13:50 Newbury

Saturday 29 December 2018

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

Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f 118y  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 5m 8.66s
1st
Horse silk
2
13/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Held up in last pair, closer 4 out, tracked leader travelling well 3 out, led approaching 2 out, clear before last, driven and idled run-in, just held on, all out op 8/1 tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
nse
3
16/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Held up in rear and keen, headway before 2 out, close 3rd 2 out, soon hung badly left, went 2nd final 100 yards, strong challenge close home, just failed
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
5/2f
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, ridden between last 2, lost 2nd and no extra final 100 yards op 9/4
4th
Horse silk
1
7
5/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Led, mistake 2nd, hit 6th, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
13
8
4/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (7)
Tracked leader until pushed along after 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along hung left and weakened before 2 out
6th
Horse silk
hd
6
11/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up in touch, dived at 3 out, soon outpaced, no chance after op 12/1 tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
11
4
9/2
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)
Chased leaders, 2nd after 4 out, pushed along and lost 2nd 3 out, weakened before next op 4/1
8th
Horse silk
16
1
66/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)
Held up touch, pushed along and weakened before 3 out op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£1.90, £2.90, £1.40EX:£107.60Trifecta:£316.30Tricast:£325.79SF:£91.00Swingers:£10.10, £3.20, £8.20

Forecasts

Dragon D'Estruval (5/2), Unblinking (4/1), Coeur Blimey (9/2), Subcontinent (5/1), I'm A Game Changer (13/2), Rainbow Dreamer (11/1), Knight In Dubai (16/1), John Constable (66/1)

Verdict

Nicky Henderson won this with a five-year-old last season and his DRAGON D'ESTRUVAL is given another chance here after travelling well here on return before not seeming to last the 3m trip. Unblinking is rated the biggest danger with Nigel Twiston-Davies horse looking a fast improver based on evidence this season and also to be respected is Coeur Blimey who was most impressive last time out.
  1. Dragon D'Estruval
  2. Unblinking
  3. Coeur Blimey

Previous Winners

2017
Brave Eagle
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 5
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £11,261.002nd: £3,326.003rd: £1,663.004th: £832.005th: £416.006th: £209.00

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