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16:30 Newbury William Hill Racing Bet Builder Beacons (Standard Open NH Flat Race)

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Result

1st A Likeable Rogue 12/1

2nd Get Out Of My Way 33/1

3rd Trojan Tale 6/1

Verdict

8 and 3 preferred

Parade-ring updates

Not Without Danger - okay fitness, others appeal more

Wonder Flying - on toes and keen, slender and fit

Trojan Tale - small, but not without size. Solid type, good level of fitness

No Way Jay - big, deep chested and girthed type. Will improve for the run.

Governors Rock - very fit after a fair break. Wears red hood but exceptionally professional.

Risky Obsession - catches the eye. Very highly defined. Not the biggest but has power and purpose in the walk.

A Likeable Rogue - big, athletic grey with a good level of definition. A real NH type.

Half Hoping - small and agile, highly defined on a slender frame. Professional.

Get Out Of My Way - two handlers and having a few inexperienced moments. Will come forward for the run.

No Walkover - big moving and relaxed individual, tracks up well with a defined hind end.

15:55 Newbury William Hill Cheltenham Non-Runner Money Back Novices' Limited Handicap Chase

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Result

1st Holloway Queen 11/2

2nd Knight Of Allen 4/1

3rd Tune In A Box 14/1

Verdict

9 probably worthy favourite, like 3 or 4 at a longer price.

Parade ring updates

Holloway Queen - slim and fit, has hot a little warm

Pour Les Filles - very keen to get on with the job, definition behind

U Can't Be Serious - always presents well, but probably best sighting this season.

Jig's Forge - falls into same category as other Pauling horses on the card, should sharpen up

Captain Bellamy - big strong gelding, well defined behind, looks well

Tune In A Box - slight and fit, straightforward to handle

Silver Thorn - solid chasing type for all he’s not overly big. Looks in great order.

Toss Of A Coin - well muscled and good shine to coat for time of year. Likeable.

Itseemslikeit - big angular type, wears red hood but is forward, rather than strong. Fit

Knight Of Allen - tends to appeal, slim type who presents very fit, fine

15:20 Newbury William Hill Hurdle

Post-race reaction

Paul Nicholls: “He is the first horse ever to do that with that weight. We knew he had improved for his last run and we took him for an away day and he went very well. He has been one of those big backward horses that has been physically improving and getting better all the time. I still think there is more to come from him. He obviously likes that ground and he keeps galloping and travels well. It was a smart performance.

"He has improved massively from the last day. I was a little bit nervous as the record book says it is hard to win a race like this off twelve stone, but he has annihilated them. We weren’t really competitive in the Supreme, but he had a few little injuries last season but he is now becoming a real horse. The soft ground helps, and not many go through it like that, but it is amazing as he is hardly having a blow. He has got some engine.

"Turning in I thought they weren’t going to catch him. The great thing is you can sit in front on him and then go a good gallop early, then pull him up to give yourself a breather, and then kick on again. Harry rode him fantastically well and he is good on those types of horses. I’m thrilled.

“Colm and I have both said we could supplement him for the Champion Hurdle if we wanted to. The great thing about supplementing him is you haven’t got to do that until five or six days beforehand and by then you get a great idea of what the ground will be."

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Result

1st Tutti Quanti 10/3

2nd Wellington Arch 12/1

3rd Faivoir 33/1

Verdict

13, 14, 4 all liked

Parade ring updates:

Faivoir - tends to present well, looks sharp

Go Dante - seen look sharper, others appeal more

Bucephalus - fair level of definition, fit and fine

All In You - paddock pick at Sandown and looks similar again; doesn’t stand out the same way in this field

The Hardest Geezer - red hood and a little warm, tense. Very fit though, can’t fault readiness.

Bubble Dubi - should come forward for the run, lacking definition

Dance And Glance - alert and keen; good level of fitness, no major negatives

Milldam - red hood but easily managed, walking out well, fit.

Lanesborough - probably the best Pauling horse seen today, but they look to be marginally lacking on fitness.

Wellington Arch - preferred of the O’Neill runners. Good level of definition and has always had a touch of quality.

Un Sens A La Vie - leggy and athletic. Still a little tense and having a look. Fit.

Tutti Quanti - immediate eye catcher. Spot on fitness wise, high level of definition.

