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15:00 Newbury

Saturday 30 December 2017

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Betfred Challow Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 5m 25.55s

1^st

Poetic Rhythm

60-0

15/8f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Tracked leaders, hit 4 out, 3rd after 4 out, kept to inside in straight, went 2nd 3 out, challenged last, led run-in, stayed on gamely near finish, all out op 9/4 tchd 13/8

2^nd

Mulcahys Hill

50-0

16/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked leader, led 4th, clear before 3 out and taken wide in straight, ridden and flashed tail between last 2, joine dlast, headed run-in, rallied gamely towards finish, just failed

3^rd

Kilbricken Storm

60-0

11/4

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Raced wide, held up in last pair, headway tracking leading pair 3rd, 2nd after 4 out, taken wide in straight, no impression when lost 2nd 3 out, one pace, no chance with leading duo op 3/1

4^th

2 ½

Way Back Then

60-0

7/1

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leading trio until lost place slightly 3rd, ridden and went 4th after 4 out, never threatened op 6/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

Dans Le Vent

40-0

16/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Held up well in rear, struggling when mistake 4 out, modest 5th when mistake 3 out, blundered next, never a factor op 12/1

Also Ran

N/A

Aye Aye Charlie

120-0

T: F O'BrienJ:

N/A

Jammin Masters

130-0

T: W GreatrexJ:

N/A

Knight In Dubai

110-0

T: D SkeltonJ:

Dame Rose

40-0

3/1

T: R HobsonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced keenly, led until 4th, chased leader, hit 6th and 4 out, lost 2nd after 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before next tchd 7/2

N/A

Royal Magic

120-0

T: S ThomasJ:

N/A

Storm Control

110-0

T: Kerry LeeJ:

N/A

Us And Them

110-0

T: J P O'BrienJ:

N/A

Momella

120-0

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.60, £3.40EX:£30.60Trifecta:£71.20SF:£27.32Swingers:£6.60, £1.50, £7.10

Forecasts

Poetic Rhythm (15/8), Kilbricken Storm (11/4), Dame Rose (3/1), Way Back Then (7/1), Mulcahys Hill (16/1), Dans Le Vent (16/1)

A slightly sub-standard renewal of the Challow Hurdle, but plenty of likeable horses in the line up nonetheless. Dame Rose is the sole mare in the race, and she is a tough, gritty performer who wears her heart on her sleeve, but looks potentially a shade vulnerable over this longer trip. Kilbricken Storm arrives as the most progressive of the field, but this race comes quickly on the back of his 3m Grade 2 Cheltenham victory a fortnight ago, so there might be just a glimmer of a weakness which could be exploited by POETIC RHYTHM. The Fergal O'Brien camp continue to make a sizeable impression on the National Hunt scene, and their Persian War winner lost little in defeat by the classy On The Blind Side at Cheltenham in mid-November and should represent slightly more value in the market than Kilbricken Storm.