15:00 Newbury

Saturday 31 December 2016

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Betfred Wishing You A Happy New Year Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 56.50s

1^st

Theligny

510-4

12/1

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

2^nd

2 ¾

Geordie Des Champs

510-6

11/8f

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

3^rd

3 ¾

Born Survivor

511-4

6/1

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

4^th

Kings Bandit

811-0

7/1

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

5^th

1 ¾

Boite

611-5

9/1

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

6^th

Floresco

610-6

16/1

T: R WoollacottJ: D A Jacob

Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 14/1

7^th

Willow's Saviour

910-10

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Held up in last trio, some late moderate headway, never threatened op 40/1

8^th

Lac Fontana

711-2

20/1

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

9^th

2 ¼

Royal Guardsman

910-7

20/1

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

10^th

Court Minstrel

911-12

33/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Paul Moloney

Always towards rear, never involved op 20/1

11^th

John Constable

510-11

10/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Mid-division until lost place and towards rear 4th, never on terms after op 9/1

12^th

Barizan

1010-5

50/1

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

13^th

Nexius

710-7

33/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield

Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off

Also Ran

Muhtaris

610-1

33/1

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