1.35 Newbury
Rooney/hall Novices' Chase (Class 3) (4YO plus)
Winner £6,262
Pick: Finian’s Rainbow (win)
Hell’s Bay: Ran with credit when giving class hurdler Time For Rupert 5lbs when second in very good novice chase at Cheltenham Open Meeting; Appeared to excel himself that day but Sam Twiston Davies gets to take 3lbs off, so should do well.
Finian’s Rainbow: Showed massive potential when winning 2 of 4 hurdles starts last season, and ran big races in the Challow Hurdle and Neptune Investments hurdle, travelling well but just not seeing out 2m5f; Looked chaser in waiting and this looks perfect start for him.
Sang Bleu: Won on the Flat at Chateaubriant in September and within a month made a successful start to his hurdling career at Auteuil; Only ran twice over hurdles but no shame in being passed aside by Me Voici on debut (Finale Hurdle) and good effort considering he hit 1st and 4th to give 8lbs and a beating to Starts Du Granite on his last run; Should do well chasing, and accorded a lot of respect.
VERDICT: Just the three just line up for this novices' chase but there is no shortage of quality among the trio. FINIAN’S RAINBOW looked like a chaser in waiting when emptying late after travelling like a dream in the Baring Bingham, and has been the subject of a lot of positive vibes leading up into the 2010/2011 NH season. Sang Bleu was always going to do better with time and should do well chasing, while Hell’s Bay should still be around at the finish.
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