14:25 Newbury

Thursday 9 November 2023

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 52y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 6m 15.38s
1st
Horse silk
10
7/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Close up, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, jumped left last, edged right but stayed on gamely when challenged run-in, found extra final 110 yards op 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
8
910-12
9/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Mid-division, headway into 5th 3 out, pushed along and chased leader before last, ridden and pressed leader run-in, every chance, no extra final 110 yards op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
9 ½
1
4/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Led, shaken up and headed approaching 2 out, stayed on one pace op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
6
611-1
14/1
T: R WalfordJ: Bryan Carver
Towards rear, good headway before 3 out and soon went 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, faded approaching last
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
510-2
1/1f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: James Turner (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, gradually weakened tchd 10/11
6th
Horse silk
9 ½
9
25/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, no response
7th
Horse silk
9 ½
2
811-10
18/1
T: S ThomasJ: Adam Wedge
Front mid-division, went 4th 4 out, pushed along and weakened 3 out op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
½
7
40/1
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Rear mid-division, pushed along 3 out, no progress op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
29
4
18/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)
Mid-division, dropped towards rear 5th, lost touch 4 out op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
21
3
911-9
25/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
In rear, never on terms and well behind before 2 out op 20/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
5
50/1
T: C HonourJ: Finn Lambert (5)
Prominent, not fluent and lost position 6th, slow jump next, lost action and fell 8th op 25/1 tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Fifty Ball33
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 8
T: G & J Moore  J: N F Houlihan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.40, £2.50, £1.60EX:£75.90Trifecta:£459.50Tricast:£292.29SF:£67.42Swingers:£11.20, £4.50, £6.70

Forecasts

Equinus (1/1), Bold Endeavour (4/1), Young Butler (7/1), Emitom (9/1), Hititi (14/1), Our Power (18/1), Dolphin Square (18/1), Martha Brae (25/1), Zanza (25/1), Fifty Ball (25/1), Only The Bold (40/1), Grumpy Charley (50/1)

Verdict

Though there's still plenty of room for EQUINUS to improve in the jumping department, he clearly has a good engine and will prove a tough nut to crack with no penalty to carry for his recent reappearance success in a conditionals' event under James Turner at Aintree. Emitom scored over C&D on debut for the Alan King yard when last seen in March and, still on a good mark up 5 lb, he could be the one to follow the selection home. Dolphin Square goes well fresh and merits respect, too.

  1. EQUINUS (IRE)
  2. EMITOM (IRE)
  3. DOLPHIN SQUARE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Champagne Court
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 9
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £11,981.002nd: £5,520.003rd: £2,759.004th: £1,382.00

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