FIFTH RACE 4.17

The Jenningsbet Newbury

HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 3)

for four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £16000 Owners Prize Money. 1st £6462, 2nd £3230, 3rd £1616, 4th £808, 5th £403 (Penalty Value £8449.60)

Leading course trainer (17-22): P Nicholls (80 wins from 293 runners, 27%) runs JET OF MAGIC Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): P Nicholls (10 wins from 50 runners, 20%) runs JET OF MAGIC

Longest Traveller: UMNDENI trained by P Hobbs, Minehead, 60 miles.

1 PRESS YOUR LUCK (IRE) (54) 4-1UPP0 C D 8 12-0

Br B g Doyen (IRE) - Merry Gladness (IRE) Bryony Frost J

O Cox, Lloyd & Finden Chris Gordon, Winchester T

B Gregory Rossiter Goodwin Racing Ltd, Equestrian Fencing & Timber Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Made a successful start to his chase career in a 3-runner Chepstow novice in October but it’s been downhill all the way since, including back in this sphere the last twice.

2 JET OF MAGIC (IRE) (14) 1-01223 D BF

Br B g Jet Away - Ginandit (IRE)

7 11-11

Mr Freddie Gordon (7) J

O Ratkatcha Racing Paul Nicholls, Ditcheat T

B Mr John Wade Tmt Construction Ltd S

TIMEFORMVIEWHasreturnedanimprovedmodelfornewyardthisseason,followinghisHerefordreappearancesuccesswithastringofsolidplacedefforts, mostrecentlythirdinaGrade3handicapatSandown(23.4f,goodtosoft).Verymuchtheonetobeatincalmerwatershere.

3 FOREVER WILLIAM (GB) (40) 302-251

Br Ch g Sea The Moon (GER) - Archina (IRE)

5 11-5

Tom Bellamy J

O The Barbury Lions 6 Alan King, Barbury Castle T

B Mr & Mrs David Brown Goodwin Racing Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Placed in a couple of graded juvenile events last term and responded well when narrowly prevailing in a 19f Taunton handicap last month. Couldn’t grumble with a 2lb rise and he’s a player upped in trip here with cheekpieces refitted. TFRHHHHI BHA123

4 UMNDENI (FR) (449) U31320-

9 11-4

Br B or Br g Balko (FR) - Marie Royale (FR) Micheal Nolan J

O Salvo & Alex Giannini Philip Hobbs, Minehead T

B Mr Clovis Bardin & Mme Florence Bardin Philip Hobbs Racing S

TIMEFORM VIEW Successful at Newton Abbot in August 2021 but absent since finishing down the field in a Newbury handicap later that year Probably best to look elsewhere on this occasion. TFRHHIII BHA122

5 SEELOTMOREBUSINESS (IRE) (54) 15PP/F-1 D 8 10-12

Br B g Sholokhov (IRE) - Land of Pride (IRE) Paul O’Brien J

O Mrs Julie Derham Harry Derham, Upper Lambourn T

B Ms Mags Melody All Sport Insurance Services Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Bumper/maiden hurdle winner in 2020 and, following a 15-month absence, he provided his new trainer with the perfect start whenlandinga20.7fhandicapatHuntingdononBoxingDay.Thisismoredemandingup11lbbuthestillhaslowmileage. TFRHHHII BHA116

6 HASTY PARISIAN (IRE) (60) U24-546 5 10-7

Br Ch g Champs Elysees - Va’vite (IRE) Mitchell Bastyan J

O The Hasty Parisian Partnership Milton Harris, Warminster T

B Mrs D. Dewbery & Mrs B. Woodcock Bresbet S

TIMEFORM VIEWDidwellasajuvenilelastseason,winningatSandownandmadetheframeonseveraloccasions,too.Performed with credit when fourth of 9 back at Sandown in November but that effort is flanked by two lesser displays TFRHHHII BHA111

DECLARED RUNNERS 6 2022: SIZABLE SAM 7 11 5 Nick Scholfield 11-4 (Jeremy Scott) 9 ran Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No 2, 3, 4, 6.

Probable S.P’s: 7-4 Jet of Magic (IRE), 3-1 Seelotmorebusiness (IRE), 7-2

Forever William (GB), 15-2 Hasty Parisian (IRE), 20-1 Umndeni (FR), 33-1 Press Your Luck (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

On the back of his fine effort in a valuable Sandown handicap a fortnight ago, JET OF MAGIC is likely to prove a tough nut to crack back down in class here. Seelotmorebusiness did the job well when returning to action at Huntingdon and merits respect despite going up 11lb However, Forever William kept on finding when scoring at Taunton and he could be a bigger threat with this step up in trip a good move

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.JET OF MAGIC (IRE) 2.FOREVER WILLIAM 3.SEELOTMOREBUSINESS (IRE)

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