Newbury
13:40
Coral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £29 Place: £4.30 £3.10 £2.50 Exacta: £279.30 Tricast: £2189.85 Trifecta: £2606.80
Non-Runners: Soaring Glory (running in first preference)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Jumped well - made all - went clear approaching last - kept on well run-in - readily(op 25/1)
8 M AVG Dan Skelton 155 lbs 28/1 Won
2nd
Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 4th - rapid headway before 3 out - went second 2 out - hung left run-in - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
7 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 161 lbs 10/1 7
3rd
Took keen hold - towards rear on inner - headway 3 out - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - rallied run-in - kept on well and went third final strides(tchd 13/2)
8 G Good Alan King 167 lbs 7/1 2
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4th
Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - outpaced 3 out - headway 2 out - disputing third run-in - kept on(op 9/1)
8 G AVG Joe Tizzard 145 lbs 10/1 0.2
5th
Towards rear - slow jump 5th - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - headway approaching last - disputing third run-in - kept on
8 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 150 lbs 5/1 0.1
6th
Raced in second - pressed leader 2nd - lost second 2 out - weakened and lost three places run-in
7 G AVG Syd Hosie 153 lbs 12/1 .5
7th
In touch with leaders - towards rear when not fluent 5 out - outpaced 3 out - weakened 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(tchd 9/2)
6 G AVG Paul Nicholls 154 lbs 5/1 18
8th
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - weakened then not fluent 3 out - tailed off(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
10 G AVG Tom Lacey 161 lbs 12/1 53
99th
Prominent - weakened 3 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)
5 G Good Ben Case 159 lbs 16/1 -
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99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bit short of room after 4 out - weakened quickly and pulled up home turn (jockey said gelding ran too free; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)
7 G AVG Nicky Henderson 156 lbs 5/2F -