15:08 Newcastle

Saturday 7 January 2023

All12:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:0815:43

At The Races App Expert Tips Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 5m 23.98s

1^st

Serious Operator

611-7

10/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (7)

Held up, headway tracking leaders 3 out, led going well 2 out, ridden clear from last, comfortably op 15/2

2^nd

2 ½

Had To Be Hugo

611-0

12/1

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

In rear, pulled hard early, headway under pressure tracking leaders 3 out, could not go pace of leader before last, stayed on strongly run-in for 2nd tchd 20/1

3^rd

6 ½

Star Flyer

611-0

33/1

T: W GreatrexJ: B S Hughes

Handy on inner, disputed lead going okay 3 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, not fluent last, kept on flat in distant 3rd op 28/1 tchd 40/1

4^th

6 ½

Henry's Friend

611-7

30/100f

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (3)

Mid-division, not fluent 5 out, headway to dispute lead 4 out, ridden and hard pressed 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra from last op 4/11 tchd 2/7

5^th

Bleu D'enfer

511-0

9/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division out wide, headway upside leader 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, weakened last op 5/1 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Army's Dream

611-0

250/1

T: G BoanasJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leader, pushed along and weakened rapidly approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 125/1

Largy Train

611-0

150/1

T: H HogarthJ: Jamie Hamilton

Led, headed approaching 4 out, pushed along and weakened home turn, pulled up after 3 out when blundered op 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.10Pl:£4.30, £4.70EX:£78.90Trifecta:£550.60SF:£103.14Swingers:£4.80, £9.50, £15.40

Forecasts

Henry's Friend (30/100), Bleu D'enfer (9/2), Serious Operator (10/1), Had To Be Hugo (12/1), Star Flyer (33/1), Largy Train (150/1), Army's Dream (250/1)

HENRY'S FRIEND ran well in Grade 2 company last time and he will surely have to underperform if he is to be beaten back in this grade. Bleu d'Enfer has to bounce back from a tame show last time but he'd rate as the biggest threat on the form of his Punchestown effort, with Kelso-winner Serious Operator best of the rest.

HENRY'S FRIEND (IRE)
BLEU D'ENFER (FR)
SERIOUS OPERATOR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Rafferty's Return

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 7

J: Sean Quinlan | T: R Menzies

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00