14:30 Newbury

Friday 21 March 2025

All13:5514:3015:0015:3016:0216:3717:10

Focus Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Brown Chamberlin Trophy) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 86y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 5m 58.0s
1st
Horse silk
3
9/4f
T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle
Made all, awkward 5th, 2 lengths ahead when went right and hit 3 out, 3 lengths clear last, ridden and stayed on well run-in, unchallenged op 15/8 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
7
610-7
3/1
T: G & J MooreJ: H Cobden
Held up in last pair, good headway on inside 4 out, disputing 2nd next, over 2 lengths down last, went outright 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
½
6
7/2
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Tracked leaders on inside, lost place 6th, rallied 8th (water), disputing 2nd from 3 out, over 2 lengths down last, lost 2nd towards finish op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
6 ½
4
15/2
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Raced wide tracking winner, not fluent and lost 2nd 3 out, ridden and outpaced next, weakened between last two op 9/1 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
611-9
7/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Brace (5)
Held up in last trio, closer in 4th 6th, went 3rd before 5 out, pushed along and outpaced before next, weakened before 2 out op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
6
5
9/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Paul O'Brien
Close 3rd until pushed along before 5 out, weakened quickly, behind and struggling before next, tailed off op 13/2
7th
Horse silk
53
1
911-10
40/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Always in rear, pushed along and struggling before 13th, tailed off tchd 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.90, £1.80EX:£9.80Trifecta:£30.80SF:£9.93Swingers:£1.50, £2.00, £2.30

Forecasts

Leave Of Absence (9/4), Havaila (3/1), Art Of Diplomacy (7/2), Tedley (7/1), Ilovethenightlife (15/2), Idefix De Ciergues (9/1), Genois (40/1)

Verdict

A case can be made for most of these but Anthony Honeyball's low-mileage LEAVE OF ABSENCE could take a step forward now going handicapping so gets the nod over recent Plumpton scorer Havaila. Ilovethenightlife and Art of Diplomacy can't be discounted either.

  1. LEAVE OF ABSENCE (FR)
  2. HAVAILA (IRE)
  3. ILOVETHENIGHTLIFE

Previous Winners

2024
Neon Moon
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 8
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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