13:20 Newbury

Friday 1 December 2017

All12:2012:5013:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

Ladbrokes Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 5m 5.30s

1^st

Santini

510-12

2/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leader, led before last, 2 lengths ahead last, kept on well run-in op 10/3

2^nd

4 ½

Chef Des Obeaux

510-12

7/2f

T: N J HendersonJ: N D Fehily

Chased leaders and keen, mistake 2 out, soon ridden, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 11/4

3^rd

Robin Waters

410-12

3/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Took keen hold, held up in last pair, closer approaching 4th, chased leaders 6th, 4th going well enough before 3 out, ridden and outpaced between last 2, plugged on into modest 3rd towards finish op 8/1

4^th

1 ¾

Boreham Bill

510-12

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Led, hit 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra and lost 2nd run-in, weakened op 11/4

5^th

Bill And Barn

610-12

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders and keen, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, no chance when went left and hit next op 33/1

6^th

Bekkensfirth

810-12

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Held up in last pair, closer on inside approaching 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, mistake 2 out, never on terms op 9/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

2 ¾

Boss Mans Ladder

510-12

20/1

T: B PaulingJ: Mr Alex Ferguson (7)

In touch, weakened 4 out, soon behind, tailed off tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Nabatean

610-12

16/1

T: S LycettJ: M Goldstein

Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next tchd 20/1

Shades of Silver

710-12

25/1

T: E De GilesJ: L Treadwell

Took keen hold, in touch, jumped slowly 3rd, dropped to last next, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.50, £1.20, £1.90EX:£12.20Trifecta:£41.80SF:£11.12Swingers:£2.10, £4.90, £3.40

Forecasts

Santini (2/1), Robin Waters (3/1), Chef Des Obeaux (7/2), Bekkensfirth (10/1), Boreham Bill (12/1), Bill And Barn (14/1), Nabatean (16/1), Boss Mans Ladder (20/1), Shades of Silver (25/1)

Nicky Henderson might have the key to this, with both CHEF DES OBEAUX and Santini representing the yard and preference is for the former, who showed plenty on his bumper debut here and will know a lot more this time around. Santini has plenty of plus points in his pedigree and should make a nice hurdler this season. Bekkensfirth will be a big danger if wound up after a long absence.

Chef Des Obeaux
Santini
Bekkensfirth

Previous Winners

2016

Reigning Supreme

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 5

J: B J Geraghty | T: N J Henderson

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.00