16:35 Newbury

Saturday 27 March 2021

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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 69y  |   Good to Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:36  |   Winning time: 3m 55.61s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Bombyx10
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Bryony Le Clerc| T: L Wadham| D
9/4
Useful on Flat for James Fanshawe and showed he still retains a good deal of his ability when returning from a 21-month absence to readily make a winning start over hurdles at Huntingdon 10 days ago.
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2
Horse silk
Lord Baddesley106
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR:  121
6/1
Fairly useful form in defeat in bumpers and won in good style on hurdle bow at Fontwell. Similar form when second back there in November. Unseated early in Grade 2 since. Remains open to progress.
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3
Horse silk
Osprey Call31
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Alex Edwards(3)| T: A Ralph| OR:  118| D
13/8
AW bumper winner last season and struck at just second time of asking over hurdles in 2m Doncaster novice last month. May have more to come for a yard in good form.
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4
Horse silk
Across The Channelh1164
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: R Johnson| T: P Hobbs & J White
18/1
Cost £150,000 after winning his completed start in points but well held on his Wetherby hurdle debut in October. Given time since and returns with a hood added. Still early days.
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5
Horse silk
Italian Spirit114
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy
11/2
Fame And Glory who confirmed the promise of his Ascot second debut when going one better in Market Rasen bumper in December. Ought to be up to making an impact in a race like this now hurdling.
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6
Horse silk
Lissitzky107
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: James Bowen| T: Miss R Curtis
33/1
Fairly useful Flat winner for Andrew Balding. Showed promise when fifth of 16 on 2m Ludlow hurdle bow which makes his subsequent effort over 21f at Warwick disappointing. Back down in trip now.
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7
Horse silk
Naturally High923
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore
33/1
Useful on Flat in France (stays 1½m) for Pascal Bary in 2018 but it's taken a long time for new connections to get him to the track. Perhaps best watched unless betting vibes strong.
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8
Horse silk
Rocco Du Berlaish117
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore
200/1
Looks more one for handicaps based on his 2 hurdle runs in recent weeks.
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10
Horse silk
Byzantine Empiret238
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-7| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien
25/1
Fairly useful maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m) for John Gosden. Sold for 20,000 gns in August. Makes hurdle debut for a respected yard so worth a second looks in betting.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Zuba31
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 5
T: N J Gifford  J: James Davies
NR

Forecasts

Osprey Call (13/8), Bombyx (9/4), Italian Spirit (11/2), Lord Baddesley (6/1), Across The Channel (18/1), Zuba (20/1), Byzantine Empire (25/1), Lissitzky (33/1), Naturally High (33/1), Rocco Du Berlais (200/1)

Verdict

BOMBYX probably didn't have much to beat at Huntingdon last week but it was still an impressive start to his hurdle career and he looks up to defying a penalty. Lord Baddesley remains open to progress on his first outing since an early unseat in a Cheltenham Grade 2 in January and he can provide the chief threat ahead of Market Rasen bumper winner Italian Spirit.

  1. BOMBYX
  2. LORD BADDESLEY (IRE)
  3. ITALIAN SPIRIT (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,159.002nd: £1,455.003rd: £727.004th: £364.00

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