2m½f · Class 4 · 4-5yo · Good To Soft · 11 runners · £3,812
All racecards for Thursday 5th November
We said2nd of 11, beaten 1 at 11/8F
NEWGROVE 6/4
A tricky one to unpick — most of these have barely been seen, so the stable and the booking matter more than the figures.
NEWGROVE gets the vote at 6/4 for Dan Skelton, ridden by Harry Skelton. Dan Skelton is running at 19% over the past fortnight, and Harry Skelton is a 22% rider.
The dangers are TREBLE THREE at 5/1 and GEISSLER at 6/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8. Radiant Walk 16/1 | J: Paul O'BrienT: Harry Derham | 4 | 11-2 | – | ||
| Held up at the back early - moved up smoothly 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - gathered pace 1f out - ran on well to hit the front inside the last 110yds - won comfortably | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | 6. Newgrove 11/8F our selection | J: Harry SkeltonT: Dan Skelton | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Settled at back of field - moved up steadily 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on strongly inside final furlong but couldn't reach winner - second | |||||||
| 3 | nk[1¼] | 1. Brazilian Blue 25/1 | J: Jonathan BurkeT: Anthony Honeyball | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Made all the running - pushed along and two lengths up 3f out - advantage cut 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - collared last 110yds then flattened out near finish to be third | |||||||
| 4 | 3[4¼] | 4. Hector Le Prince 12/1 | J: Jack TudorT: Dan Horsford | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Towards the back early - made ground from 3f out then pushed along over 2f out - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 3½[7¾] | 9. Treble Three 6/1 | J: Sam Twiston-DaviesT: Paul Nicholls | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Pulled hard early - pushed along 3f out - left behind from 1f out | |||||||
| 6 | hd[8] | 3. Geissler 8/1 | J: Nico de BoinvilleT: Nicky Henderson | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Up with the pace early - pushed along 3f out - kept on inside the final furlong to finish 6th | |||||||
| 7 | 1¾[9¾] | 2. Cheerio For Now 28/1 | J: Charlie ToddT: Emma Lavelle | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Prominent early - pushed along and drifted right 3f out - left behind by the pace before staying on modestly late to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8 | 3¾[13½] | 5. Mister Realistic 100/30 | J: Sean BowenT: Lucy Wadham | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Sat mid-pack - improved position 3f out - pushed along over 2f out and no threat - finished 8th | |||||||
| 9 | 4¼[17¾] | 11. Twin Horns 18/1 | J: Ben JonesT: Ben Pauling | 4 | 10-9 | – | |
| Pulled hard early - in the pack through the middle stages - improved over 3f out before being pushed along - found nothing - faded 2f out and finished 9th | |||||||
| 10 | 2¾[20½] | 10. Vernon 50/1 | J: Sean HoulihanT: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Mid-pack throughout - pushed along 3f out - drifted left over 2f out - no threat and finished 10th | |||||||
| 11 | 21[41½] | 7. Power Of Authority 150/1 | J: Tom BellamyT: Sheila Lewis | 4 | 11-2 | – | |
| Raced at the back early - struggled for pace over 3f out - always well adrift to finish 11th | |||||||
Winning time 4m 7.82s · Going Good To Soft · Tote win £18.80