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14:40 Newbury

Saturday 2 March 2019

All13:3014:0514:4015:1015:4516:1516:50

William Hill Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 56.65s

1^st

San Benedeto

811-5

11/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield

Mid-division, steady headway before 4 out, chased leaders went 2nd at the last, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on well tchd 10/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Gala Ball

910-13

20/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leader until 4th, prominent, 2nd again 4 out, led soon after next, headed and no extra run-in op 25/1

3^rd

Valdez

1211-0

16/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Jumped right, chased leaders, pecked 12th, outpaced 2 out, kept on into 3rd run-in op 14/1

4^th

2 ½

Javert

1011-7

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: T Scudamore

Never that fluent, in touch in mid-division, went 2nd 7th until 4 out, chased leaders, 2nd again and hanging left when hampered 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, hung left and no extra in 4th run-in

5^th

1 ¼

Dolos

611-12

5/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (5)

Chased leaders, op 15/2

6^th

3 ½

Dustin Des Mottes

610-5

9/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 10th, outpaced before 4 out, plugged on, no danger op 10/1 tchd 11/1

7^th

Zalvados

610-0

20/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: P J Brennan

Always towards rear op 22/1

8^th

Mercian Prince

811-7

16/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Jumped right, led, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, weakened quickly between last 2 op 14/1

9^th

Value At Risk

1010-6

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: William Marshall (10)

Held up towards rear, never involved op 16/1 tchd 20/1

10^th

Warriors Tale

1011-11

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: N D Fehily

Held up towards rear tchd 16/1

11^th

War Sound

1011-1

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: C Gethings

Always towards rear, never on terms

12^th

1 ½

Azzuri

710-9

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always towards rear, never on terms

13^th

Nightfly

810-4

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Mid-division on inside, weakened after 10th op 16/1

Also Ran

Master Dee

1011-9

25/1

T: F O'BrienJ: B J Geraghty

Always behind, tailed off 9th, pulled up soon after tchd 20/1

Happy Diva

811-0

11/2

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (3)

Chasing leaders when blundered and unseated rider 8th op 5/1

Shanahan's Turn

1110-2

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Ben Godfrey (7)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until 7th, chased leaders, weakened before 10th, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£2.80, £5.20, £3.60, £2.50EX:£302.70Trifecta:£5,003.80Tricast:£3,499.35SF:£217.18Swingers:£54.20, £56.20, £174.60

Forecasts

Dolos (5/1), Happy Diva (11/2), War Sound (7/1), Javert (8/1), Dustin Des Mottes (9/1), San Benedeto (11/1), Value At Risk (14/1), Warriors Tale (14/1), Valdez (16/1), Mercian Prince (16/1), Gala Ball (20/1), Zalvados (20/1), Nightfly (20/1), Master Dee (25/1), Shanahan's Turn (33/1), Azzuri (50/1)

A wide-open look to this handicap with not too many appealing as particularly well handicapped. Ultra-consistent mare HAPPY DIVA gets the vote after a solid win over an in-form horse at Huntingdon latest suggesting she is still thriving and she is a regular in these sort of contests. War Sound has been well backed for this contest and if back to his Aintree form earlier in the season he would have a big chance. Dolos appeals the most of the Ditcheat trio and the form of the Nicholls team makes him therefore worthy of serious respect.