Newbury Races
Newbury
14:55
Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.60 £5.10
Exacta: £45
Trifecta: £200.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | The New Lion (GB) | 6 G | Elite | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 9/4 | Won | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - drifted left 2nd - went fourth after 3rd - going best from 3 out - switched right after 2 out - led after last - soon went clear - impressive(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Wendigo (FR) | 6 G | Elite | Jamie Snowden | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 4.75 | Held up in rear - outpaced before 3 out - headway from 2 out - stayed on run-in - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Bill Joyce (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 161 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | Prominent - pressed leader from 4th - ridden approaching last - no chance with winner run-in - no extra when lost second towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Regent's Stroll (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 5/4F | 1.75 | Held up in rear - took keen hold after 3rd - headway 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - mistake last - kept on final 110yds(op 11/10 tchd Evens) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Electric Mason (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Chris Gordon | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | Led - headed run-in - no extra and lost two places final 110yds(op 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | It's Hard To Know (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 40 | Pressed leader - prominent from 4th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | First Confession (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 19 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to last from 5th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) |