Newbury
13:30
Bet In-Play On Racing With BetVictor Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2 £1.40 £2.90 Exacta: £16.50 Tricast: £120.35 Trifecta: £114.70
Non-Runners: Kaleb (unsuitable ground), Maclaine (unsuitable ground), Red Windsor (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Blow Your Wad (IRE) 7 G AVG Tom Lacey 165 lbs 11/2 Won Took keen hold - held up in rear - midfield after 3rd - short of room and hampered on turn after 4 out - pressed leader going easily before 2 out - ridden approaching last - led inside final furlong - kept on well(op 6/1)
2nd 5 Inneston (FR) 7 G Good Gary Moore 161 lbs 9/4F 3.75 Midfield - headway 3 out - pressed leader going easily 2 out - soon led - ridden approaching last - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 11/5)
3rd 8 Equinus (IRE) 7 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 159 lbs 10/1 6 Led - wandered on approach 1st - ridden 2 out - soon headed - weakened last
4th 3 Atlanta Brave (IRE) 7 G AVG Kerry Lee 165 lbs 7/2 7.5 In touch with leaders - bit short of room on turn after 4 out - soon dropped to rear and ridden - well behind but stayed on from 2 out - went modest fourth run-in(op 10/3)
5th 9 Pearly Island (GB) 9 G AVG Lucy Wadham 158 lbs 15/2 1.75 Raced wide early - held up in rear - switched sharply left and on inner before 5th - headway and prominent when mistake 4 out - ridden after 3 out - weakened from 2 out - lost fourth run-in(tchd 8/1)
6th 11 Our Champ (IRE) 7 G AVG Paul Henderson 152 lbs 22/1 18 Raced wide - in touch with leaders - towards rear after 3rd - headway and prominent before 3 out - ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 28/1)
99th 12 Artistic Choice (IRE) 3 G Poor Michael Bell 143 lbs 15/2 - Prominent - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3rd - jumped right 4th - edged left on turn after 4 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out - pulled up 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 7/1)
99th 6 Glen Cannel (IRE) 7 G Good L J Morgan 162 lbs 20/1 - Midfield - ridden and dropped to rear 5 out - weakened and pulled up just before 3 out(op 16/1)
99th 1 Toothless (FR) 5 G Good Paul Nicholls 163 lbs 20/1 - Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway and prominent 6th - bit short of room on turn after 4 out - soon ridden and weakened - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)