Poet Laureate - some level of definition although have seen look better.

Let It Rain - highly muscled, looks very well after a short break

Wreckless Eric - hasn’t looked spot on yet this season and still might come forward

15:00 Warwick Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle

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Result

1st Kingston Queen 5/1

2nd White Noise 9/2

3rd A Path To Ronda 15/2

Verdict

Hard call again. Couple have got keen - the 8 and 7 worst offenders. Love the 6 and she could outrun big odds but the 1 makes a lot.of appeal for today, she's spot on

Parade ring updates

Easy Love - more relaxed, she's more for today, much more a hurdling type. Fit, no issues

Park Princess - has got herself in a bit of a tizz, she's on her toes and keen. Tall, strong sort

Good Girl Kathleen - in, medium-sized, walking with some purpose to her; rugged up so hard to see fitness level - in, medium-sized, walking with some purpose to her; rugged up so hard to see fitness level

Dream Shadow - a good model, fit and well, leggy with scope for better; just a bit on toes but that's the only small negative

Kingston Queen next, looks fine but a little keen initially in the pre parade; settled now but others make more appeal at this stage

Supreme Malinas fit and well, doesn't immediately leap out at you, but no issues

A Path To Ronda first in, compact, and as such easy to get fit, which she is; has two handlers, she can be keen. Too keen now, two handlers only just keeping a grip

Indannya next in, does not look outclassed despite a big price; lengthy, with plenty of scope for fences down the line, fit and relaxed

White Noise next, another chaser in the making, quite tall and strong at the back, plenty of size about her; not unfit but she will sharpen up whatever she does here. Rug has come off the 9 and I might be doing her a disservice, she looks a lot fitter with it off

14:45 Newbury William Hill Game Spirit Chase

Post-race reaction

Nicky Henderson: “I really don’t think that was his ground, but they have done a great job. I was amazed how un-heavy it was. Nico and I walked around this morning and we were perfectly happy to run. He must better on good ground, and I think he will jump better on good ground. He didn’t need a race, but he needed the experience. Going with those older horses where they are going to go a proper good gallop is where you are going to learn. Running against novices, it finds it not easy, but he lacked the experience and these older boys don’t half teach you a bit as you have got to jump that stride quicker.

“Nico said he was the same at Sandown (in taking time to warm up the race), but when he got down to the back straight he really latched on. The time was really good at Sandown, which suggested they had gone a good gallop. We know Saint Segal and Master Chewy can go a good gallop. It helps them to learn.

“He has got loads of scope, and we have lots of time for a little practice. It (his jumping) has got a little bit of finesse to come, but that will be there, I hope, come the Tuesday of the Cheltenham Festival in March."

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Result

1st Lulamba 4/11 fav

2nd Saint Segal 6/1

Verdict

LULAMBA best, Master Chewy looks well at a price with visor livening him up

Parade ring updates:

Lulamba - early to paddock, looks far better than Sandown, very lean for a Henderson horse.

Meetmebythesea - not convinced on fitness level, similar to a Pauling horse earlier in the card. Seen look sharper.

Master Chewy - tends to present well, shine to coat and fit

Calico - very fit tor a horse after a break, good level of definition

Saint Segal - rangy type; to post early, okay fitness

Libberty Hunter - tends to present lean on best days an looks that way today, couldn’t have got fitter

14:10 Newbury William Hill Denman Chase

Post-race reaction

Rebecca Curtis: “I’m delighted with that. I was so nervous coming here today, but I don’t know why it was just probably because he had he so much expectation of is he a Gold Cup horse. I’m just glad it is out the way. That is the way he likes to be ridden. He likes dictating from the front so we weren’t going to change that. We just wanted to keep it as simple as we could really. I don’t think he was doing a lot in front. He has gone through that ground, but I don’t think he loves it as much as a slightly better surface. That is what is nice with these types of races as you can just freshen him up now rather than being hard on him at home.

“There was a lot of expectation today as he either had some sort of chance in the Gold Cup or he was just an old handicapper. I’m not saying he has beaten a Gold Cup field, but L’homme Presse is a good yard stick to beat today. I was confident he wasn’t just an old handicapper as it wasn’t like he was beaten in a handicap as you know where there mark is, but is practically unbeaten in most handicaps so we don’t know where his ceiling is.

