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12:55 Newcastle
Saturday 5 January 2019
All11:5512:2512:5513:3014:0014:3515:10
Border Minstrel Pub Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 98y  |  Good to Soft (Good in places)  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 12:56Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 0.1s
T:Â T D EasterbyJ:Â Jamie Hamilton
Mid-division, lost place after 3rd, headway into modest 5th 3 out, 15 lengths 3rd last, stayed on well flat, led towards finish tchd 4/1
T:Â J EwartJ:Â Steven Fox (5)
Held up in rear, headway on outside 6th, went 2nd 10 lengths 2nd 2 out, led flat, headed towards finish op 80/1 tchd 50/1
T:Â Mrs A HamiltonJ:Â Ross Chapman (3)
Led, clear after 2nd, mistake 6th 10 lengths ahead 2 out, still clear when bad mistake last, headed flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish tchd 12/1
T:Â L A MullaneyJ:Â C R King
Took keen hold, chased clear leader, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened flat op 5/2
T:Â P A KirbyJ:Â Sean Quinlan
Held up towards rear, well beaten 3 out op 12/1 tchd 9/1
T:Â J EwartJ:Â B S Hughes
Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, not fluent 6th, weakened and hung left before 2 out tchd 8/1
T:Â M A BarnesJ:Â Dale Irving (3)
Mid-division, mistake and stumbled 1st, not fluent 5th, ridden next, weakened before not fluent 3 out op 18/1
T:Â S EnglandJ:Â Jonathan England
Took keen hold in rear, well beaten 3 out op 125/1
T:Â M & D EasterbyJ:Â Harry Bannister
Mid-division, not fluent 1st, slow 6th, weakened before 3 out, soon hanging left op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3
Also Ran
T:Â R MenziesJ:Â Nathan Moscrop (5)
Tracked leaders, weakened quickly 6th, pulled up before 3 out op 20/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.40, £21.70, £3.40EX:£331.50Trifecta:£1,202.00SF:£255.71Swingers:£18.90, £7.10, £18.90
Forecasts
Lord Of The Rock (9/4), Capton (11/4), Mountain Hawk (5/1), Point Break (9/1), Dunly (10/1), Im Too Generous (14/1), Ice Galley (18/1), Fisher Green (22/1), For Three (66/1), King's Coinage (80/1)
Not an overly strong race, so a couple worthy of consideration include the penalised Sedgefield scorer Lord Of The Rock and the recent Hexham runner-up Mountain Hawk. However, it could be worth taking a chance on DUNLY who was in the process of running a sound race on his first start for 12 months when losing all chance with a bad mistake three out at Ayr in November. The winner of that race (Buster Valentine) has created a most pleasing impression since, so with Brian Hughes in the saddle, this 6yo rates as the clear pick of the James Ewart-trained pair.
- Dunly
- Lord Of The Rock
- Point Break
Prize Money
1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00
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