Full Result 2.25 Newbury | 2 March 2024

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(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m69yds) 2m½f Heavy 7 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £8,264.76 2nd £3,802.94 3rd £1,901.48 4th £951.52 5th £474.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Bucephalus (GER) 13/2 Thomasina Eyston ⁷ Neil Mulholland	Thomasina Eyston ⁷ Neil Mulholland	7	1010 t¹	104	104	111	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Batya (IRE) (Whipper)
Led, pressed leader when headed after 1st, led after 3rd, pushed along and went clear approaching last, ridden run-in, kept on (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

2 3¼	5. All Authorized (FR) 7/1 Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan Gary Moore	5	119	110	107	112	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Polysheba (FR) (Poliglote)
Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, bumped when disputing third approaching last, kept on and went second run-in, no match for winner (op 8/1)

3 2 [5¼]	3. Tommie Gun (IRE) 25/1 Finn Lambert ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Finn Lambert ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	118	114	108	114	–
bb g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Hollygrove Samba (IRE) (Accordion)
Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, soon went fourth, went third run-in, stayed on (op 16/1)

4 4 [9¼]	2. Toonagh Warrior (IRE) 4/1 Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds	6	120	115	104	113	–
ch g Well Chosen - Duffys Chelsea (IRE) (Kris Kin)
In touch with leaders, headway 4th, disputing second after 5th, lost second run-in, weakened final 110yds (tchd 7/2)

5 8 [17¼]	7. Jack's A Legend 7/1 Charlie Deutsch Alan Jones	Charlie Deutsch Alan Jones	9	113	104	83	93	–
b g Midnight Legend - Dancing Emily (IRE) (Anshan)
Pressed leader, led after 1st, raced in second when headed after 3rd, hung left after 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 15/2 tchd 13/2)

6 23 [40¼]	9. Mountain Pass (IRE) 10/1 Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	5	1012	99	49	63	–
gr g Kingston Hill - Tara Tara (IRE) (Fayruz)
In touch with leaders, headway 4th, weakened 2 out, tailed off (op 15/2)

7 27 [67¼]	4. Florencethemachine (IRE) 7/4F Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	1110	111	26	48	–
b m Malinas (GER) - Present Attraction (IRE) (Presenting)
Never going well, prominent, reminder after 3rd, lost position after 5th, weakened after 2 out, tailed off (jockey said mare was never travelling) (op 2/1 tchd 9/4)

PU	1. Brave Jen 18/1 James Bowen Nicky Henderson	James Bowen Nicky Henderson	6	120	115	–	–	–
b m Kayf Tara - Fenney Spring (Polish Precedent)
Prominent, struggling 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare was never travelling) (op 14/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:26:53 Winning time: 4m 4.20s (slow by 17.20s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Highway One O Five (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: C E Handford (Bucephalus) 1st breeder: Gestut Am Schlossgarten
2nd owner: Steven Packham & Gary Moore (All Authorized)
3rd owner: Graham And Alison Jelley (Tommie Gun)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £1.90 £2 £4.20 Ex: £52.40 CSF: £49.19 Tricast: £1,056.29 Trifecta: £569.20

The second last hurdle was omitted; ground.

2:25 Newbury 2 Mar 2024

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