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15:00 Newbury

Saturday 29 December 2018

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

Betway Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 10.4s

1^st

Champ

611-7

1/1f

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Raced keenly, held up in touch in last pair, headway on inside tracking leaders before 4th, challenged and edged left before last, led last, hung left and kept on under pressure run-in tchd 10/11

2^nd

2 ½

Getaway Trump

511-7

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced keenly, tracked leaders, travelling on bit 2 out, edged left and every chance last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 8/1

3^rd

Kateson

511-7

9/2

T: T LaceyJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leader and keen, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, not pace of winner, lost 2nd towards finish op 13/2

4^th

Brewin'upastorm

511-7

9/2

T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear but in touch and keen, headway tracking leaders before 2 out, 4th and no extra from last, kept on towards finish op 11/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

Coolanly

611-7

16/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Led as no one else wanted to and set steady pace, hit 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 12/1

6^th

Alsa Mix

611-0

12/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out tchd 14/1

7^th

Nestor Park

511-7

28/1

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Took keen hold in touch, lost place 6th, behind and struggling next, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.40, £2.80EX:£10.20Trifecta:£38.20SF:£11.76Swingers:£3.40, £1.80, £5.30

Forecasts

Champ (1/1), Kateson (9/2), Brewin'upastorm (9/2), Getaway Trump (10/1), Alsa Mix (12/1), Coolanly (16/1), Nestor Park (28/1)

A race with a rich history this and all seven of these look horses with bright futures in the game. The vote goes to Paul Nicholls GETAWAY TRUMP who has won impressively the last twice and anything hailing from the 10-time champion trainer's Ditcheat yard at present has to be feared given his quite incredible run of form. Nicky Henderson also knows what it takes to win this and his Champ is certainly a leading contender having only been beaten once and that by a top-drawer horse so far over hurdles. Also high on the shortlist is unbeaten mare Alsa Mix for the 2016 winning trainer Alan King.