“The up and down hills will suit him and he loves undulating tracks. Sean said going fast downhill is what he likes as he is quite a balanced horse.”

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Result:

1st Haiti Couleurs 5/6 fav

Verdict:

L'HOMME PRESSE the best

Parade ring updates

Haiti Couleurs - a little wide eyed and veering on tense. Fit but tight

L'Homme Presse - much better in the coat and general appearance than Cheltenham. Improved.

Leave Of Absence - well defined and solidly built. Walks well, likeable.

Riskintheground - thought he was heavy last time and hasn’t come forward a considerable amount.

13:50 Warwick Bet Smarter With Oddschecker Kingmaker Novices' Chase

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Result

1st Steel Ally 10/11 fav

Verdict

STEEL ALLY gets the vote here, with the late slight keenness of Mambonumberfive swinging it his way

Parade ring updates:

Steel Ally is now out. Lengthy, very fit, ideal size for chasing, there's plenty of definition at the rear and he's clearly very fit

Mambonumberfive has come bouncing out looking full of himself. A much taller model, more rounded than the Mirabad, he looks fit and fine. Has two handlers now, got a grip of him but he's quite toey now

Mirabad is on his toes almost immediately. Good type, not overly big for fences but athletic and makes appeal. Loose-rugged but looks plenty fit enough.

13:35 Newbury William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle

Post-race reaction

Dan Skelton: "He ran really well in the Lanzarote and finished third, but he didn’t go up in the handicap. He needed to go up in the handicap to get in the Martin Pipe and that is where we are heading. A fast run race like that will suit him. We are still unexposed as the handicapper can’t catch up with us yet as I don’t know what he is capable of yet.”

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Result:

1st A Pai De Nom 11/8 fav
2nd Alentejo 14/1
3rd Below The Radar 11/2

Verdict

Below The Radar best

Parade ring updates:

Kapal Layar - one of the better ones. Compact and well defined.

Alentejo - good coat quality for time of year. Okay fitness, others appeal more.

Kyntara - big solid type, tends to present this way. Fine.

Below The Radar - first one to really catch the eye. Well defined and fit.

Might I - some definition and fit enough to do himself justice, will tighten up over ribs.

Crebilly - still should keep improving for fitness, have seen look sharper.

A Pai De Nom - has a fair level of fitness but doesn’t stand out. Leggy.

Tranquil Sea - perhaps the preferred of the two Skelton horses. Small, business like in the walk. Well defined.

Goshhowposh - needs the run. Yards horses tend to present very fit, will definitely come forward.

13:00 Newbury William Hill Racing Epic Boosts Novices' Hurdle

Post-race reaction:

Philip Hobbs: "He doesn’t necessarily need that ground, but he did that very well, and jumped very well apart from the one down the back. I’m very happy.

“He (Harry Cobden) wasn’t worried about it (Kadastral), but he was very much getting a breather into him because he wanted to go fairly quick to start with and he just gave him a bit of an easy time around the bottom bend and into the straight.

“Of course it takes some doing under a double penalty, and they left the others a long way behind, so I’m very happy. We wanted to go to Exeter as there was more money there, and it was a Listed race, but at the end of the day this was a good opportunity.

“Nothing came up after that Sandown run, but it was his worst run by a mile. I think his form before that, and since then, has been much better, so I don’t know why we got beat on that occasion.”

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Result:

1st Sober Glory 1/3 fav
2nd Kadastral 2/1
3rd Last Round 20/1

Verdict:

Tough call between top two in the market. Sober Glory the fitter. Air Apparent could outrun price.

Parade ring updates:

Typhoon Warrior - okay definition although used to seeing fitter from the yard.

Famous Shoes - least fit of the Mulholland pair. Has got warm. Others preferred.

Gulf Coast Highway - small, but built uphill. Relaxed attitude, fit and fine.

Air Apparent - finely tuned and fit, as expected to see from the yard. Playful with handler, looks overpriced on appearance.

Last Round - keen and purposeful in the walk. Neat gelding, should improve for fitness again.

Kadastral - liked this gelding when winning at Newbury last time. Makes appeal again. Leggy and athletic with a nice way about him.

Laplander - Flat bred physical. Busy demeanour, but curious rather than wary. Fit.

Sober Glory - looks better than previous run (winning) at Newbury. Big moving; National Hunt type, has size. Well defined.

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