Win2Win Racing
25th November 2011, 19:34
Two of the most exciting talents of last year's hurdling division combined for a thriller over fences at Newbury as Bobs Worth beat Cue Card by a short head in the Fuller's London Pride Novices' Chase.
It would be fairer to call it a score-draw over the median trip of two and a half miles, as Cue Card carried a 7lb penalty by dint of a previous chase win, while Bobs Worth is likely to need longer distances in the future.
Cue Card jumped elastically in front and led up the run-in, but even-money favourite Bobs Worth was still on the premises and clawed back the deficit until he pounced on the line under Barry Geraghty.
Winning trainer Nicky Henderson said: "He'll improve a lot for that. I know he's going to finish up at three miles, but I wasn't in a rush to start him over that trip.
"Barry said he was confident at the last that he would get there - I'm glad he was, at least! He jumped a little left, but not violently.
"Kempton (the Feltham Chase on Boxing Day) is the obvious race. I know you'd bump into Grands Crus, but that's what the race is there for, and it's something we'll discuss."
Bobs Worth was cut to 6-1 for the RSA Chase by Boylesports, with Betfred offering 8s, while the former firm go 16-1 about Cue Card for the Arkle, and 8-1 for the Jewson.
Trainer Colin Tizzard said of the runner-up: "We have just got nabbed by a very good horse - he just outstayed him. I thought four or five out that he (Cue Card) was always going to win, but the 7lb penalty has found him out."
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It would be fairer to call it a score-draw over the median trip of two and a half miles, as Cue Card carried a 7lb penalty by dint of a previous chase win, while Bobs Worth is likely to need longer distances in the future.
Cue Card jumped elastically in front and led up the run-in, but even-money favourite Bobs Worth was still on the premises and clawed back the deficit until he pounced on the line under Barry Geraghty.
Winning trainer Nicky Henderson said: "He'll improve a lot for that. I know he's going to finish up at three miles, but I wasn't in a rush to start him over that trip.
"Barry said he was confident at the last that he would get there - I'm glad he was, at least! He jumped a little left, but not violently.
"Kempton (the Feltham Chase on Boxing Day) is the obvious race. I know you'd bump into Grands Crus, but that's what the race is there for, and it's something we'll discuss."
Bobs Worth was cut to 6-1 for the RSA Chase by Boylesports, with Betfred offering 8s, while the former firm go 16-1 about Cue Card for the Arkle, and 8-1 for the Jewson.
Trainer Colin Tizzard said of the runner-up: "We have just got nabbed by a very good horse - he just outstayed him. I thought four or five out that he (Cue Card) was always going to win, but the 7lb penalty has found him out."
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