m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Neon Moon (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Prominent, not fluent 10th, ridden and briefly chased leader before 2 out where slightly hampered, weakened approaching last, 5th of 8, 17l behind Your Darling (11-1) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Henry's Friend (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along in 6th before 4 out, never involved, 5th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Glory And Honour (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Passing Well (FR) 9-4 (12-2) Led, headed 4th, led again 5 out, ridden and joined 2 out, stayed on gamely, won at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Heva Rose (10-6) by 1l, 5 ran.
Lubeat Foras (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Led, narrow lead when knuckled on landing and unseated rider 3 out, at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Ballycamus (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 6th, pushed along after 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, led flat, stayed on, won at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Dec beating Ballybeen (10-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Moon Hunter 4-1 (11-4) Mid-division out wide, some headway and reminders 11th, weakened home turn, 8th of 9, 33 1/2l behind Wiseguy (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.