15:35 Newbury

Sunday 21 February 2021

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

Betfair Hurdle (Handicap) (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 3m 50.48s

1^st

Soaring Glory

610-7

17/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Midfield, good headway to chase leaders before 2 out, led going well approaching last, ridden after last, ran on strongly flat op 7/1

2^nd

Fifty Ball

610-5

14/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division, headway to track leaders before 3 out, ridden to challenge last, hung left flat, ran on well but no match for winner op 11/1

3^rd

1 ½

Edwardstone

711-6

14/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, ridden and made headway before 2 out, every chance last, kept on flat

4^th

1 ¼

Annual Invictus

610-9

10/1

T: C GordonJ: R Johnson

Midfield, not fluent 3 out, pushed along before next, ridden approaching last, ran on well to grab fourth in final strides op 12/1

5^th

nse

Buzz

711-12

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: K Brogan (5)

Midfield, mistake and lost place 5th, switched right and ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, kept on flat

6^th

1 ¼

Guard Your Dreams

510-9

14/1

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

Held up in mid-division, outpaced after 5th, nudged along before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on well after last op 20/1 tchd 12/1

7^th

3 ¼

Mister Coffey

610-12

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up towards rear, nudged along before 3 out, ridden 2 out, hung right approaching last, plugged on one pace run-in op 15/2

8^th

1 ¾

Shakem Up'arry

710-10

11/1

T: B PaulingJ: P J Brennan

Mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, outpaced before last, plugged on through beaten rivals flat op 12/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

Thyme White

511-1

28/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced keenly in midfield, headway to chase leaders going well before 3 out, every chance last, soon ridden, no extra final 100yds op 22/1

10^th

On To Victory

710-3

18/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, headway when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden for effort, kept on one pace fron last op 16/1

11^th

2 ¾

Milkwood

711-1

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Held up towards rear, smooth headway travelling well before 2 out, ridden before last, faded on run-in tchd 11/1

12^th

Cadzand

610-12

11/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway after 5th, nudged along before 2 out, made no impression approaching last op 5/1

13^th

1 ¼

Glory And Fortune

610-5

33/1

T: T LaceyJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, no extra approaching last op 25/1

14^th

For Pleasure

611-5

50/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Led, headed 2 out, soon ridden for effort, no extra from last op 40/1

15^th

Night Edition

510-7

33/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Never better than mid-division

16^th

6 ½

Ballinsker

610-3

50/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: R M Power

Midfield, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before last op 40/1

17^th

Lightly Squeeze

711-0

66/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver (3)

Midfield, headway to challenge 3 out, ridden before next where led, headed approaching last, weakened flat op 40/1

18^th

Highway One O Two

611-1

66/1

T: C GordonJ: J E Moore

Prominent, nudged along 3 out, weakened before next op 50/1

19^th

Fred

611-4

50/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Held up in rear, reminder after 5th, soon struggling op 40/1

20^th

Mack The Man

710-6

40/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Always in rear op 28/1

21^st

2 ¾

Gumball

711-10

50/1

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

Chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next

22^nd

Galice Macalo

510-8

20/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (5)

Prominent, ridden along 3 out, gradually weakened before next

Also Ran

Wild Max

611-7

25/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Angus Cheleda (7)

Midfield when blundered and fell 1st tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Friend Or Foe¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.90Pl:£3.10, £3.20, £4.10, £3.60EX:£139.50Trifecta:£2,262.00Tricast:£1,677.79SF:£109.47Swingers:£44.00, £27.80, £22.80

Forecasts

Cadzand (11/2), Mister Coffey (8/1), Soaring Glory (17/2), Annual Invictus (10/1), Buzz (10/1), Shakem Up'arry (11/1), Milkwood (12/1), Fifty Ball (14/1), Edwardstone (14/1), Guard Your Dreams (14/1), On To Victory (18/1), Galice Macalo (20/1), Friend Or Foe (20/1), Wild Max (25/1), Thyme White (28/1), Glory And Fortune (33/1), Night Edition (33/1), Mack The Man (40/1), For Pleasure (50/1), Ballinsker (50/1), Fred (50/1), Gumball (50/1), Lightly Squeeze (66/1), Highway One O Two (66/1)

Always one of the most competitive races of the season and this looks a particularly good renewal, featuring several unexposed sorts who could be ahead of the handicapper. Nicky Henderson has a very strong hand courtesy of BUZZ and Mister Coffey, with the former taken to build on his Betfair Exchange Trophy second with crack claimer Kevin Brogan taking a handy 5 lb off. Fifty Ball looks next best.

BUZZ (FR)
MISTER COFFEY (FR)
FIFTY BALL (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Pic D'Orhy

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

33/1

Prize Money

1st: £70,338.002nd: £26,500.003rd: £13,262.004th: £6,625.005th: £3,325.006th: £1,662.007th: £825.008th: £425.00