14:05 Newbury

Saturday 23 March 2019

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:3017:35

Insure With Be Wiser Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 1f 214y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 6m 35.4s
1st
Horse silk
10
710-11
9/2
T: R HobsonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (5)
Mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway on outside 5th, pressed leader next, led 10th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well under pressure from last op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
12/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge
Held up behind, headway 7th, tracked leaders on outside 11th (water), went 2nd before 4 out, ridden after last, kept on, not quite reach winner op 11/1 tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
13
11
13/2
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
In touch, driven to chase winner after 5 out to before next, soon one pace, no impression with clear pair after 2 out op 7/1 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
4/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Prominent, mistake and dropped to mid-division 2nd, lost place and behind 8th, reminder after 10th, headway 15th, driven to chase leaders after 5 out, ridden after next, well held in 4th from 3 out op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
36
7
16/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Prominent, lost place 11th (water), behind and struggling 16th, no danger after, tailed off op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
13
9
11/2
T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne
Held up, always in rear, struggling 16th, tailed off op 12/1 tchd 6/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
7/2f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Led 1st, headed 10th, tracked winner, lost place 15th, weakened quickly and pulled up after next op 10/3
PU
Horse silk
3
1011-7
22/1
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Led to 1st, remained in touch, outpaced 5 out, ridden before next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
4
1011-6
25/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Hugh Nugent (5)
Chased leaders to 7th, mid-division, struggling 14th, never able to get on terms, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
PU
Horse silk
6
16/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up behind, pushed along before 5 out, never able to get involved, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
8
20/1
T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan
Not fluent 1st, soon towards rear and not travel well, reminder after 10th, never a threat, lost touch before 5 out, soon pulled up op 16/1 tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.80, £3.50, £2.20EX:£60.40Trifecta:£390.50Tricast:£358.41SF:£56.12Swingers:£9.50, £7.40, £12.50

Forecasts

Strong Pursuit (7/2), Classic Ben (4/1), Chic Name (9/2), Kansas City Chief (11/2), Salmanazar (13/2), Joe Farrell (12/1), Grand Vision (16/1), Luckofthedraw (16/1), Rock My Style (20/1), Ziga Boy (22/1), Marcilhac (25/1)

Verdict

Philip Hobbs lightly raced STRONG PURSUIT was a huge eye-catcher on return at Sandown where he burst clear only to blow up and finish third. He ought to strip fitter here and a tongue-tie may also help when the going gets tough late on so he gets the vote off the same mark. Improving Classic Ben rates the biggest threat with this longer trip expected to bring about further improvement. Joe Farrell should go much better now in what could be his prep for a repeat bid in the Scottish National.
  1. Strong Pursuit
  2. Classic Ben
  3. Joe Farrell

Previous Winners

2018
Thomas Patrick
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 6
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,762.002nd: £3,770.003rd: £1,885.004th: £942.005th: £471.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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