13:15 Newbury

Wednesday 19 January 2022

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

Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 12.50s

1^st

Walking On Air

511-0

5/6f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leader, upsides on bit 3 out, led before next and went clear before the last, very easily tchd 4/5 and tchd 10/11

2^nd

Hecouldbetheone

511-7

2/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Led, joined 3 out, headed before next, chased winner, ridden and well held 2 out, never any chance op 15/8

3^rd

Maclaine

511-0

5/1

T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke

Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, awkward next, ridden and no impression in 3rd when hung left run-in

4^th

4 ¼

Ben Lilly

511-0

25/1

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Tracked leading pair until after 4 out, chased leaders, 4th and no impression before the last

5^th

9 ½

Card Dealer

511-0

14/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Never closer than mid-division op 16/1

6^th

1 ½

Hara Kiri

511-0

50/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Pulled hard towards rear, shaken up between last two, never nearer

7^th

Alghazaal

511-0

40/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders in 5th, headway into 3rd after 4 out, ridden and weakening when awkward 2 out op 25/1

8^th

Groom De Cotte

611-0

200/1

T: S CurranJ: James Davies

Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off op 150/1

9^th

7 ½

Hiway One O Three

511-0

100/1

T: C GordonJ: Nick Scholfield

Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out op 125/1

10^th

Systemic

511-0

125/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Tom Cheesman (5)

Held up off the pace and always towards rear tchd 100/1

11^th

4 ¼

Logan's Choice

711-0

400/1

T: N LampardJ: Conor Ring (3)

Held up in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 300/1 tchd 500/1

Also Ran

Enchantee

510-7

400/1

T: G DeaconJ: Page Fuller

Pulled hard, headway chasing leaders 1st, lost place when very awkward and unseated rider 4th op 250/1

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Non-Runners

Cousu Main⁴³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.70EX:£3.80Trifecta:£10.60SF:£2.90Swingers:£1.20, £1.70, £2.00

Forecasts

Walking On Air (5/6), Hecouldbetheone (2/1), Cousu Main (11/4), Maclaine (5/1), Card Dealer (14/1), Ben Lilly (25/1), Alghazaal (40/1), Hara Kiri (50/1), Hiway One O Three (100/1), Systemic (125/1), Groom De Cotte (200/1), Logan's Choice (400/1), Enchantee (400/1)

Some promising types on show here, not least WALKING ON AIR. Nicky Henderson's charge showed plenty despite being no match for a more speedily-bred rival in a Kempton bumper last March so he gets the nod to make a winning start over timber here. Maclaine and Hecouldbetheone are open to improvement so they rate as obvious alternatives should the selection fail to fire.

WALKING ON AIR (IRE)
MACLAINE
HECOULDBETHEONE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Gallyhill

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 6

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

3/10

Prize Money

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