13:50 Newbury

Saturday 8 February 2025

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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 52y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 6m 2.9s
1st
Horse silk
2
14/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, led and not fluent 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on well, won going away tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
9
5/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Chased leader leader, not fluent 8th, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, stayed on op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
1
4/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: S Bowen
In touch in main group, closed before 3 out, every chance 2 out, 3rd and held flat, kept on op 9/2 and tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
10
13/2
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (3)
Mid-division, headway after disputing 3rd and no impression on winner flat, no extra towards finish op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
5
7
13/2
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
Held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, headway before 3 out, lost place 2 out op 11/2 tchd 7/1
6th
Horse silk
1
12
7/2f
T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber
Chased leaders, closed before 3 out, every chance 3 out, no extra last, weakened flat op 4/1
7th
Horse silk
2
8
40/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Rear of mid-division, ridden and brief effort after 3 out, well beaten 2 out tchd 33/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
11
9/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Led until 1st, handy in chasing group, lost place 9th, well beaten from 3 out tchd 17/2
9th
Horse silk
53
4
22/1
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Chased clear leader, not fluent 9th, lost place before 3 out, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
11/1
T: O MurphyJ: James Bowen
Led 1st, soon clear, not fluent 8th, mistake next, reduced lead after, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before last
PU
Horse silk
5
66/1
T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (3)
Always behind, tailed off 8th, pulled up after next op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
6
711-8
22/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up in rear, bad mistake 5th, well behind 8th, pulled up before last tchd 25/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.30Pl:£3.30, £2.00, £2.00EX:£102.90Trifecta:£501.20Tricast:£344.55SF:£84.21Swingers:£11.80, £11.70, £4.60

Forecasts

Shutupshirley (7/2), Haiti Couleurs (4/1), Magical King (5/1), Kruger Park (13/2), Up For Parol (13/2), Tiny Tetley (9/1), The Four Sixes (11/1), Santos Blue (14/1), Ballygrifincottage (22/1), Ivaldi (22/1), An Tailliur (40/1), Press Your Luck (66/1)

Verdict

Plenty are in with a shout but KRUGER PARK rates the pick of the weights with the form of his latest Uttoxeter third working out well so this course winner gets the nod. Recent Ffos Las scorer Up For Parol heads the list of dangers, although a solid case can also be made for Magical King, The Four Sixes, Santos Blue and Haiti Couleurs in a competitive handicap.

  1. KRUGER PARK (FR)
  2. UP FOR PAROL (IRE)
  3. MAGICAL KING (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Emitom
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 10
J: Tom Cannon  |  T: A King
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,926.002nd: £5,023.003rd: £2,512.004th: £1,256.005th: £628.006th: £313.00

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