18:15 Worcester

Friday 23 April 2021

All16:0516:3517:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:45

Dr Richard Newland Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 5m 6.40s

1^st

Champagne Mystery

711-6

8/11f

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Led, jumped right 3rd, headed last, led again flat, stayed on well op 10/11

2^nd

Blakeney Point

811-13

10/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (5)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, challenged next, led last, ridden and headed flat, no impression towards finish op 15/2 tchd 11/1

3^rd

Taste The Fear

611-6

7/2

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

Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until next, went 2nd again briefly before 3 out, 3rd and held from 2 out

4^th

1 ¼

Lady Malarkey

610-6

125/1

T: J GroucottJ: Jordan Nailor (3)

Mid-division on outside, not fluent 1st, some headway 7th, well held 3 out, went 4th towards finish tchd 150/1

5^th

1 ½

Jaunty Express

510-13

66/1

T: B EckleyJ: Ben Jones (3)

Rear of mid-division, headway after 7th, 4th 3 out, no impression, lost 4th towards finish op 100/1

6^th

Jabbea

910-13

66/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Held up towards rear, well beaten from 7th op 80/1

7^th

Mr Sociable

610-13

14/1

T: C J DownJ: Charlie Hammond

Chased winner until 5th, went 2nd again next until before 3 out, soon weakened, jumped left 2 out, tailed off op 10/1

8^th

One Handsome Dude

611-6

4/1

T: A WestJ: Lee Edwards

Chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 5th, well beaten 7th, tailed off tchd 7/2

Also Ran

Palermo

710-13

125/1

T: K WoollacottJ: James Best

Jumped right, behind until pulled up after 7th op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Giovanni Royale²⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: A Ralph J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.40Pl:£1.10, £2.10, £1.40EX:£7.00Trifecta:£22.90SF:£10.61Swingers:£2.10, £1.10, £4.50

Forecasts

Champagne Mystery (8/11), Taste The Fear (7/2), One Handsome Dude (4/1), Blakeney Point (10/1), Mr Sociable (14/1), Giovanni Royale (14/1), Jaunty Express (66/1), Jabbea (66/1), Lady Malarkey (125/1), Palermo (125/1)

All 4 previous winners have positives and negatives, but ONE HANDSOME DUDE looked very comfortable away from soft ground when successful at Plumpton and the follow up may well be on the cards. Champagne Mystery is the form pick, though he was arguably lucky to win last time, so Taste The Fear, representing the race sponsor, is feared most.