15:35 Newbury

Saturday 31 December 2022

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Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 5m 57.40s

1^st

Tea For Free

711-2

7/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin (3)

Jumped soundly made all, came clear between last two, stayed on strongly, unchallenged op 9/2

2^nd

6 ½

Halo Des Obeaux

511-4

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Raced wide, tracked leader until blundered 4th, went 2nd again 7th until 5 out, chased leaders, switched left before 2 out, plugged on in well held 3rd, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 13/2 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Malinello

711-3

10/3

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (3)

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th until after 7th, went 2nd again 4 out, well held when bad blunder last, weakened into 3rd towards finish op 5/1

4^th

Surrey Quest

510-13

11/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 2nd, well held in 4th when hit 2 out op 7/2

5^th

Unanswered Prayers

611-4

5/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in 5th, headway out wide chasing leaders 7th (water), weakened 2 out op 9/2

Also Ran

Nothin To Ask

711-5

8/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Raced on inside, held up in last pair, hit 7th, headway tracking leaders 12th, went 2nd 5 out until next, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 11/2

Eyeofthescorpion

810-6

12/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

In rear, went left 12th, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

Doctor Ken³²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Aidan Coleman

Rakhine State³²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: D J Jeffreys J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Bold Endeavour²⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.70, £3.00EX:£47.50Trifecta:£220.00Tricast:£163.94SF:£45.07Swingers:£7.20, £3.80, £3.40

Forecasts

Surrey Quest (11/4), Malinello (10/3), Bold Endeavour (4/1), Unanswered Prayers (5/1), Halo Des Obeaux (6/1), Doctor Ken (13/2), Tea For Free (7/1), Nothin To Ask (8/1), Eyeofthescorpion (12/1), Rakhine State (33/1)

Cases can be made for most but TEA FOR FREE made it 3 from 3 over the larger obstacles at Uttoxeter 7 weeks ago and with his idle tendencies likely to keep him a step ahead of the handicapper, Charlie Longsdon's charge is fancied to complete the 4-timer. Bold Endeavour left his chasing debut form behind when scoring on first start for Nicky Henderson at Leicester so he heads up the dangers, ahead of Nothin To Ask and Doctor Ken.

TEA FOR FREE (IRE)
BOLD ENDEAVOUR
NOTHIN TO ASK (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £7,407.002nd: £3,412.003rd: £1,705.004th: £854.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00