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Read Paul Nicholls On Betting.Betfair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.30 Place: £1.40 £1.20 £3.20 Exacta: £13.70 Trifecta: £87
Non-Runners: Give Us A Swig (self certificate), Pol Crocan (self certificate), Tip Top Mountain (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m½f 2m½f
1st
Ducked left start - took keen hold - led - wandered around just before 2nd - headed and pushed along before 3 out - soon rallied and every chance - led again run-in - went clear final 110yds - readily(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)
9 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 162 lbs 7/2 Won
2m1f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m½f 2m
2m2f 2m½f
2nd
Tracked winner - led going easily before 3 out - soon hard pressed - not fluent and pushed along 2 out - not fluent last - headed run-in - ridden and outpaced final 110yds(op 5/2)
N/A Elite
Paul Nicholls 153 lbs 9/4J 5.5
2m3f
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3rd
Took keen hold - midfield on inner - steady headway before 3 out - went third 2 out - soon pushed along - no impression from last (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)
N/A Poor
Alan King 156 lbs 16/1 4.75
2m 2m5f 2m½f
-
4th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - going easily when hampered 3 out - shaken up and steady headway from 2 out - not fluent last - soon went fourth - kept on - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding ran too free and was badly hampered by a faller at the third last hurdle)(op 14/1)
5 G Poor
Dan Skelton 156 lbs 18/1 5.5
2m½f 2m 1m7½f
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5th
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent and pushed along 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - held when bumped just after last(op 66/1)
N/A Poor
Olly Murphy 156 lbs 80/1 1
2m 2m
2m½f
6th
Didn't jump with fluency - prominent on inner - went third after 4 out - pushed along and lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 2/1)
N/A Good
Nicky Henderson 149 lbs 9/4J 4.25
2m½f 2m½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m½f
2m 2m3½f 2m3½f
7th
Raced wide - towards rear - steady headway after 4 out - shaken up and lost ground after 3 out - weakened from 2 out
9 G AVG
Ben Pauling 156 lbs 125/1 4
2m7½f 3m½f 2m7½f 2m7f
2m1½f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m1f
8th
Towards rear - pushed along before 3 out - soon no impression - weakened from 2 out(op 250/1 tchd 400/1)
10 G Poor
Michael Hawker 156 lbs 300/1 .5
2m5½f 2m3½f 3m1f 2m5f 3m
-
9th
Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - shaken up 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 125/1)
N/A Poor
Gary Moore 156 lbs 200/1 18
2m½f
2m 2m½f
10th
Took keen hold - prominent - shaken up and lost position after 4 out - struggling when jockey lost iron briefly after 3 out - soon beaten - tailed off(op 50/1)
7 G Poor
Colin Tizzard 156 lbs 66/1 2.75
2m 1m7f 2m4f 2m5f 2m5f
1m7½f
11th
Raced wide - took keen hold - prominent - lost position 4th - dropped to last and pushed along after 4 out - soon beaten - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 125/1)
6 G Poor
Chris Gordon 156 lbs 200/1 13
2m1½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 3m 2m3½f
2m
99th
Midfield - steady headway 4 out - nudged along and 4 lengths fifth when sprawled on landing and unseated rider 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
N/A Elite
Emma Lavelle 156 lbs 9/2 -
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