13:05 Newcastle
Saturday 2 December 2017
All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1014:4515:20
Weatherbys Racing Bank 'The French Furze' Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 2  |  2m 6f  |  Soft (Heavy in places)  |  6 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:06Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 38.7s
T:Â R DobbinJ:Â Craig Nichol
Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, led last, edged right run-in, kept on op 7/2
T:Â K DalgleishJ:Â Callum Bewley
Led, ridden before 2 out, headed last, not much room run-in, kept on tchd 5/2
T:Â D SkeltonJ:Â Harry Skelton
Towards rear, headway before 3 out, soon went 2nd, challenged 2 out, no extra before last op 15/8 tchd 7/4
T:Â A M ThomsonJ:Â S Bowen
Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 13/2 tchd 8/1
T:Â F O'BrienJ:Â Conor Shoemark
Behind, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened op 8/1 tchd 10/1
Also Ran
T:Â A CrookJ:Â Sean Quinlan
With leader until 6 out, soon weakened, tailed of and pulled up before 2 out
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £1.60EX:£10.10Trifecta:£24.10SF:£10.52Swingers:£1.80, £2.60, £1.90
Forecasts
Hear No Evil (9/4), Senor Lombardy (5/2), Coole Hall (7/2), Donna's Delight (5/1), Imperial Eloquence (13/2), Dudette (66/1)
A delightful renewal of a novices hurdle which remembers The French Furze, who was a core element of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle for many a year. The North has a strong hand in the line up with a trio of exciting youngsters set to tackle Dan Skelton's most promising Aintree debut hurdles scorer Hear No Evil. His bumper form has been well advertised recently (by Espoir De Teillee), and he should again have the measure of Imperial Eloquence despite a turn-around at the weights. Donna's Delight will have a light campaign over hurdles prior to going chasing, and this fine looking horse is the apple of his locally based owners eye. However, his Carlisle hurdles form isn't quite as strong as what both SENOR LOMBARDY and Coole Hall have achieved just yet, and a strong preference is for the Keith Dalgleish trained four-year-old. He will improve further at this more galloping track, and can confirm his Kelso form with Coole Hall.
- Senor Lombardy
- Hear No Evil
- Coole Hall
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £9,384.002nd: £2,772.003rd: £1,386.004th: £693.005th: £346.006th: £174.00
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