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15:00 Newbury
Saturday 31 December 2016
All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35
Betfred Wishing You A Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 4f 118y | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 56.5s
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd well before 3 out, led after 3 out, hit 2 out, ridden between last two, driven and kept on gamely run-in
T: Miss R CurtisJ: B J Geraghty
Held up in mid-division, smooth headway tracking leaders 4 out, 3rd travelling well before next, 2nd approaching 2 out, driven and stayed on same pace run-in, not pace to challenge op 5/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, good headway on inside tracking leaders travelling well approaching 2 out, 3rd hanging left between last two, kept on same pace op 7/1 tchd 11/2
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, went 3rd briefly 2 out, soon ridden in 4th, weakened last op 6/1
T: W GreatrexJ: L P Aspell
Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, pushed along before next, ridden and no impression between last two, weakened approaching last op 8/1 tchd 7/1
T: R WoollacottJ: D A Jacob
Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 14/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)
Held up in last trio, some late moderate headway, never threatened op 40/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3rd, pushed along and weakened before 3 out op 16/1
T: A StrongeJ: T J O'Brien
Pressed leader, led 4th, hit 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, chased winner until approaching 2 out, weakened and hung left soon after op 16/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Paul Moloney
Always towards rear, never involved op 20/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)
Mid-division until lost place and towards rear 4th, never on terms after op 9/1
T: B G PowellJ: Thomas Garner (3)
Slight lead until 4th, chased leader, not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd well before next, weakened quickly, tailed off
T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield
Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off
Also Ran
T: H J EvansJ: L Treadwell
Well in rear, pushed along and struggling after 3rd, tailed off 6th, pulled up 4 out
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£15.70Pl:£3.60, £1.20, £2.00EX:£47.30Trifecta:£243.60Tricast:£121.84SF:£28.75Swingers:£5.10, £11.10, £2.40
Forecasts
Geordie Des Champs (11/8), Born Survivor (6/1), Kings Bandit (7/1), Boite (9/1), John Constable (10/1), Theligny (12/1), Floresco (16/1), Lac Fontana (20/1), Royal Guardsman (20/1), Willow's Saviour (33/1), Court Minstrel (33/1), Nexius (33/1), Muhtaris (33/1), Barizan (50/1)
Prize Money
1st: £11,261.002nd: £3,326.003rd: £1,663.004th: £832.005th: £416.006th: £209.00
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