14:00 Newbury

Wednesday 29 December 2021

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:0515:35

Bank A Winner With MansionBet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f 118y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 5m 13.6s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/1
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle
Made all, went clear after 3rd, 3 lengths ahead last, reduced lead towards finish, stayed on gamely, unchallenged op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
7
510-11
7/2f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (3)
Waited with towards rear, good headway chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd run-in and closed all the way to the line, not reach winner
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
12
410-0
22/1
T: R A TealJ: Ned Fox (7)
Chased winner 1st, off the pace from 3rd, 3 lengths down at the last, lost 2nd and no extra in 3rd run-in op 33/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
11
12/1
T: O MurphyJ: P J Brennan
Off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, 5th and no impression when switched left before next, hung left under pressure and went modest 4th run-in, never involved op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
4
5
4/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Mid-division, closer in chasing group approaching 4th, 4th and no impression 3 out, weakened into 5th run-in tchd 9/2
6th
Horse silk
10
6
610-12
33/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Off the pace in mid-division early, towards rear 4th, never on terms after tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
8
11/2
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Towards rear, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, never on terms op 7/1
8th
Horse silk
6 ½
3
9/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman
Raced keenly, tracked winner until 1st, raced in 3rd but off the pace from 3rd, pushed along and no headway when lost 3rd before 3 out, weakened quickly op 10/1 tchd 17/2
9th
Horse silk
12
10
33/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Mid-division, headway out wide and prominent in chasing group after 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off op 25/1
10th
Horse silk
37
4
50/1
T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)
Held up off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Chased leaders out wide, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before next op 17/2 tchd 8/1

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9
Horse silk
Lust For Glory18
Weight: 10-4|  Age: 8
T: N J Henderson  J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
WD

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.80, £1.80, £5.10EX:£21.00Trifecta:£296.20Tricast:£270.63SF:£17.73Swingers:£3.90, £14.10, £14.20

Forecasts

Beauport (7/2), Dashel Drasher (4/1), Masters Legacy (4/1), Pounding Poet (11/2), Dickie Diver (9/1), Enemy Coast Ahead (12/1), Monte Cristo (12/1), Kamaxos (22/1), Red Risk (33/1), Coeur de Lion (33/1), Black Mischief (50/1), Lust For Glory (80/1)

Verdict

MASTERS LEGACY shaped well when coming from well off the pace to finish second over C&D last month and gets a narrow vote ahead of Beauport, whose Sandown reappearance form looks strong. Pounding Poet is another in this line-up with a very positive profile and he's also on the shortlist.

  1. MASTERS LEGACY (IRE)
  2. BEAUPORT (IRE)
  3. POUNDING POET (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Calva D'Auge
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 5
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,406.002nd: £4,784.003rd: £2,392.004th: £1,196.005th: £598.006th: £298.00

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