tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post540349975895474856..comments2024-03-24T15:26:37.931+00:00Comments on PG's Tips: Hennessy Day at Newbury and NewcastleGeeDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-36964222585971509262008-11-29T20:15:00.000+00:002008-11-29T20:15:00.000+00:00Two selections for the Hennessy and they're both d...Two selections for the Hennessy and they're both declared lame on the morning of the big race! An incident packed renewal on testing ground saw several of the fancied runners fall by the wayside up the long home straight. Coming to the last it looked between Madison Du Berlais, Air Force One and Big Buck's; the last-named was clumsy at it and unseated jockey Sam Thomas. Shades of last week at Haydock.. Thomas could easily be exonerated of any blame a week ago but here, on balance, you would have expected the jock to have kept the partnership intact. He'll be disappointed as his riding has come under close scrutiny during the week; the horse looked booked for third. On the run to the line 25/1 shot Madison Du Berlais easily kept the fancied Air Force One (5/1) at bay, with Snoopy Loopy (12/1) doing well under his welter burden to stay on for third.<BR/>Drama in the Long Distance Hurdle as favourite Inglis Drever was pulled up just before the cross flight; he may well have run his last race which is a shame as he has been a great champion. In a muddling race it's difficult to know what to make of Duc De Regniere's five length win from Mobaasher (9/1) and Pettifour (4/1). They went no pace up front which suited McCoy's mount who showed a decent turn of foot between the last two flights. Although this was Pettifour's first defeat, it wasn't a bad effort at this higher level and I'd imagine connections won't be too disheartened. Perhaps I was a liitle harsh calling Mobaasher a 'bridle horse'; he ran all the way to the line to beat the selection one and a quarter lengths, as he was entitled to do on the book.<BR/>The temperature reached minus nine at Newcastle overnight, so it was hardly a surprise to see the meeting abandoned. Spare a thought for Barry Geraghty who elected to go there to ride Punjabi and missed four Henderson winners at Newbury, Tony McCoy being the beneficiary. That's racing, as they say!GeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.com