15:15 Newbury

Wednesday 20 December 2017

All12:3013:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

Qolcom EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 16.00s

1^st

Mr Whipped

411-4

7/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, short of room on inside on bend after 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led and edged right before last, rider lost iron and stayed on strongly run-in op 6/1

2^nd

Gowiththeflow

410-12

9/4

T: B PaulingJ: James Banks

Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed before last, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in op 5/2 tchd 11/4

3^rd

Melrose Boy

510-12

4/5f

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 5th, 2nd going well before 3 out where every chance, hung left and lost 2nd before 2 out, 3rd and held when stumbled badly 2 out, blundered last op 5/6 tchd 8/11

4^th

4 ½

Book of Gold

510-12

50/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Raced keenly, made most until 3 out, chased leaders, weakened before mistake last

5^th

Voie Dans Voie

410-12

20/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next op 25/1

6^th

Bardista

510-12

100/1

T: B PaulingJ: Mr Alex Ferguson (7)

Chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next

7^th

Almost Gold

410-12

200/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Always behind, tailed off

8^th

Boss Mans Ladder

510-12

100/1

T: B PaulingJ: R P McLernon

Awkward and reminders 1st and 4th, always behind, tailed off

Also Ran

Wallace Spirit

410-12

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Ned Curtis (5)

Pulled hard early, soon steadied into mid-division, dropped towards rear and pushed along before 4th, hung badly left before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before last

Warthog

510-12

10/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up in mid-division, headway on inside before 3 out, chased leaders before next, ridden and weakened rapidly between last 2, pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£2.00, £1.10, £1.10EX:£34.30Trifecta:£77.40SF:£23.93Swingers:£4.40, £2.90, £1.40

Forecasts

Melrose Boy (4/5), Gowiththeflow (9/4), Mr Whipped (7/1), Warthog (10/1), Voie Dans Voie (20/1), Wallace Spirit (33/1), Book of Gold (50/1), Bardista (100/1), Boss Mans Ladder (100/1), Almost Gold (200/1)

GOWITHTHEFLOW was just touched off on rules debut last month and he can go one better by taking this competitive looking novice hurdle. Melrose Boy, a winner at Cheltenham last time out can claim second on his return to conditions company while Mr Whipped, penalised for a success in a three runner contest last month is taken to claim third on this occasion.

Gowiththeflow
Melrose Boy
Mr Whipped

Previous Winners

2016

Sneaky Feeling

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 4

J: R Johnson | T: P Hobbs & J White

25/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00