13:55 Newbury

Saturday 26 November 2022

All12:1512:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Coral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 59.00s

1^st

Red Risk

711-12

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Never far away racing out wide in mid-division, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, 2nd travelling well 2 out, led before the last, came clear run-in, easily op 25/1

2^nd

4 ¼

Petit Tonnerre

412-0

14/1

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

Held up in mid-division on inside, steady headway approaching 3 out, ridden between last two, went 2nd and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner op 12/1

3^rd

Dorking Boy

811-6

33/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Raced keenly, tracked leader, led after 3rd, headed before the last, no extra and lost 2nd run-in op 28/1

4^th

9 ½

Lord Baddesley

711-9

9/2

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Raced keenly, held up in rear, steady headway before 3 out, no chance when left modest 4th and hampered last op 4/1

5^th

3 ¾

Current Mood

711-3

10/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)

Led until after 3rd, chased leader until before 3 out, weakened quickly soon after 3 out op 8/1

6^th

Peking Rose

711-8

3/1f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders, bad mistake 3rd, outpaced turning in, weakened soon after 3 out op 7/2

7^th

6 ½

Malakahna

411-0

13/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd

Mid-division out wide, took false step and lost place after 5th, pushed along and outpaced home turn, weakened soon after op 5/1

Also Ran

Porticello

411-13

6/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Raced keenly in mid-division, hampered at 3rd, headway tracking leaders going well 6th, went 2nd before 3 out until next, 4th and weakening when fell heavily at the last tchd 11/2

Washington

611-3

4/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling in rear after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 9/2

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Non-Runners

Imphal²²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

West Balboa³³²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Walking On Air²³¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: James Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.00Pl:£5.00, £2.80, £5.30EX:£240.00Trifecta:£4,834.10Tricast:£8,829.71SF:£253.22Swingers:£25.20, £49.70, £28.70

Forecasts

Walking On Air (11/4), Peking Rose (3/1), West Balboa (10/3), Washington (4/1), Lord Baddesley (9/2), Porticello (6/1), Malakahna (13/2), Current Mood (10/1), Petit Tonnerre (14/1), Red Risk (20/1), Dorking Boy (33/1), Imphal (33/1)

Given how well MALAKAHNA has stayed on the Flat this autumn it's likely she'll have more to come now stepping up to 2½m over hurdles so she's the suggestion in this ultra-competitive handicap. West Balboa, runner-up in the Grade 1 Challow over C&D when last seen, Walking On Air, who is very much an unknown quantity, and Finale-winner Porticello are other fascinating contenders in a seriously hot race.

MALAKAHNA (FR)
WEST BALBOA (IRE)
WALKING ON AIR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Earlofthecotswolds

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 7

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £21,784.002nd: £10,036.003rd: £5,016.004th: £2,512.00