15:35 Newbury

Saturday 8 February 2020

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap)

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 3m 48.00s

1^st

Pic D'Orhy

511-5

33/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, travelling well before next, left in 2nd at the last, stayed on under pressure run-in to lead towards finish

2^nd

Ciel De Neige

510-8

13/2f

T: W P MullinsJ: Aidan Coleman

Chased leaders, left in lead last, hard ridden run-in, headed towards finish

3^rd

Remiluc

1110-12

66/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Always front rank, every chance run-in, kept on gamely

4^th

Sir Valentine

710-3

16/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

Held up, headway chasing leaders when hit 3 out, slightly hampered last, stayed on run-in

5^th

Tamaroc Du Mathan

510-3

50/1

T: P F NichollsJ: James Bowen

Held up towards rear, headway on inside after 3 out, kept on run-in

6^th

Zanza

610-11

25/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Held up towards rear, headway between last 2, kept on run-in

7^th

Oakley

710-12

20/1

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

Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, plugging on but no chance when hampered last, never threatened

8^th

Stolen Silver

511-4

16/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, plugged on late, never a threat

9^th

Nelson River

511-1

50/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Harry Bannister

Chased leaders, hung left approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, no threat after

10^th

2 ½

Quoi De Neuf

610-6

14/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division on inside, weakened before 2 out

11^th

Ecco

510-11

16/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, weakened before the last

12^th

1 ¾

Gumball

611-12

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones (3)

Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, mistake 2 out, never on terms

13^th

Flegmatik

510-3

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Chased leaders and wide, outpaced 4 out, no chance when badly hampered last

14^th

1 ¾

Neff

510-3

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Held up, struggling in last pair 4 out, never a factor, tailed off

15^th

Not So Sleepy

811-3

9/1

T: H MorrisonJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, hit 3rd, headway on outside before 2 out, weakened 2 out

16^th

Whoshotthesheriff

610-8

16/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leaders until blundered 4th, towards rear when mistake 4 out, tailed off

17^th

Thebannerkingrebel

711-0

7/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, closer on inside before 3 out, weakened next

18^th

2 ½

Highly Prized

710-6

9/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Led until pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, losing place when hampered last, weakened run-in

19^th

1 ½

Magic Dancer

810-3

50/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (3)

Held up in rear, never figured, hampered last

Also Ran

Harambe

711-3

25/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up towards rear, headway on heels of leaders when brought down last

Mill Green

811-1

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Always behind, tailed off when awkward 3 out, pulled up before next

Never Adapt

510-13

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Held up, pulled up quickly after 1st

Lightly Squeeze

610-10

33/1

T: H FryJ: Rex Dingle (3)

Raced wide and prominent, led approaching 2 out, joined when fell last

Mack The Man

610-3

15/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, still well enough there when brought down last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£68.20Pl:£10.80, £1.80, £26.20, £4.80EX:£713.30Trifecta:£59,042.50Tricast:£13,544.22SF:£233.20

Forecasts

Ciel De Neige (13/2), Thebannerkingrebel (7/1), Mack The Man (15/2), Never Adapt (8/1), Not So Sleepy (9/1), Highly Prized (9/1), Quoi De Neuf (14/1), Sir Valentine (16/1), Stolen Silver (16/1), Ecco (16/1), Whoshotthesheriff (16/1), Oakley (20/1), Zanza (25/1), Mill Green (25/1), Harambe (25/1), Pic D'Orhy (33/1), Gumball (33/1), Flegmatik (33/1), Neff (33/1), Lightly Squeeze (33/1), Tamaroc Du Mathan (50/1), Nelson River (50/1), Magic Dancer (50/1), Remiluc (66/1)

Eight of the last ten runnings of this valuable handicap hurdle have been won by novices with three of them trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. Both of his contenders Stolen Silver and Sir Valentine are worthy of consideration with the former looking to have the best chance. THEBANNERKINGREBEL also fits the novice theme and although he was behind Stolen Silver last time he’s much better off at the weights this time and will appreciate this sounder surface. Mack The Man looks a big danger with the form of his Sandown win looking strong and he’s hard to ignore off a lovely racing weight despite an 8lb rise. Ciel De Neige, Not So Sleepy and Oakley are another trio that need considering.

Thebannerkingrebel
Mack The Man
Stolen Silver

Previous Winners

2019

Al Dancer

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £87,218.002nd: £32,860.003rd: £16,446.004th: £8,215.005th: £4,123.006th: £2,062.007th: £1,023.008th: £527.00