Coral Get Closer To The Action Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race)

Newbury

15:25

Date 2023-12-02

Distance 2m92y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £20,931

Winning Time 4m 6.04s (slow by 8.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Elixir De Nutz (FR) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	9/2	Won
2nd	Master Chewy (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	4/6F	1.5
3rd	Xcitations (GB) Paul O'Brien · Pam Sly	6/1	12
4th	The Russian Doyen (IRE) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	14/1	.75
5th	Bollingerandkrug (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	7/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Calgary Tiger (GB) Ben Ffrench Davis · William de Best-Turner	22/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Master Chewy Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	155	—	688-12	137	159	140	21d	—	—	-10	38.1	0.20/1	4/5 56%
A win and a close second from his first two chase starts; key player
NR	Real Stone Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	149	t	412-41	131	159	143	7d	—	—	+8	25.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
This will be a tougher challenge than Haydock last Saturday, but he impressed nevertheless
1	Elixir De Nutz Grey J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Joe Tizzard	169	tp	292-51	151	157	134	22d	—	—	+14	29.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter three weeks ago and can give another good account
5	Bollingerandkrug Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	143	t	12-111	125	154	133	21d	—	—	+11	21.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
In fine form at Kelso this year; could continue to progress but goes up in grade today
2	Xcitations Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Pam Sly	J:Paul O'Brien T:Pam Sly	156	—	25P-51	138	155	137	20d	—	—	+14	25.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won at Sandown three weeks ago but probably needs a career-best in this hotter race
6	The Russian Doyen Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	142	t	82412/	124	-	-	621d	—	—	+27	34.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Stable is in good form but this 10yo has a very hefty absence to defy
7	Calgary Tiger Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:William de Best-Turner	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:William de Best-Turner	142	—	5/113-	124	144	119	250d	—	—	+15	19.7	4.75/1	20 5%
Two wins earlier this year but he's 12lb out of the handicap for this reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Master Chewy	8/11	4/5	4/5	4/5	8/11
Real Stone	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Elixir De Nutz	5	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Bollingerandkrug	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	7
Xcitations	13/2	6	11/2	6	7
The Russian Doyen	12	12	9/1	12	12
Calgary Tiger	20	18	18	18	16/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Master Chewy

38.1

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 16.4

4/5

2nd

The Russian Doyen

34.1

OR: 18.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.1

3rd

Elixir De Nutz

29.7

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Real Stone

25.5

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Xcitations

25.3

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Bollingerandkrug

21.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Calgary Tiger

19.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Elixir De Nutz	151	157	134
Xcitations	138	155	137
Master Chewy	137	159	140
Real Stone	131	159	143
Bollingerandkrug	125	154	133
The Russian Doyen	124	—	—
Calgary Tiger	124	144	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Real Stone	7d ago	Quick return
Xcitations	20d ago	Fit
Master Chewy	21d ago	Fit
Bollingerandkrug	21d ago	Fit
Elixir De Nutz	22d ago	Fit
Calgary Tiger	250d ago	Long break
The Russian Doyen	621d ago	Long break