14:00 Newbury

Wednesday 20 January 2021

All12:5513:2514:0014:3015:0515:3516:05

British EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 118y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 5m 21.7s
1st
Horse silk
1
5/2f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 2 out, wandered and challenged last, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, soon clear op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
18
11/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Led until 2nd, chased leader who went clear soon after, closer 4 out, led after 4 out, ridden between last 2, joined last, headed and no extra final 150 yards
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
13/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Ben Jones (3)
Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out until next, kept on in 3rd op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
8 ½
4
11/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman
Mid-division on inside, plugged on in modest 4th before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
12
16
9/2
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders approaching 3 out, weakened before next tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
12
17
150/1
T: Noel WilliamsJ: R T Dunne
Towards rear, closer approaching 4 out, weakened before 2 out
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
10
611-0
200/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Jamie Bargary
Behind, plugged on past weakening rivals, never on terms op 150/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¼
6
50/1
T: A KingJ: Alexander Thorne (5)
Keen in mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before next op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
7 ½
3
50/1
T: A IrvineJ: James Best
Towards rear, never on terms op 40/1 tchd 66/1
10th
Horse silk
½
11
11/4
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Sweating and edgy, raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened op 2/1
11th
Horse silk
6 ½
9
125/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Always towards rear, tailed off tchd 150/1
12th
Horse silk
3 ½
12
13/2
T: O SherwoodJ: D A Jacob
Always towards rear, tailed off when mistake 4 out op 5/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
150/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: David Bass
Mid-division until bad mistake 1st, towards rear and never on terms after, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after op 125/1
PU
Horse silk
7
250/1
T: O SignyJ: James Davies
Pulled hard, chased leaders, led 2nd, went clear next, reduced lead 4 out, headed after 4 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off when bad mistake 3 out, pulled up before next op 200/1
PU
Horse silk
8
200/1
T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan
Always behind, blundered 6th, tailed off 4 out, blundered 2 out, pulled up last op 66/1

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Non-Runners

15
Horse silk
Phillapa Sue99
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 6
T: D Killahena & G McPherson  J: Kielan Woods
NR
14
Horse silk
Mrs Doubtfire76
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 7
T: Ian Williams  J: J E Moore
NR
13
Horse silk
Mad About Sally59
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 6
T: O Signy  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.10, £3.20, £2.20EX:£31.60Trifecta:£139.90SF:£32.67Swingers:£6.60, £3.70, £10.80

Forecasts

Little River Bay (5/2), Hamilton's Fantasy (11/4), Shirocco's Dream (9/2), Aurelia Or (13/2), Lady In Hiding (13/2), Phillapa Sue (10/1), Tequila Blaze (11/1), Buttsbury Lady (11/1), Mad About Sally (33/1), Colours Of My Life (50/1), Blarney Bateleur (50/1), Mrs Doubtfire (66/1), Drumlee Getaway (125/1), Sound Of Music (150/1), Caught Inthe Slips (150/1), Feodora (200/1), Dorisa Queen (200/1), Courtly Love (250/1)

Verdict

HAMILTON'S FANTASY looked a useful prospect when second in a bumper at Ascot in November and can provide Nicky Henderson with a second successive winner of this race. Little River Bay is respected as a dual winner but it won't be that easy to concede 12 lb all round and it would be no surprise if the main threat came from expensive Irish point recruit Shirocco's Dream.

  1. HAMILTON'S FANTASY
  2. SHIROCCO'S DREAM (IRE)
  3. LITTLE RIVER BAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Bond's Lover
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 6
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00

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