13:25 Newbury

Wednesday 20 January 2021

All12:5513:2514:0014:3015:0515:3516:05

MansionBet's Watch And Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 12.7s

1^st

Dostal Phil

810-7

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Keen tracking leaders in 4th, 2nd going well between last 2, led last, shaken and went clear run-in op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and 8/1

2^nd

5 ½

Funambule Sivola

610-7

6/5f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leaders, hit 3rd (water), 2nd before 4th until next, 2nd again 8th until 4 out, chased leaders, weakened op 5/4 tchd 11/10

3^rd

Grey Diamond

710-4

17/2

T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped right at times, led until headed after 2 out, soon hung left dropped to 3rd and no extra tchd 8/1

4^th

7 ½

Le Ligerien

810-4

10/1

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

Chased leader until before 4th, 2nd next until 8th, chased leaders, awkward 2 out, ridden and weakened soon after op 12/1

5^th

Harambe

811-3

8/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Raced keenly in last pair, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, never on terms op 9/2

6^th

Birchdale

711-8

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in last pair, jumped slowly 5th, pushed along after 9th, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, never on terms op 9/2 tchd 10/3 and 5/1

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Non-Runners

Golden Taipan⁴¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Manvers House³¹²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: R Walford J: James Best

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.90Pl:£2.90, £1.20EX:£20.20Trifecta:£87.70Tricast:£68.76SF:£16.38Swingers:£2.10, £5.90, £2.30

Forecasts

Funambule Sivola (6/5), Birchdale (7/2), Dostal Phil (7/1), Harambe (8/1), Grey Diamond (17/2), Le Ligerien (10/1), Golden Taipan (10/1), Manvers House (16/1)

FUNAMBULE SIVOLA has scored impressively on both his goes over this trip in chases and is fancied to defy a rise for his C&D success22 days ago. Birchdale, a talented hurdler with a pointing background, should have more to offer in this sphere, so he's regarded as the chief threat, with Dostal Phil the pick of the chasing newcomers.

FUNAMBULE SIVOLA (FR)
BIRCHDALE (IRE)
DOSTAL PHIL (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Moonlighter

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 7

J: T Scudamore | T: Nick Williams

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,018.002nd: £2,061.003rd: £1,030.004th: £515.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00