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16:00 Newbury

Saturday 4 March 2023

All13:4014:1014:4515:2516:0016:3517:10

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Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 49.35s

1^st

Matata

512-0

11/4j

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Raced keenly and jumped left at times, made all, went clear briefly after 1st, soon steadied, came clear again before 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged tchd 3/1

2^nd

Fame And Fun

610-12

10/3

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased winner who went clear briefly after 1st, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, just held on for modest 2nd op 7/2

3^rd

Dom Perry

711-3

9/2

T: H MorrisonJ: J J Burke

Raced keenly in rear, headway on inside tracking leaders 3 out, went modest 3rd before next, closed on 2nd run-in, no chance with winner tchd 5/1

4^th

7 ½

Forget The Way

611-1

7/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling in rear before 3 out, plugged on into modest 4th 2 out op 10/1

5^th

Imac Wood

511-3

25/1

T: Deborah ColeJ: Chris Ward (3)

Chased leading trio, disputing 3rd after 4 out, pushed along and weakened after 3 out op 22/1

6^th

Poncho

511-9

11/4j

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Raced keenly, held up in 5th on inside, headway disputing 3rd after 4 out, outright 3rd 3 out until weakened before next tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1

7^th

Captain Jack

1010-2

18/1

T: S DrinkwaterJ: Thomas Bellamy

Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and weakened op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£2.10, £2.30EX:£14.10Trifecta:£55.80SF:£13.08Swingers:£2.20, £3.30, £2.90

Forecasts

Matata (11/4), Poncho (11/4), Fame And Fun (10/3), Dom Perry (9/2), Forget The Way (7/1), Captain Jack (18/1), Imac Wood (25/1)

MATATA's headstrong tendencies are a bit of a concern but there's little doubt he has the raw ability to do some damage in handicaps from an opening mark of 120 and the return to a left-handed track should suit given what happened at Wincanton. Fellow handicap newcomer Poncho has made a bright start to his career and is feared most ahead of Fame And Fun .