17:00 Newbury

Saturday 25 March 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

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Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 6m 8.40s

1^st

Cyclop

1211-11

9/2

T: David DennisJ: Ned Fox (7)

Chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, went right bumped and rider unbalanced 5th, ridden before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on gamely run-in op 7/2

2^nd

Boldmere

1011-11

10/3f

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

Held up in touch, headway tracking leaders before 8th (water), went 2nd after 13th, hit 3 out and dropped to 3rd, went 2nd again between last two, stayed on under pressure run-in, always held op 4/1

3^rd

3 ½

Chirico Vallis

1111-6

6/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in last trio, outpaced and struggling in rear 13th, headway on inside chasing leaders before 3 out, went modest 3rd run-in op 7/1

4^th

5 ½

Witness Protection

1011-12

10/1

T: M KeighleyJ: James Best

Tracked leaders, tracked leader 3rd, led 6th, reached for 10th, headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, weakened into 4th run-in op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1

5^th

Commodore

1111-13

9/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Held up in rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders at 13th, went left and slightly hampered 3 out, plugging on but no chance when went left last op 11/1

6^th

Sir Ivan

1311-7

14/1

T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Held up in last pair, hit 9th and pushed along, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened next op 16/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

Elegant Escape

1111-9

12/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd after 6th until after 13th, weakened quickly tchd 11/1

8^th

Saint Xavier

1111-4

6/1

T: R HobsonJ: Lily Pinchin (3)

Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, bumped next, towards rear and never on terms after op 9/2

9^th

5 ½

Kapcorse

1012-0

22/1

T: Billy AprahamianJ: Tom Cannon

Held up towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders 6th, not fluent 8th (water) outpaced and struggling in last trio 13th, no chance after op 16/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Potters Legend

1311-1

8/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Led until headed 6th and dropped to 3rd on inside, pushed along in 6th when fell heavily 4 out tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Ruthless Article²⁴⁴

Weight: 12-2| Age: 10

T: Miss R Curtis J: H Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.70, £1.90, £2.30EX:£19.80Trifecta:£166.00Tricast:£92.17SF:£21.07Swingers:£4.10, £7.30, £5.20

Forecasts

Boldmere (10/3), Cyclop (9/2), Chirico Vallis (6/1), Saint Xavier (6/1), Ruthless Article (6/1), Potters Legend (8/1), Commodore (9/1), Witness Protection (10/1), Elegant Escape (12/1), Sir Ivan (14/1), Kapcorse (22/1)

BOLDMERE looked on good terms with himself when scoring at Doncaster on his second run back from a lengthy absence and, if in a similar mood here, it's unlikely that a 6 lb rise will be enough to prevent him from going in again. The hat-trick seeking Cyclop can be expected to put in another good shift but the selection may have more to fear from Chirico Vallis, who has slipped to an attractive mark, and Saint Xavier.

BOLDMERE
CHIRICO VALLIS (FR)
SAINT XAVIER (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £10,744.002nd: £4,939.003rd: £2,470.004th: £1,235.005th: £617.006th: £308.00