15:35 Newbury

Saturday 31 December 2022

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Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 6f 93y  |   Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 5m 57.4s
1st
Horse silk
6
7/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin (3)
Jumped soundly made all, came clear between last two, stayed on strongly, unchallenged op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
6 ½
3
6/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Raced wide, tracked leader until blundered 4th, went 2nd again 7th until 5 out, chased leaders, switched left before 2 out, plugged on in well held 3rd, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 13/2 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
5
10/3
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (3)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th until after 7th, went 2nd again 4 out, well held when bad blunder last, weakened into 3rd towards finish op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
6
8
11/4f
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 2nd, well held in 4th when hit 2 out op 7/2
5th
Horse silk
18
4
5/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Held up in 5th, headway out wide chasing leaders 7th (water), weakened 2 out op 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
8/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Raced on inside, held up in last pair, hit 7th, headway tracking leaders 12th, went 2nd 5 out until next, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 11/2
PU
Horse silk
9
12/1
T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace
In rear, went left 12th, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Rakhine State32
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 9
T: D J Jeffreys  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR
7
Horse silk
Doctor Ken32
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 6
T: O Murphy  J: Aidan Coleman
NR
1
Horse silk
Bold Endeavour24
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 6
T: N J Henderson  J: N de Boinville
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.70, £3.00EX:£47.50Trifecta:£220.00Tricast:£163.94SF:£45.07Swingers:£7.20, £3.80, £3.40

Forecasts

Surrey Quest (11/4), Malinello (10/3), Bold Endeavour (4/1), Unanswered Prayers (5/1), Halo Des Obeaux (6/1), Doctor Ken (13/2), Tea For Free (7/1), Nothin To Ask (8/1), Eyeofthescorpion (12/1), Rakhine State (33/1)

Verdict

Cases can be made for most but TEA FOR FREE made it 3 from 3 over the larger obstacles at Uttoxeter 7 weeks ago and with his idle tendencies likely to keep him a step ahead of the handicapper, Charlie Longsdon's charge is fancied to complete the 4-timer. Bold Endeavour left his chasing debut form behind when scoring on first start for Nicky Henderson at Leicester so he heads up the dangers, ahead of Nothin To Ask and Doctor Ken.

  1. TEA FOR FREE (IRE)
  2. BOLD ENDEAVOUR
  3. NOTHIN TO ASK (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £7,407.002nd: £3,412.003rd: £1,705.004th: £854.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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