Result 13:50 · Newbury

Coral John Francome Novices Chase (Formerly Known As The Berkshire) (GBB Race)

Grade 22m 4fGood To Soft4yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 58.41s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Hermes Allen (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	2.62	2.60
2	Nickle Back (IRE)	James Best	Sarah Humphrey	6½L	4.33	4.58
3	Tightenourbelts (IRE)	Tom Bellamy	Emma Lavelle	11½L	7.50	9.07
4	Marble Sands (FR)	Brendan Powell	David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	11¾L	5.00	6.27
5	Colonel Mustard (FR)	J J Slevin	Mrs Lorna Fowler	51¾L	19.0	26.0
PU	No Ordinary Joe (IRE)	James Bowen	N J Henderson	—	9.00	10.8

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Colonel Mustard (FR) p

8yo · 11-4 · OR 143

422232 J J J Slevin T Mrs Lorna Fowler —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Nov 23	Down Royal	2m 3f 110y	Soft	—	2/9	8L	2.88
28 Apr 23	Punchestown	2m	Yielding	—	3/6	9L	34.0
22 Apr 23	Ayr	2m	Good	C1	2/10	3L	5.50

2 wins from 17 · placed 14

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Hermes Allen (FR) t

6yo · 11-4 · OR 148

11163 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	3/14	6¼L	4.00
15 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	6/10	20¾L	3.25
31 Dec 22	Newbury	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C1	1/12	—	2.10

3 wins from 5 · placed 4

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Marble Sands (FR)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 143

151561 J Brendan Powell T David Killahena & Graeme McPherson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Nov 23	Ayr	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/8	—	12.0
14 Apr 23	Aintree	3m 110y	Soft	C1	6/15	14½L	29.0
15 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C1	5/10	20¾L	151.0

5 wins from 15 · placed 10

Won 3 of 6 at around this trip

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Nickle Back (IRE) h

7yo · 11-4 · OR 147

756211 J James Best T Sarah Humphrey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Nov 23	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C3	1/6	—	1.80
05 Oct 23	Warwick	2m 4f	Good	C3	1/6	—	6.50
11 Feb 23	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	2/11	8½L	8.00

3 wins from 8 · placed 5

Won 2 of 5 at around this trip

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No Ordinary Joe (IRE)

7yo · 11-4 · OR 143

3P1927 J James Bowen T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Apr 23	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	7/20	9¾L	8.50
17 Mar 23	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	2/21	1½L	15.0
11 Feb 23	Newbury	2m 110y	Good	C1	9/16	22L	7.00

4 wins from 10 · placed 6

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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Tightenourbelts (IRE)

6yo · 11-4 · OR 136

42211 J Tom Bellamy T Emma Lavelle —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Nov 23	Ludlow	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	1/7	—	2.38
23 Mar 23	Ludlow	2m 5f	Soft	C4	1/5	—	1.30
07 Feb 23	Market Rasen	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/5	½L	2.20

2 wins from 5 · placed 4

Won 1 of 3 at around this trip

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