12:40 Newbury

Saturday 30 December 2017

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

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Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 4m 18.00s

1^st

First Flow

50-0

6/5f

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Soon led as no one else wanted to, jumped slickly, clear going easily before 2 out, shaken up between last 2, unchallenged op 5/4 tchd 11/10

2^nd

Dell Oro

40-0

3/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Led briefly, tracked winner throughout, ridden before 2 out, no chance with easy winner op 10/3 tchd 7/2

3^rd

Present Ranger

40-0

8/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in last pair, headway into 3rd 4 out, never on terms with leading duo op 9/1

4^th

Royal Ruby

50-0

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Took keen hold, tracked leaders in 4th place, pecked 2nd, pushed along and weakened before 3 out op 3/1

5^th

Irish Prince

40-0

25/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leading pair, pushed along when stumbled 3rd, weakened 4 out, tailed off when blundered next op 28/1

6^th

Snowy Oscar

40-0

50/1

T: N J GiffordJ: L P Aspell

Always in rear, not fluent 4th, tailed off

Also Ran

N/A

Airtight

130-0

T: G & J MooreJ:

N/A

French Crusader

130-0

T: N J HendersonJ:

N/A

Mere Ironmonger

50-0

10/1

T: B G PowellJ: N P Madden

NonRunner

N/A

Grapevine

130-0

T: N J HendersonJ:

N/A

Indian Hawk

140-0

T: N J HendersonJ:

N/A

Isis Blue

160-0

T: N P MulhollandJ:

N/A

Midnight Mood

40-0

50/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: M D Grant

NonRunner

N/A

Nobel Duke

130-0

T: M ScudamoreJ:

N/A

Rebel Commander

140-0

T: N J HendersonJ:

N/A

Stockburn

130-0

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

N/A

Whatswrongwithyou

150-0

T: N J HendersonJ:

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.30, £1.70EX:£4.30Trifecta:£18.20SF:£4.93Swingers:£1.10, £1.90, £2.70

Forecasts

First Flow (6/5), Dell Oro (3/1), Royal Ruby (7/2), Present Ranger (8/1), Mere Ironmonger (10/1), Irish Prince (25/1), Snowy Oscar (50/1), Midnight Mood (50/1)

Royal Ruby should be stronger if settling better than he did on his hurdles debut at Fakenham, and by Yeats has plenty to offer in the stamina department. However, the penalised pair of Dell Oro and FIRST FLOW make more appeal at present. The former has to prove he can handle testing conditions, but he made a pleasing hurdles debut at Ascot last month. Therefore, preference is for the Kim Bailey trained runner, who looks every inch a future staying chaser. His hurdles debut coincided with an upturn in fortunes, and by beating a 126-rated subsequent winner (Al Shahir), he sets the clear benchmark.