13:55 Newbury

Saturday 26 November 2022

All12:1512:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Coral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f 118y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:55  |   Winning time: 4m 59.0s
1st
Horse silk
3
711-12
20/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Never far away racing out wide in mid-division, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, 2nd travelling well 2 out, led before the last, came clear run-in, easily op 25/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
1
14/1
T: Jonjo & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up in mid-division on inside, steady headway approaching 3 out, ridden between last two, went 2nd and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
7
33/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Raced keenly, tracked leader, led after 3rd, headed before the last, no extra and lost 2nd run-in op 28/1
4th
Horse silk
9 ½
4
9/2
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Raced keenly, held up in rear, steady headway before 3 out, no chance when left modest 4th and hampered last op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
10
10/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)
Led until after 3rd, chased leader until before 3 out, weakened quickly soon after 3 out op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
13
6
3/1f
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Chased leaders, bad mistake 3rd, outpaced turning in, weakened soon after 3 out op 7/2
7th
Horse silk
6 ½
11
13/2
T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd
Mid-division out wide, took false step and lost place after 5th, pushed along and outpaced home turn, weakened soon after op 5/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
6/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Raced keenly in mid-division, hampered at 3rd, headway tracking leaders going well 6th, went 2nd before 3 out until next, 4th and weakening when fell heavily at the last tchd 11/2
PU
Horse silk
9
4/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling in rear after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 9/2

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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Walking On Air231
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 5
T: N J Henderson  J: James Bowen
NR
12
Horse silk
Imphal224
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 8
T: G & J Moore  J: N F Houlihan
NR
8
Horse silk
West Balboa332
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 6
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.00Pl:£5.00, £2.80, £5.30EX:£240.00Trifecta:£4,834.10Tricast:£8,829.71SF:£253.22Swingers:£25.20, £49.70, £28.70

Forecasts

Walking On Air (11/4), Peking Rose (3/1), West Balboa (10/3), Washington (4/1), Lord Baddesley (9/2), Porticello (6/1), Malakahna (13/2), Current Mood (10/1), Petit Tonnerre (14/1), Red Risk (20/1), Dorking Boy (33/1), Imphal (33/1)

Verdict

Given how well MALAKAHNA has stayed on the Flat this autumn it's likely she'll have more to come now stepping up to 2½m over hurdles so she's the suggestion in this ultra-competitive handicap. West Balboa, runner-up in the Grade 1 Challow over C&D when last seen, Walking On Air, who is very much an unknown quantity, and Finale-winner Porticello are other fascinating contenders in a seriously hot race.

  1. MALAKAHNA (FR)
  2. WEST BALBOA (IRE)
  3. WALKING ON AIR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Earlofthecotswolds
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 7
14/1

Prize Money

1st: £21,784.002nd: £10,036.003rd: £5,016.004th: £2,512.00

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