15:00 Newbury

Sunday 21 February 2021

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Betfair Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 92y  |   Good to Soft (Soft In Places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:02  |   Winning time: 4m 5.18s
1st
Horse silk
6
3/1f
T: A KingJ: D A Jacob
Raced in touch, smooth headway to go second approaching 4 out, led 2 out, ridden flat, ran on well op 11/4 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
2
2
911-3
5/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Jumped left on occasions, led 2nd, headed 2 out, every chance when not fluent last, kept on well flat tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
10
1
4/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Raced keenly, chased leaders, headway to challenge approaching 3 out, ridden next, no extra before last op 9/2 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
4
10/3
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
In touch on outer, pushed along after 8th, not fluent 4 out, beaten when mistake last op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
9
5
7/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryan Carver
Held up in touch, ridden before 3 out, no extra from next op 15/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
811-0
15/2
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Led, headed 2nd, mistake 9th, weakened approaching 2 out op 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£1.70, £2.00EX:£17.10Trifecta:£49.60SF:£16.91Swingers:£2.20, £2.50, £3.60

Forecasts

Sceau Royal (3/1), Fanion D'estruval (10/3), Greaneteen (4/1), Champ (5/1), Magic Saint (7/1), Dolos (15/2)

Verdict

SCEAU ROYAL is favoured by these weights and with no Altior in opposition this time is taken to go one better than last year and add to his two smart hurdling wins earlier this season. Greaneteen is an emerging force among the best two-milers so is much respected on the back of his Tingle Creek second, with his stable companion Magic Saint appealing as the pick of the remainder.

  1. SCEAU ROYAL (FR)
  2. GREANETEEN (FR)
  3. MAGIC SAINT (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Altior
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 10
1/3

Prize Money

1st: £25,628.002nd: £9,616.003rd: £4,815.004th: £2,398.005th: £1,206.006th: £603.00

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