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Newbury
15:15
Betfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £1.80 £7.40 £4.10 Exacta: £234 Tricast: £2130.03 Trifecta: £4642.80
Non-Runners: Brentford Hope (self certificate), Luccia (unsuitable ground), Tellherthename (unsuitable ground), Under Control (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m½f 2m 2m½f 1m7½f
1st
Towards rear - awkward jump 1st - headway on inner before 2 out - good jump and went second last - soon ridden and challenging - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 6/1)
6 G Good
Nicky Henderson 162 lbs 11/2 Won
2m½f 2m2f 2m1f 2m4f 2m½f
2m2f 2m3f 2m 2m 2m½f
2nd
Midfield - good headway after 4 out - disputed lead just before 2 out - soon led clearly - jumped left last - soon faced challenge - headed final 110yds
7 G Good
Dan Skelton 157 lbs 28/1 2.25
2m1f 2m 2m3½f 2m 1m7½f
2m 2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m1f
3rd
Raced wide - midfield - good headway before 4 out - briefly disputed lead just before 2 out - outpaced from last - just held third
8 G Good
Olly Murphy 157 lbs 14/1 6
2m 2m½f 2m 2m½f 1m7½f
2m 2m 2m5f 1m7½f 2m1f
4th
Held up in rear - not fluent 4 out - headway when bit short of room before 2 out - mistake 2 out - still plenty to do last - kept on well run-in - went fourth towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
9 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 160 lbs 18/1 0.3
2m5f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m3½f
2m1f 2m 1m7½f 1m7½f 1m7½f
5th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced 2 out - rallied and briefly went fourth run-in - kept on
7 G Good
Dan Skelton 158 lbs 50/1 .5
2m 2m1f 2m4f 2m½f 1m7½f
1m7f 2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m½f
6th
Led - headed just before 2 out - weakened gradually from last(op 20/1)
9 G Good
Dan Skelton 162 lbs 22/1 1.75
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m½f 2m
7th
In touch with leaders - good headway 3 out - briefly disputed lead just before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon hung left - weakened run-in(op 22/1)
7 G AVG
Chris Gordon 147 lbs 25/1 1.5
2m 2m1f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m½f
2m2f 2m2f 2m2f
8th
Re-shod - midfield on inner - mistake 2nd - switched right and headway before 2 out - no extra approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 3/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 161 lbs 7/2F 3.75
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3f 2m4f
2m5f 2m5f 2m 2m 1m7½f
9th
Prominent - pressed leader after 1st - mistake 5 out - weakened from 2 out
7 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 147 lbs 50/1 2
2m 2m1f 2m1f 2m 2m
2m 2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m½f
10th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - soon dropped to midfield - in rear after 2nd - hit 4 out - some headway from 2 out - never dangerous(op 33/1)
7 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 157 lbs 40/1 0.3
2m5f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m3f 2m3½f
2m½f 2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m
11th
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent and lost ground 2nd - hung right after 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened
7 G AVG
Nigel Hawke 147 lbs 25/1 1.75
2m½f 2m2½f 2m 2m3½f 2m3f
2m 2m 2m½f 2m1f 1m7½f
12th
Never better than midfield(op 22/1)
6 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 154 lbs 25/1 3.75
2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m½f 2m
2m2f 2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m
13th
Took keen hold - always behind
6 G Poor
David Pipe 153 lbs 66/1 2.25
2m 2m½f 2m3f 2m3f 1m7½f
2m 2m3½f 2m½f 1m7½f 1m7½f
14th
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind(op 11/2)
7 G Good
Harry Fry 160 lbs 5/1 1.75
2m½f 2m3½f 2m3½f 3m½f 2m3½f
2m 2m 2m 2m½f 2m
15th
Always behind (jockey said gelding never travelled)
6 G Good
Gary Moore 164 lbs 10/1 .75
2m 2m4f 1m7½f 2m 2m4½f
2m 2m4f 2m½f 2m½f 2m4½f
16th
Prominent - pressed leader 4 out - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
7 G Good
Neil King 165 lbs 8/1 8.5
2m½f 2m4f 2m 2m 2m4f
2m5f 2m4½f 2m 2m 2m
17th
Kept away from others at start - always behind - struggling 4 out(op 50/1)
7 G Poor
Gary Moore 151 lbs 66/1 5
2m
2m 2m4f 2m2½f 2m½f 1m7½f
18th
Took keen hold - prominent - lost position before 3 out - eased before 2 out(op 14/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 143 lbs 8/1 6
2m6½f 2m3f 2m4f
2m½f 2m½f 2m 1m7f 2m
19th
Never better than midfield(op 18/1)
8 G AVG
Victor Dartnall 160 lbs 22/1 20
2m 1m7½f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m3f
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m 2m½f 2m
99th
Raced wide - midfield - not fluent 1st - in rear 5 out - soon struggling - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was restless in preliminaries)(op 22/1)
6 G AVG
Nicky Martin 149 lbs 25/1 -
2m3½f 2m 2m1½f 2m4f 2m4½f
2m1½f 2m5f 2m½f 2m5½f 2m3½f
99th
Always behind - mistake 4 out - pulled up home turn (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 33/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 151 lbs 50/1 -
2m 2m3½f