14:40 Newbury

Saturday 2 March 2019

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

William Hill Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 56.65s

1^st

San Benedeto

811-5

11/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield

Mid-division, steady headway before 4 out, chased leaders went 2nd at the last, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on well tchd 10/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Gala Ball

910-13

20/1

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

Chased leader until 4th, prominent, 2nd again 4 out, led soon after next, headed and no extra run-in op 25/1

3^rd

Valdez

1211-0

16/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Jumped right, chased leaders, pecked 12th, outpaced 2 out, kept on into 3rd run-in op 14/1

4^th

2 ½

Javert

1011-7

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: T Scudamore

Never that fluent, in touch in mid-division, went 2nd 7th until 4 out, chased leaders, 2nd again and hanging left when hampered 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, hung left and no extra in 4th run-in

5^th

1 ¼

Dolos

611-12

5/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (5)

Chased leaders, op 15/2

6^th

3 ½

Dustin Des Mottes

610-5

9/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 10th, outpaced before 4 out, plugged on, no danger op 10/1 tchd 11/1

7^th

Zalvados

610-0

20/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: P J Brennan

Always towards rear op 22/1

8^th

Mercian Prince

811-7

16/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Jumped right, led, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, weakened quickly between last 2 op 14/1

9^th

Value At Risk

1010-6

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: William Marshall (10)

Held up towards rear, never involved op 16/1 tchd 20/1

10^th

Warriors Tale

1011-11

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: N D Fehily

Held up towards rear tchd 16/1

11^th

War Sound

1011-1

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: C Gethings

Always towards rear, never on terms

12^th

1 ½

Azzuri

710-9

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always towards rear, never on terms

13^th

Nightfly

810-4

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Mid-division on inside, weakened after 10th op 16/1

Also Ran

Master Dee

1011-9

25/1

T: F O'BrienJ: B J Geraghty

Always behind, tailed off 9th, pulled up soon after tchd 20/1

Happy Diva

811-0

11/2

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (3)

Chasing leaders when blundered and unseated rider 8th op 5/1

Shanahan's Turn

1110-2

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Ben Godfrey (7)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until 7th, chased leaders, weakened before 10th, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£2.80, £5.20, £3.60, £2.50EX:£302.70Trifecta:£5,003.80Tricast:£3,499.35SF:£217.18Swingers:£54.20, £56.20, £174.60

Forecasts

Dolos (5/1), Happy Diva (11/2), War Sound (7/1), Javert (8/1), Dustin Des Mottes (9/1), San Benedeto (11/1), Value At Risk (14/1), Warriors Tale (14/1), Valdez (16/1), Mercian Prince (16/1), Gala Ball (20/1), Zalvados (20/1), Nightfly (20/1), Master Dee (25/1), Shanahan's Turn (33/1), Azzuri (50/1)

A wide-open look to this handicap with not too many appealing as particularly well handicapped. Ultra-consistent mare HAPPY DIVA gets the vote after a solid win over an in-form horse at Huntingdon latest suggesting she is still thriving and she is a regular in these sort of contests. War Sound has been well backed for this contest and if back to his Aintree form earlier in the season he would have a big chance. Dolos appeals the most of the Ditcheat trio and the form of the Nicholls team makes him therefore worthy of serious respect.

Happy Diva
War Sound
Dolos

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00