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Newbury · Saturday, 21 Mar · 17:50
· 2m 2f 183y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
THEWOODCORNER (FR
🥈 Second
STORMING GEORGE (IRE
🥉 Third
GRAND VENDETTA (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
13
12/1
10 · —
21
20/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Storming George (G)
Useful in bumpers and impressive when opening hurdles account at second attempt at Doncaster (16.6f) in November. Struggled in a couple of graded contests but penultimate handicap debut second confirms his mark is an exploitable one.
|
J M Quinlan | N B King | 6 | 76.2 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 9th | 2 | — |
Fresh Perspective (G)
Bumper scorer who has quickly reached a fairly useful level over hurdles, landing first 2 starts at Fontwell/Wetherby. Not jumped with great fluency in pair of listed contests subsequently but this switch to handicaps rates a likely plus o…
|
J J Burke | Jamie Snowden | 6 | 75.3 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Red Oak (G)
Runner-up twice in bumpers in Ireland. Promising start over hurdles for present yard, landing small field maiden prior to an improved second at Catterick (19.3f) in January. Had conditions as a possible excuse in Grade 2 latest but opening…
|
S Bowen | James Owen | 6 | 74.8 kg |
10
9/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Grand Vendetta (G)
Cost €140,000 as a 3-y-o and, despite still showing some inexperience, he confirmed promise of his hurdling debut second when off the mark in 7-runner Taunton novice (19f) last month. Knuckled down well then and there's surely even more to…
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 6 | 73.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Glancing Jack (G)
Successful on first of 2 starts in bumpers and bright start switched to timber, runner-up at Hereford prior to going one place better over 2½m back there 4 weeks ago, despite still looking very much a work in progress. Type to go on improv…
|
Benjamin Poste | T Symonds | 5 | 73.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 7th | 6 | — |
Kapitein Kool (G)
Likeable type who made a successful hurdles debut at Newton Abbot (17f) in October. Runner up next 2 starts and he dug deep to double his tally in a heavy ground novice at Exeter 4 weeks ago. Return to further will hold no fears now handic…
|
Paul O'Brien | J W Mullins | 5 | 73.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 6th | 7 | — |
Doctors Hill (G)
[H]
Got off the mark at Chepstow (2m) in November and back on the up in a refitted hood when second of 11 in 2m handicap here in January. Not disgraced without having any excuses when sixth at first named venue since and the assessor has eased…
|
Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White | 6 | 72.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 8th | 8 | — |
The Boss Bear (G)
Looked a good prospect when following up bumper success on hurdle debut at Plumpton and unlikely we've seen the best of him since, shaping as though amiss at Fontwell late last month. Remains with potential if back on song.
|
Tom Cannon | G & J Moore | 6 | 71.7 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 5th | 9 | — |
Diamond Koda (G)
[P]
Consistent sort who capitalised on the drop in grade and showed improved form when belatedly off the mark in 12-runner handicap at Doncaster 2½m 3 weeks ago. Crucially jumped better on that occasion and this is a tougher ask back up in cla…
|
James Bowen | N Kent | 7 | 70.8 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 3rd | 10 | — |
Thewoodcorner (G)
FAV
Fair 2m Flat winner in France who has made a bright start in this sphere, bagging 7-runner juvenile at Chepstow (2m) in January. Again ran well without looking suited by sharper test when second at Huntingdon (2m) and of significant intere…
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | N J Henderson | 4 | 65.3 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
Betting forecast: Thewoodcorner (11/4), Storming George (10/3), Doctors Hill (6/1), Grand Vendetta (7/1), Diamond Koda (8/1), Fresh Perspective (8/1), Red Oak (9/1), Glancing Jack (12/1), Kapitein Kool (12/1), The Boss Bear (20/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 11090.0 GBP |
| P2 | 5103.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2552.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1277.0 GBP |
| P5 | 636.0 GBP |