Newbury Races
Newbury
15:35
Download The BetVictor App "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91
Place: £1.10 £1.20
Exacta: £2.30
Trifecta: £4.50
Non-Runners: Huffin An A Puffin (self certificate), Patanita (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Toss Of A Coin (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Made all - set steady pace - not fluent 4 out - faced challenge when not fluent 2 out - ridden run-in - soon edged right - kept on when against near rail inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Ballybentragh (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Mr David Maxwell
(3)lbs
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Gary Moore | 157 lbs | 5/4 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - went second after 3 out - soon challenging - shaken up and lost ground after last - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 6/4 tchd 13/8) | |
| 3rd | 3 | Amarillobymorning (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 154 lbs | 9/1 | 47 | Took keen hold - held up in last - headway before 3 out - outpaced after 3 out - went modest third before 2 out - no impression(op 4/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Just Chasing May (GB) | 5 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 12 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - dropped to last before 3 out - soon weakened(op 80/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | An Cailin Ciuin (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Henrietta C Knight | 147 lbs | 50/1 | 6 | Prominent - lost second after 3 out - soon weakened(op 40/1 tchd 33/1 and tchd 66/1) |