14:35 Newbury

Wednesday 15 December 2021

All12:2012:5013:2514:0014:3515:0515:35

BetVictor Wishes Everyone A Merry Christmas EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 118y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:36  |   Winning time: 5m 16.0s
1st
Horse silk
8
10/3
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Jumped slowly 1st, raced keenly, in touch in mid-division on inside, steady headway on inside 3 out, chasing leaders went 2nd before the last, challenged last, soon led and stayed on well
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
11
3/1
T: R SpencerJ: James Bowen
Edgy, chased leaders, tracked leader 2nd until before 3 out, handy 3rd, 2nd again 2 out, led between last two, bad mistake last, soon headed and plugged on run-in, never able to recover op 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
9
510-12
7/2
T: P F NichollsJ: Adrian Heskin
Chased leaders, headway between horses before 2 out, plugged on in 3rd before the last op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
4
16/1
T: D G BridgwaterJ: Brendan Powell
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, weakened after the last op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
6
410-12
20/1
T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke
Pulled hard, tracked leader until 2nd, handy 3rd, not fluent 4 out, 2nd again before next until 2 out, chased leaders, weakened run-in tchd 18/1
6th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
510-12
11/4f
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Led, ridden and headed between last two, lost 2nd before the last, weakened soon after op 3/1 tchd 10/3
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
610-12
300/1
T: J G CannJ: Harry Bannister
Soon in rear, pushed along and struggling 6th, tailed off 4 out, never dangerous after op 200/1
8th
Horse silk
2
10
40/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge
Always towards rear, never involved op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
2
14/1
T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)
Raced wide towards rear, closer at 5th, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, weakened next, behind when mistake 2 out op 12/1 tchd 18/1
10th
Horse silk
½
1
80/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (3)
Held up just off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, pushed along before next, weakened soon after

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3
Horse silk
Another Mystery25
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 4
T: L Wadham  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.50, £1.50, £1.50EX:£15.90Trifecta:£51.70SF:£14.15Swingers:£3.10, £3.60, £3.30

Forecasts

Guardino (11/4), Wonderwall (3/1), Pull Again Green (10/3), Shearer (7/2), Goudhurst Star (14/1), Dom Of Mary (16/1), Maclaine (20/1), Another Mystery (25/1), The Boola Boss (40/1), Fifrelet (80/1), Mr Palm (300/1)

Verdict

PULL AGAIN GREEN is a good sort physically who shaped with plenty of promise when second on his recent hurdling debut at Ascot. Sure to be all the better for that first experience over hurdles, he's the percentage call to go one better, but there are interesting rivals in opposition, not least Guardino who comes from a race working out well at Wetherby, and Wonderwall, a useful bumper performer.

  1. PULL AGAIN GREEN (IRE)
  2. GUARDINO (FR)
  3. WONDERWALL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
French Paradoxe
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 5
J: T J O'Brien  |  T: O Signy
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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