12:45 Newbury

Wednesday 19 January 2022

All12:4513:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

British EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 5m 18.10s

1^st

Speech Bubble

711-1

6/4f

T: Noel WilliamsJ: G Sheehan

Raced keenly in mid-division on inside, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, led 3 out, tchd 11/8

2^nd

3 ¾

Victorias Peak

711-1

25/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Mitchell Bastyan (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd soon after next, ridden between last two, held when mistake last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 22/1

3^rd

Largy G

811-1

50/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Held up towards rear steady headway 6th, chased leaders and awkward next, soon pushed along and outpaced, rallied into modest 3rd run-in op 66/1

4^th

1 ¾

Swincombe Fleat

611-8

4/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Led until 3 out, lost 2nd soon after next, ridden and no impression in 4th between last two

5^th

Instant De Bonheur

410-0

125/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (5)

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th chased winner after 3 out, went left and slightly hampered next, soon lost 2nd, weakened run-in op 100/1 tchd 150/1

6^th

Tweed Skirt

511-8

9/4

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, went left and weakened next tchd 85/40

7^th

8 ½

Kings Krackertara

711-1

150/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

Jumped slowly 1st, always towards rear tchd 125/1

8^th

Code Name Lise

611-1

8/1

T: L WadhamJ: Bryony Frost

Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened 4 out, tailed off op 17/2

9^th

4 ¾

Becky The Boo

611-1

16/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up in mid-division, closer in 5th before 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off, mistake last op 18/1

10^th

Lady Stanhow

711-1

300/1

T: J G CannJ: Nick Scholfield

Always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off op 250/1

Also Ran

Bridal Knot

511-1

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Soon towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1

Mad About Sally

711-1

200/1

T: O SignyJ: Max Kendrick

Chased leaders out wide, losing place when jumped slowly 4th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next op 125/1

Wind From The West

511-1

100/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister

Wore hood to post, chased leader, lost 2nd after 5th, reminder 6th, chased leaders, weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Folly Hill³⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.10, £4.30, £8.20EX:£45.20Trifecta:£1,181.60SF:£42.60Swingers:£9.10, £13.70, £76.70

Forecasts

Speech Bubble (6/4), Tweed Skirt (9/4), Swincombe Fleat (4/1), Code Name Lise (8/1), Becky The Boo (16/1), Victorias Peak (25/1), Folly Hill (25/1), Bridal Knot (25/1), Largy G (50/1), Wind From The West (100/1), Instant De Bonheur (125/1), Kings Krackertara (150/1), Mad About Sally (200/1), Lady Stanhow (300/1)

SPEECH BUBBLE was well-above average in bumpers and is sure to step up on her opening second over hurdles at Lingfield in November. The 7 lb she receives from previous winners Tweed Skirt and Swincombe Fleat may well prove to be decisive.

SPEECH BUBBLE (IRE)
TWEED SKIRT
SWINCOMBE FLEAT

Previous Winners

2021

Little River Bay

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: R Johnson | T: P Hobbs & J White

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00