13:30 Newbury

Saturday 2 March 2019

All13:3014:0514:4015:1015:4516:1516:50

Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust H.O.P.E Programme Seniors' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 5m 4.63s

1^st

First Drift

811-10

25/1

T: B I CaseJ: Max Kendrick (5)

Chased leaders, mistake 6th, outpaced 4 out, rallied before 2 out, led narrowly and hit 2 out, soon joined and ridden, op 33/1

2^nd

2 ½

Betameche

811-6

9/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, steady headway 5th, chased leaders before 3 out went 2nd going well before 2 out, every chance last, no extra final 100 yards tchd 5/2

3^rd

Fortunate George

911-9

17/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: J J Burke

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4 out, kept on same pace from 2 out op 16/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

Space Oddity

811-11

40/1

T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Led 100 yards, prominent in chasing group, outpaced 2 out, went badly left last, kept on into modest 4th post op 50/1

5^th

Bally Longford

1111-4

8/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Mid-division until outpaced 4 out, rallied chasing leaders before next, kept on same pace from 2 out, lost modest 4th post op 9/1

6^th

2 ¾

Nesterenko

1011-6

25/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Raced wide, chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, no danger after op 20/1

7^th

A Hare Breath

1112-0

7/1

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Held up in last trio, never involved tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2

8^th

Hallings Comet

1011-3

40/1

T: S LycettJ: M Goldstein

Led after 100 yards and soon clear until reduced lead 5th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened soon after, carried left last tchd 33/1

9^th

Ritual Of Senses

911-3

11/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up, good headway on outside chasing leaders before 4th, 2nd next until ridden before 2 out, weakened quickly op 8/1

Also Ran

Tapaculo

811-12

9/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, slightly hampered 2nd, never on terms, eased when blundered and unseated rider last op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 6/1

Private Malone

1011-7

14/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: N D Fehily

Chased leaders until weakened quickly soon after 3 out, pulled up before next tchd 12/1

Hit The Highway

1010-8

12/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Chasing clear leader when fell 2nd op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£34.80Pl:£6.70, £1.30, £2.70EX:£119.60Trifecta:£1,003.00Tricast:£543.29SF:£81.02Swingers:£16.00, £36.80, £5.00

Forecasts

Betameche (9/4), Tapaculo (9/2), A Hare Breath (7/1), Bally Longford (8/1), Fortunate George (17/2), Ritual Of Senses (11/1), Hit The Highway (12/1), Private Malone (14/1), First Drift (25/1), Nesterenko (25/1), Space Oddity (40/1), Hallings Comet (40/1)

Such are the terms of this race the majority are either exposed or in decline. Therefore the three lightly raced potential improvers make plenty of appeal. BETAMECHE gets the vote after an impressive win latest hinting that he can make up for lost time having missed nearly three years after his smart bumper win in 2016. Tapaculo almost made it three-from-three over hurdles latest and he too has leading claims although this will be the fastest ground he has encountered barring plenty of rain. Ritual Of Senses was smart in 2016 and far from disgraced on return at Warwick; surely he can improve plenty on that.

Betameche
Tapaculo
Ritual Of Senses

Prize Money

1st: £13,256.002nd: £3,892.003rd: £1,946.004th: £973.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00