11:55 Newcastle

Saturday 23 December 2023

All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 190y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:56  |   Winning time: 4m 10.0s
1st
Horse silk
1
10/11f
T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin
Mid-division on inside, smooth headway tracking leaders turning in, led after 3 out, mistake and stumbled next, soon recovered, shaken up and clear before the last, kept on strongly op 4/6
2nd
Horse silk
7
13
33/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Jack Power (7)
Mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders before 3 out, went 2nd next, no chance with winner op 20/1 tchd 40/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
8/1
T: A KeatleyJ: Henry Brooke
Held up and behind, steady headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, stayed on into 3rd run-in op 17/2 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
4
9
5/2
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Tom Midgley (3)
Chased leaders, pushed along and every chance 3 out, weakened and lost modest 3rd run-in op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
411-2
22/1
T: J EwartJ: R T Dunne
Off the pace towards rear, headway out wide into 3rd approaching the last, weakened run-in op 25/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
100/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Callum Bewley
Never closer than mid-division op 66/1
7th
Horse silk
½
3
611-2
66/1
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Behind, some late minor headway past weakening rivals, never involved tchd 80/1
8th
Horse silk
8 ½
4
200/1
T: S CorbettJ: Edward Austin (5)
Chased leader who went clear after 3rd, not fluent 5th, led before 3 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened next op 150/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¼
12
150/1
T: A NicolJ: Jamie Hamilton
Tracked leaders in 5th, lost place 4 out, soon towards rear op 125/1
10th
Horse silk
8
2
20/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, not fluent and lost 2nd next, ridden and weakened between last two, bad mistake last
11th
Horse silk
7 ½
10
11/2
T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop
Raced keenly, led and went clear after 3rd, reduced lead home turn, headed and weakened quickly before 3 out op 5/1 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
11
300/1
T: A NicolJ: David Noonan
Towards rear, behind and struggling before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next op 250/1

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Lord De Vinci251
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: D Bourke  J: Craig Nichol
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £4.90, £2.20EX:£27.40Trifecta:£319.50SF:£43.68Swingers:£6.80, £2.50, £23.30

Forecasts

The Kalooki Kid (10/11), Paddy O'Mahler (5/2), Raffles Wonder (11/2), Muzaffar (8/1), Deep Strato (20/1), Lemoine (22/1), St John's Road (33/1), Lord De Vinci (33/1), Jeteye (66/1), Mr Mahler (100/1), Trailblazer (150/1), Kingston Rock (200/1), Run At Dawn (300/1)

Verdict

THE KALOOKI KID impressed with the way he went through the race when running out a comfortable winner at this venue last month and is selected to defy a penalty back down in trip. Hurdling-debutant Muzaffar and Paddy O'Mahler can battle it out for minor honours.

  1. THE KALOOKI KID
  2. MUZAFFAR
  3. PADDY O'MAHLER (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,357.002nd: £2,007.003rd: £1,003.004th: £502.00

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