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13:50 Newbury

AJC Premier Novices' Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 118y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £5,848
  • 2nd: £1,717
  • 3rd: £859
  • 4th: £429
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 1.70s
  • Off Time: 13:50:41
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Bigbadjohn (IRE)

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Hell's Kitchen

    1/3

      1
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK star, PINK sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars, PINK cap, ROYAL BLUE star

      Dueling Banjos

      30 D
      4/1
      • Form 522-151
      • Age 6
      • Weight 12-0
      • Official Rating 137

      with leader, keen, mistake 2nd, under pressure when jumped left 2 out, soon wekened, modest 3rd

      2
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap

      Hell's Kitchen

      28 CD
      1/3
      • Form 31
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 139

      tracked leaders, hit 6th, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace, no extra after last

      3
      Silk - Dark blue, red chevron, armlets and diamond on cap

      Bigbadjohn (IRE)

      24
      20/1
      • Form R41-102
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0

      made all, soon joined, challenged 2 out, stayed on strongly, driven out

      4
      Silk - Maroon and White (quartered), checked sleeves and cap

      Crack On Tom (IRE)

      43
      100/1
      • Form P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0

      held up in rear, detatched with one other after 3rd, headway to take remote 4th 3 out, never a threat, moderate 4th

      5
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Maroon sleeves and cap

      Fly Du Charmil (FR)

      105 BFC
      9/1
      • Form 1-10
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-0

      held up in rear but in touch, pushed along after 3rd, soon detached with one other, never dangerous

      6
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star

      Granit (IRE)

      496
      50/1
      • Form 6-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0

      took keen hold in touch, not fluent 5th, struggling next, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up after next

      In depth

      Verdict

      HELL'S KITCHEN (NAP) will make a smashing chaser but he's already proved he's no slouch over hurdles by beating a subsequent easy winner on the bridle around here. He gets 7lb from Kempton and Wincanton scorer Dueling Banjos and a follow-up is on the cards. Fly Du Charmil is surely better than he showed when favourite at Ascot in December but hasn't raced since. Bigbadjohn, another winning bumper, ran a bit better than expected when second at Exeter but that was over 3m and he may not have the speed of some of today's rivals.

      Formwatch

      Dueling Banjos 6-5fav (11-8) Made all, clear after 3 out, hard ridden next, stayed on, won at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) sft in Mar beating Fivefortyfive (11-2) by 23l, 12 ran.

      Hell's Kitchen 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, smooth headway and upsides 2 out, led on bit between last 2, pushed out flat, always doing enough, won at Newbury 2m 5f (4) sft in Mar beating Walking In The Air (10-12) by 2l, 10 ran.

      Bigbadjohn (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Held up in touch in rear, tracked leaders from 3rd, challenged on outside 3 out, ridden after next, every chance last, switched right and no extra flat, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind You Say What (11-9) at Exeter 2m 7f (4) gs in Mar.

      Crack On Tom (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, mistake 7th, struggling 4 out, lost touch next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Fontwell 2m 6f (4) hvy in Feb.

      Fly Du Charmil (FR) 15-8fav (11-0) Made most until after 4th, chased leader, hit 6th, lost 2nd after 7th, pushed along and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 13, dist behind Western Cape (11-0) at Ascot 2m 6f mdn (3) sft in Dec.

      Granit (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) In touch, headway 6f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching final 2f, 6th of 8, 21 1/2l behind Sugar Baron (11-0) at Ascot 2m (5) sft in Nov.