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13:05 Newbury

Wednesday 19 December 2018

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:4515:1515:45

Equine Productions Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 10.25s

1^st

Rathhill

511-0

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leaders, travelling well before 3 out, went 2nd last, quickened to lead run-in, comfortably op 9/4 tchd 2/1

2^nd

1 ½

Nordic Combined

411-0

6/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, went 2nd and kept on run-in, not pace of winner op 17/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Pistol Whipped

411-0

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, led before last, headed and not pace of winner run-in, soon dropped to 3rd op 7/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Dashel Drasher

511-0

15/8f

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Led until after 1st, chased leader, chance 2 out, ridden and lost 2nd at the last, plugged on in 4th run-in op 3/1

5^th

Umndeni

411-0

6/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Raced keenly, led after 1st, hit 2 out, ridden and headed before the last, 5th and one pace run-in op 8/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

Beaufort West

411-0

14/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, no danger after op 12/1 tchd 11/1

7^th

1 ½

Brigade of Guards

411-0

50/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, headway on inside approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next op 40/1

8^th

3 ¼

So Lonely

410-7

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division on inside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next op 33/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

Vards

811-0

50/1

T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leaders, stumbled 3 out, weakened before next op 40/1

10^th

2 ¼

Iconic Muddle

511-0

125/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Soon towards rear, mistake 3rd, last and struggling 3 out, kept on steadily run-in

11^th

Gameface

411-0

14/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Pushed along after 4 out, always towards rear op 16/1

12^th

Rahmah

611-0

250/1

T: G DeaconJ: M D Grant

Behind most of way

13^th

Born To Please

410-7

250/1

T: M D I UsherJ: James Davies

Always behind

14^th

Flight Deck

411-0

66/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, weakened next

15^th

2 ½

Lochinver

411-0

250/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Mistake 1st, always towards rear

16^th

Continuum

911-0

100/1

T: P HedgerJ: Brendan Powell

Not fluent 2nd, always towards rear op 150/1

17^th

Bob Maxwell

411-0

250/1

T: R DickinJ: C Poste

Mistake 2nd, always behind, tailed off

18^th

Outofthequestion

411-0

125/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Always towards rear

Also Ran

Age Of Wisdom

511-0

125/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Towards rear when stumbled and unseated rider 4th op 150/1

Captain Marmalade

611-0

250/1

T: J C FoxJ: Thomas Garner

Well behind, mistake 2nd, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Dreyfus⁹⁵⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P R Webber J: G Sheehan

Tegerek²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£2.50, £2.10, £2.60EX:£34.50Trifecta:£252.50SF:£25.15Swingers:£5.30, £6.30, £7.70

Forecasts

Dashel Drasher (15/8), Rathhill (7/2), Nordic Combined (6/1), Umndeni (6/1), Pistol Whipped (8/1), Beaufort West (14/1), Gameface (14/1), Tegerek (20/1), So Lonely (25/1), Dreyfus (33/1), Brigade of Guards (50/1), Vards (50/1), Flight Deck (66/1), Continuum (100/1), Iconic Muddle (125/1), Outofthequestion (125/1), Age Of Wisdom (125/1), Rahmah (250/1), Born To Please (250/1), Lochinver (250/1), Bob Maxwell (250/1), Captain Marmalade (250/1)

Lots of runners and that means plenty of guesswork involved. The champion trainer saddles two likely sorts in Pistol Whipped and Rathhill and the betting is likely to be the best guide to their respective chances. Either could be good enough, but they have to concede racecourse experience to a couple of promising sorts in Nordic Combined and UMNDENI, with the latter given a narrow vote in the expectation of improvement in the jumping department after a fair debut at Chepstow. Dashel Drasher and Beaufort West are closely matched on recent course form and can also make their presence felt, along with Irish imports So Lonely and Gameface.