15:00 Newbury

Saturday 29 December 2018

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Betway Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f 118y  |   Good to Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 5m 10.4s
1st
Horse silk
2
611-7
1/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty
Raced keenly, held up in touch in last pair, headway on inside tracking leaders before 4th, challenged and edged left before last, led last, hung left and kept on under pressure run-in tchd 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
4
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, travelling on bit 2 out, edged left and every chance last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
5
511-7
9/2
T: T LaceyJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leader and keen, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, not pace of winner, lost 2nd towards finish op 13/2
4th
Horse silk
¾
1
9/2
T: O MurphyJ: R Johnson
Held up in rear but in touch and keen, headway tracking leaders before 2 out, 4th and no extra from last, kept on towards finish op 11/2 tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
12
3
16/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Led as no one else wanted to and set steady pace, hit 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
7
7
12/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out tchd 14/1
7th
Horse silk
7
6
28/1
T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville
Took keen hold in touch, lost place 6th, behind and struggling next, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.40, £2.80EX:£10.20Trifecta:£38.20SF:£11.76Swingers:£3.40, £1.80, £5.30

Forecasts

Champ (1/1), Kateson (9/2), Brewin'upastorm (9/2), Getaway Trump (10/1), Alsa Mix (12/1), Coolanly (16/1), Nestor Park (28/1)

Verdict

A race with a rich history this and all seven of these look horses with bright futures in the game. The vote goes to Paul Nicholls GETAWAY TRUMP who has won impressively the last twice and anything hailing from the 10-time champion trainer's Ditcheat yard at present has to be feared given his quite incredible run of form. Nicky Henderson also knows what it takes to win this and his Champ is certainly a leading contender having only been beaten once and that by a top-drawer horse so far over hurdles. Also high on the shortlist is unbeaten mare Alsa Mix for the 2016 winning trainer Alan King.
  1. Getaway Trump
  2. Champ
  3. Alsa Mix

Previous Winners

2017
Poetic Rhythm
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
15/8

Prize Money

1st: £25,628.002nd: £9,616.003rd: £4,815.004th: £2,398.005th: £1,206.006th: £603.00

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