12:45 Newbury

Wednesday 19 January 2022

All12:4513:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

British EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 118y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:45  |   Winning time: 5m 18.1s
1st
Horse silk
11
6/4f
T: Noel WilliamsJ: G Sheehan
Raced keenly in mid-division on inside, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, led 3 out, tchd 11/8
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
12
25/1
T: M F HarrisJ: Mitchell Bastyan (3)
Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd soon after next, ridden between last two, held when mistake last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 22/1
3rd
Horse silk
13
9
811-1
50/1
T: Noel WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Held up towards rear steady headway 6th, chased leaders and awkward next, soon pushed along and outpaced, rallied into modest 3rd run-in op 66/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
4/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman
Led until 3 out, lost 2nd soon after next, ridden and no impression in 4th between last two
5th
Horse silk
nk
14
125/1
T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (5)
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th chased winner after 3 out, went left and slightly hampered next, soon lost 2nd, weakened run-in op 100/1 tchd 150/1
6th
Horse silk
13
2
9/4
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, went left and weakened next tchd 85/40
7th
Horse silk
8 ½
7
150/1
T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies
Jumped slowly 1st, always towards rear tchd 125/1
8th
Horse silk
7
5
8/1
T: L WadhamJ: Bryony Frost
Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened 4 out, tailed off op 17/2
9th
Horse silk
4 ¾
3
16/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up in mid-division, closer in 5th before 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off, mistake last op 18/1
10th
Horse silk
41
8
300/1
T: J G CannJ: Nick Scholfield
Always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off op 250/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
25/1
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Soon towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
10
200/1
T: O SignyJ: Max Kendrick
Chased leaders out wide, losing place when jumped slowly 4th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next op 125/1
PU
Horse silk
13
100/1
T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister
Wore hood to post, chased leader, lost 2nd after 5th, reminder 6th, chased leaders, weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Folly Hill34
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 6
T: B Pauling  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.10, £4.30, £8.20EX:£45.20Trifecta:£1,181.60SF:£42.60Swingers:£9.10, £13.70, £76.70

Forecasts

Speech Bubble (6/4), Tweed Skirt (9/4), Swincombe Fleat (4/1), Code Name Lise (8/1), Becky The Boo (16/1), Victorias Peak (25/1), Bridal Knot (25/1), Folly Hill (25/1), Largy G (50/1), Wind From The West (100/1), Instant De Bonheur (125/1), Kings Krackertara (150/1), Mad About Sally (200/1), Lady Stanhow (300/1)

Verdict

SPEECH BUBBLE was well-above average in bumpers and is sure to step up on her opening second over hurdles at Lingfield in November. The 7 lb she receives from previous winners Tweed Skirt and Swincombe Fleat may well prove to be decisive.

  1. SPEECH BUBBLE (IRE)
  2. TWEED SKIRT
  3. SWINCOMBE FLEAT

Previous Winners

2021
Little River Bay
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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