12:45 Taunton

Sunday 30 December 2018

All12:4513:1513:5014:2014:5515:2515:55

Newton King Juvenile Hurdle

Off time: 12:47 | Winning time: 4m 11.80s

1^st

Friend Or Foe

310-12

3/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Bit keen, made all, clear when hit last, ridden out op 4/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Zafar

310-12

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders, kept on run-in into 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner op 12/1

3^rd

Peloric

310-12

25/1

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle (7)

Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 2 out, went modest 2nd at the last until one pace in 3rd final 100 yards

4^th

2 ¼

Tiffin Top

310-12

7/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Chased leaders, 2nd before 2 out, no impression when lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in op 13/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

Mantovani

310-12

10/11f

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Chased leaders, 2nd after 4 out until pushed along before 2 out, weakened 2 out tchd 11/10

6^th

Zanzi Win

310-12

11/2

T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan

Held up in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 4 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 op 9/2

7^th

Karakoram

310-12

40/1

T: G HarrisJ: L Heard

Raced keenly, always towards rear op 66/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

1 ½

Good Impression

310-12

40/1

T: A StrongeJ: Adam Wedge

Mid-division, weakened before 4 out op 66/1

9^th

True Thoughts

310-12

250/1

T: Mrs L J YoungJ: R T Dunne

Chased winner until after 4th, steadily lost place, tailed off 3 out op 200/1

10^th

Golden Footsteps

310-5

250/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Thomas Garner

Pulled hard, always in rear, tailed off op 200/1

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Non-Runners

Caviar Royale⁵¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: Mrs N S Evans J: Max Kendrick

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.50, £2.20, £4.70EX:£25.30Trifecta:£505.10SF:£25.78Swingers:£3.30, £24.10, £6.60

Forecasts

Mantovani (10/11), Friend Or Foe (3/1), Zanzi Win (11/2), Zafar (7/1), Tiffin Top (7/1), Peloric (25/1), Karakoram (40/1), Good Impression (40/1), Caviar Royale (100/1), True Thoughts (250/1), Golden Footsteps (250/1)

An interesting bunch with one or two seemingly decent newcomers from stable who do well with this type and others who have already have some hurdles experience. Of those in that group Mantovani sets the standard after his decent Exeter debut and he along with Friend Or Foe will prove to both have decent chances. Zanzi Win looks to have some of the best Flat form on offer having been useful in France and a prominent hurdles debut is expected along with Zafar. Alan King is always to be noted/respected in this sphere and his TIFFIN TOP (related to a decent hurdler) could well make a winning debut at a course where the trainer has a decent record.

Tiffin Top
Mantovani
Friend Or Foe

Previous Winners

2017

Vaziani

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 3

J: James Best | T: R Walford

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,133.002nd: £1,507.003rd: £754.004th: £450.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00