04 Mar 2023 16:00 Newbury
Winner: £10,650 (Penalty: £5,624); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Matata (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1-122R / 6 |
Jump (30) | D A Jacob | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Simon Munir… |
11/4 | |
| raced keenly and jumped left at times, made all, went clear briefly after 1st, soon steadied, came clear again before 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 11 L |
Fame And Fun (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
031U32 / 7 |
Jump (11) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr H Jones |
10/3 | |
| chased winner who went clear briefly after 1st, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, just held on for modest 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| SHD |
Dom Perry (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
12/65-1 / 7 |
Jump (24) | J J Burke | H Morrison Rushmoor Stud |
9/2 | |
| raced keenly in rear, headway on inside tracking leaders 3 out, went modest 3rd before next, closed on 2nd run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 7½ L |
Forget The Way (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
00-353 / 7 |
Jump (24) | Tom Cannon | A King Mr D H Gibbon |
7/1 | |
| off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling in rear before 3 out, plugged on into modest 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 9 L |
Imac Wood (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
161-P84 / 6 |
Jump (22) | Chris Ward | Deborah Cole Knowle Racing Stables… |
25/1 | |
| chased leading trio, disputing 3rd after 4 out, pushed along and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Poncho (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
2321 / 6 |
Jump (33) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr Steven Packham… |
11/4 | |
| raced keenly, held up in 5th on inside, headway disputing 3rd after 4 out, outright 3rd 3 out until weakened before next | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 8 L |
Captain Jack (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
5/P-8B32 / 11 |
Jump (25) | Thomas Bellamy | S Drinkwater Derek & Cheryl… |
18/1 | |
| raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and weakened | ||||||||||