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BetVictor Handicap Hurdle
Newbury Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.90 Place: £2.70 £1.80 Exacta: £18.90 Trifecta: £62.60
Non-Runners: Sebastopol (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Scaramanga (IRE) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 9/2 Won Towards rear - steady headway from 3 out - went second when not fluent last - soon ridden and made strong challenge - led narrowly inside final furlong - kept on well - just prevailed(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2nd 5 Hang In There (IRE) 10 G AVG Emma Lavelle 158 lbs 3/1F 0.2 Led - 5 lengths ahead after 1st - much reduced lead before 3 out - awkward jump 3 out - jumped left then pushed along 2 out - ridden when jumped left and mistake last - soon faced strong challenge - headed but battled on inside final furlong - just denied(tchd 7/2)
3rd 6 Garry Clermont (FR) 7 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 158 lbs 100/30 9 Held up in behind leaders - headway when hung right home turn - hung right but pushed along and every chance from 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went third but no impression from last - stayed on(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
4th 4 Midnights' Gift (GB) N/A Poor Alan King 159 lbs 8/1 4.75 Held up in behind leaders - pushed along 3 out - briefly went second before 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
5th 7 Crooks Peak (GB) N/A Poor Dan Skelton 144 lbs 9/1 2.5 Held up in last - steady headway from 3 out - ridden 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
6th 3 Masters Legacy (IRE) 9 G AVG Philip Hobbs 161 lbs 7/2 2.75 Took keen hold - chased leader - not fluent 1st - pushed along 3 out - ridden and weakened 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance)(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)