NEWBURY (29 August 2024)

Good To Firm

6:30 LPG & Lettings Hub Handicap (Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+)
1st £7,327.60 2nd £3,438.40 3rd £1,717.80 4th £859.60 5th £428.40
1m
POS HORSE /SP JOCKEY AGE WGT
TRAINER
1 (10) 7. Devoirs Choice (IRE) 6/1 Tom Marquand 3 9 8
Ed Walker
Took keen hold, led, headed but pressed leader over 5f out, ridden and edged left when led inside final furlong, kept on well (op 7/1 tchd 11/2)
2 (13 ) ¾ 2. Hale End (IRE) 20/1 Sean Kirrane 4 10 2 p
Michael Dods
Towards rear, steady headway from over 2f out, prominent from over 1f out, drifted left inside final furlong, kept on well and went second final strides (tchd 22/1)
3 (6) hd 12. Never Better (IRE) 100/30F James Doyle 3 9 4
Roger Varian
Prominent, led narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost second final strides (op 7/2)
4 (5) 1¾ 11. How's The Guvnor (IRE) 9/1 Richard Kingscote 3 9 6 h
Clive Cox
Midfield, headway from 2f out, kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds (op 8/1)
5 (12) 1 9. Pressure's On (FR) 12/1 Rossa Ryan 3 9 8
Ed Dunlop
Pulled hard, in touch with leaders, lost ground over 5f out, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
6 (1) shd 1. Youarenotforgiven 12/1 Hollie Doyle 6 10 2
Tony Carroll
In rear, steadied soon after start, headway from under 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on well final 110yds (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
7 (8) nk 4. Island Bandit (IRE) 8/1 Silvestre De Sousa 5 10 0 b
Heather Main
Took keen hold, pressed leader, disputed lead over 5f out, led narrowly over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong (op 9/1)
8 (2) ¾ 3. Master Of Combat (IRE) 80/1 Andrea Pinna 7 6 9 8
Kevin Frost
Towards rear, headway when on far side of group from 2f out, no extra when in touch with leaders final 110yds
9 (14) ½ 8. Rogue Encore 7/1 Robert Havlin 3 9 8 w2
Peter Chapple-Hyam
In touch with leaders, prominent 2f out, soon not clear run repeatedly and waiting for room, not recover (op 4/1)
10 (4) nk 6. Rich 17/2 Pat Dobbs 4 9 12
Richard Hannon
Pressed leader, disputed lead over 5f out, lost position over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 11/1)
11 (3) 11 13. Brindley (IRE) 14/1 George Bass 3 3 8 11 t
Jack Channon
Midfield, hung left and weakened from over 1f out (op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
12 (9) 1¼ 5. Legend Of Leros (IRE) 125/1 George Downing 4 9 13
David Evans
Always behind (op 80/1 tchd 150/1)
13 (7) 3 14. My Ambition (IRE) 22/1 George Rooke 5 8 12
Denis Coakley
Took keen hold, towards rear, some headway over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out (op 18/1)
14 (11) 2 10. Glendower 12/1 William Buick 3 9 8
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Prominent, lost ground over 5f out, weakened from 2f out (op 10/1)

14 ran Off time: 6:36:10 Winning time: 1m 38.70s (slow by 2.70s)

1st owner: Opulence Thoroughbreds (Devoirs Choice) 1st breeder: Golden Farm Thoroughbreds Ltd

2nd owner: Game On Racing (Hale End)

3rd owner: Apple Tree Stud (Never Better)

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