15:00 Newbury

Saturday 31 December 2022

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 5m 14.50s

1^st

Hermes Allen

511-7

11/10f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced on inside, led until before 4th, chased clear leader, closer home turn, led before 3 out, soon in command, switched right to outside run-in, very easily op 6/5 tchd Evens and tchd 5/4

2^nd

4 ¾

You Wear It Well

511-0

16/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, headway on inside after 4 out, ridden and stayed on into 2nd before 2 out, hit 2 out, never any chance with easy winner op 14/1

3^rd

9 ½

Idalko Bihoue

411-7

18/1

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

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along home turn, plugged on in modest 3rd from 2 out tchd 20/1

4^th

Passing Well

511-7

33/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: T J O'Brien

Off the pace towards rear, headway after 4 out, plugged on in modest 4th op 28/1 tchd 40/1

5^th

4 ¾

Marble Sands

611-7

25/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Raced keenly out wide, tracked leader until 3rd, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 28/1

6^th

Kilbeg King

711-7

50/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced keenly out wide in mid-division, weakened turning in, tailed off

Also Ran

Crambo

511-7

7/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Off the pace and always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 15/2

Joyeux Machin

511-7

4/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Raced on inside, behind most of way, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 7/2

Kansas City Star

511-7

40/1

T: G ElliottJ: James Bowen

Raced keenly chasing leaders on inside, weakened turning in, pulled up before 2 out

Moka De Vassy

411-7

100/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Tom Cannon

Always behind, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up before next op 80/1

Thomas Mor

511-7

16/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Raced wide and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 12/1

Vicki Vale

511-0

11/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced widest, tracked leader 3rd, led and went clear when hit next, reduced lead turning in, headed and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before the last op 10/1

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Non-Runners

Accidental Rebel⁸⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Attacca²²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.10, £3.00, £3.80EX:£20.20Trifecta:£221.80Tricast:£220.03SF:£20.58Swingers:£5.00, £5.90, £35.20

Forecasts

Hermes Allen (11/10), Joyeux Machin (4/1), Crambo (7/1), Attacca (15/2), Vicki Vale (11/1), Accidental Rebel (14/1), You Wear It Well (16/1), Thomas Mor (16/1), Idalko Bihoue (18/1), Marble Sands (25/1), Passing Well (33/1), Kansas City Star (40/1), Kilbeg King (50/1), Moka De Vassy (100/1)

A big-field Challow chock-full of potential but HERMES ALLEN is still difficult to get away from. A £350,000 purchase from the pointing field, he looked smart when supplementing his maiden success in Grade 2 company at Cheltenham and can give Paul Nicholls a third straight win in this Grade 1 that usually throws up a very good one. Vicki Vale and Joyeux Machin head the opposition.

HERMES ALLEN (FR)
VICKI VALE (IRE)
JOYEUX MACHIN (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Stage Star

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £34,170.002nd: £12,822.003rd: £6,420.004th: £3,198.005th: £1,608.006th: £804.00