14:00 Newbury

Friday 23 March 2018

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Be Wiser Insurance Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 15.50s

1^st

Euxton Lane

611-7

2/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Raced keenly, held up in touch, closer on inside 4th, tracked leaders going well 3 out, challenged in 2nd 2 out, led soon after and went clear, stayed on well, eased close home op 5/2

2^nd

De Rasher Counter

611-7

7/4f

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in last pair, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led before 2 out, joined when not fluent 2 out, soon headed, one pace when switched left approaching last, no chance with winner op 15/8 tchd 13/8

3^rd

Molineaux

711-7

5/2

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Led briefly, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3rd until after 4 out, led again 3 out, headed before next, soon dropped to 3rd and one pace op 2/1

4^th

Oscars Leader

511-1

16/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Soon tracking leader until after 3rd, handy, jumped slowly next, 2nd again after 4 out, every chance and not fluent next, weakening quickly when blundered badly next, left 4th and slightly hampered last op 14/1

5^th

Hunt Politics

611-1

33/1

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, plugged on run-in

6^th

Pandinus Imperator

511-1

100/1

T: Martin SmithJ: Tom Cannon

Outpaced and struggling before 3 out, behind, plugging on when slightly hampered last, weakened run-in

Also Ran

Wallace Spirit

511-1

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Raced keenly, soon led, jumped right and mistake 5th, headed briefly next, headed 3 out, hanging left when weakened 2 out, poor 4th when fell last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.40, £1.50EX:£6.20Trifecta:£11.00SF:£5.72Swingers:£1.30, £1.50, £1.30

Forecasts

De Rasher Counter (7/4), Euxton Lane (2/1), Molineaux (5/2), Oscars Leader (16/1), Hunt Politics (33/1), Wallace Spirit (33/1), Pandinus Imperator (100/1)

The three penalised runners look to be the ones to focus on here with De Rasher Counter the one on official ratings who holds sway although that rating does look rather inflated and EUXTON LANE is preferred. He demolished his field last time out and looks to have more to come over this trip. Molineaux has been a rather slower learner but is now starting to show more and he looked rather unlucky to bump into a useful sort last time and has done so again here. If there is one outside of that trio that is of interest then it would be Oscars Leader who showed far more over hurdles last time than he did in bumpers and has the look of one who can improve a little more yet.

Euxton Lane
De Rasher Counter
Molineaux

Previous Winners

2017

Reigning Supreme

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 6

J: D J Mullins | T: N J Henderson

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £6,238.002nd: £1,832.003rd: £916.004th: £458.00