14:05 Newcastle

Saturday 28 November 2020

All11:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:15

Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 46y  |   Good  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 3m 50.79s
1st
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7
8/11f
T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman
Close up, hampered 1st, left 2nd briefly at next, tracked leader 2out, quickened to lead flat, impressive op 10/11
2nd
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4 ¼
4
3/1
T: A KingJ: D A Jacob
Left in lead at 2nd, hampered approaching 3 out, ridden and headed flat, no chance with winner op 11/4 tchd 5/2
3rd
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7
3
16/1
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Close up in rear, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace op 10/1
4th
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¾
6
200/1
T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell
Left 2nd soon after 2nd, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace op 150/1

Also Ran

R
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2
22/1
T: H MorrisonJ: P J Brennan
Led, tried to refuse approaching 1st and unseated rider op 25/1 tchd 28/1
CO
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5
6/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Left in lead 1st, carried out by loose horse next op 5/1

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Non-Runners

1
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Cornerstone Lad25
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 6
T: Micky Hammond  J: Billy Garritty
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.10, £1.50EX:£3.20Trifecta:£12.70SF:£2.95Swingers:£1.10, £2.50, £3.60

Forecasts

Epatante (8/11), Sceau Royal (3/1), Silver Streak (6/1), Cornerstone Lad (12/1), Ribble Valley (16/1), Not So Sleepy (22/1), Voix Du Reve (200/1)

Verdict

Champion Hurdle heroine EPATANTE should be hard to beat after a gallop at Newbury last week. The race-fit and in-form Sceau Royal is the obvious one to take advantage should Nicky Henderson's brilliant mare not be on her game. The unexposed Ribble Valley is an interesting outsider.

  1. EPATANTE (FR)
  2. SCEAU ROYAL (FR)
  3. RIBBLE VALLEY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Cornerstone Lad
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 5
16/1

Prize Money

1st: £45,016.002nd: £16,960.003rd: £8,488.004th: £4,240.005th: £2,128.006th: £1,064.007th: £528.008th: £272.00
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