16:10 Newbury

Friday 24 March 2017

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Be Wiser Insurance Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:13 | Winning time: 3m 58.20s

1^st

Maestro Royal

811-2

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, switched right before 2 out, challenged last, hung left and led flat, stayed on, in command towards finish tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Inner Drive

911-5

9/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, took keen hold, closed from 3 out, challenged last, every chance flat, held towards finish op 8/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Prairie Town

610-13

16/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Lee Edwards

Raced freely, led, pressed from 2 out, headed flat, stayed on same pace op 20/1

4^th

I'm A Game Changer

511-6

13/8f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, close up when went slightly left on landing last, ridden and not quicken, one pace op 6/4 tchd 15/8

5^th

3 ½

Zarib

611-5

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 2 out op 6/1

6^th

Optimus Prime

511-12

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: N D Fehily

Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, tracking leaders when badly hampered 2 out, not recover and well beaten after op 9/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Minella Charmer

611-8

8/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Tracked leader, not fluent 4th, every chance when fell 2 out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

Tara River²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: B Barr J: Mitchell Bastyan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£2.00, £3.70EX:£25.20Trifecta:£234.90Tricast:£438.76SF:£32.23Swingers:£3.30, £6.40, £11.10

Forecasts

I'm A Game Changer (13/8), Maestro Royal (7/2), Zarib (5/1), Minella Charmer (8/1), Inner Drive (9/1), Optimus Prime (10/1), Prairie Town (16/1), Tara River (33/1)

I'M A GAME CHANGER appears to be on the improve and he looks capable of shouldering his 12lb rise in the weights after dominating a decent looking field last time out. Optimus Prime is a fascinating runner and he looks the pick of the Skelton pair having won a Listed contest in France. Maestro Royal looks like a solid each-way contender after his win at Sandown in January and he usually gives his running despite putting in a rare disappointing effort last time.