14:45 Newbury

Wednesday 19 December 2018

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:4515:1515:45

Qolcom EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 5m 18.60s

1^st

Tidal Flow

511-4

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, led 2nd until before 4th, chased leader, led again after 4 out, headed next, chased leader, led again 2 out, driven out op 8/1 tchd 17/2

2^nd

1 ¾

Downtown Getaway

510-12

10/11f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, mistake and reminder 3 out, soon outpaced, went 2nd before the last, stayed on same pace run-in tchd Evens

3^rd

Diomede Des Mottes

510-12

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, left 3rd 2 out, hung left between last 2, weakened before blundered at the last op 25/1 tchd 28/1

4^th

Harambe

510-12

6/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Keen in mid-division, headway before 3rd, led before next, flattened 4 out and headed soon after, led again next until 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 9/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 10/1

5^th

1 ½

Fontsanta

510-12

100/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up and behind, outpaced before 3 out, plugged on in modest 5th from 2 out

6^th

Beyondthestorm

510-12

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Mid-division, closer on inside 3rd, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

7^th

Commanche Red

511-4

16/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out

8^th

4 ½

Copperhead

410-12

100/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Led until 2nd, lost 2nd before next, chased leaders, mistake 5th, weakened next tchd 66/1

9^th

It's For Alan

510-12

150/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: James Davies

Always behind tchd 200/1

10^th

Gleno

610-12

150/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Always behind

Also Ran

Moonlighter

511-4

16/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

Took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 4th, every chance when fell heavily 2 out

Samarquand

411-4

6/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Held up towards rear, eased after 4 out, soon pulled up op 11/2 tchd 5/1

Old Rascals

510-12

100/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: J J Burke

Chased leader until 3rd, lost place next, tailed off and pulled up before 6th

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Non-Runners

Emitom²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: W Greatrex J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£1.80, £1.30, £4.10EX:£15.50Trifecta:£251.70SF:£14.66Swingers:£2.80, £19.40, £6.50

Forecasts

Downtown Getaway (10/11), Emitom (7/2), Harambe (6/1), Samarquand (6/1), Tidal Flow (7/1), Beyondthestorm (14/1), Diomede Des Mottes (16/1), Commanche Red (16/1), Moonlighter (16/1), Fontsanta (100/1), Copperhead (100/1), Old Rascals (100/1), It's For Alan (150/1), Gleno (150/1)

Plenty of promising types on paper, not least the Nicky Henderson pair Beyondthestorm and Downtown Getaway, who were both expensive purchases. The latter may prove the stronger on this occasion and could be very useful, but he will have to be smart to get the better of EMITOM, who looked seriously talented on his hurdling debut at Ffos Las and won both his bumpers, too. Moonlighter, Samarquand and Tidal Flow are previous winners worthy of a second look, while Fontsanta may fare best of his stable's two runners.

Emitom
Downtown Getaway
Tidal Flow

Previous Winners

2017

Mr Whipped

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 4

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00