{"id":11064,"date":"2024-11-28T12:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettingsitesreviewed.co.uk\/?p=11064"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:13:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:13:13","slug":"2024-winter-carnival-newbury-races-preview-long-distance-hurdle-coral-gold-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettingsitesreviewed.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/11\/28\/2024-winter-carnival-newbury-races-preview-long-distance-hurdle-coral-gold-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Winter Carnival Newbury Races Preview – Long Distance Hurdle & Coral Gold Cup Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Newbury<\/p>\n

The two-day Winter Carnival at Newbury races is one of the classic fixtures during the core jumps season in the UK. Kicking off with the Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle on Friday, 29 November, the meeting concludes in Berkshire on Saturday, 30 November with one of the big betting races of the season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is the Coral Gold Cup, formerly and better known as the Hennessy Gold Cup. Punters can expect high-profile runners taking part over these two days. There is plenty for those wagering on horse racing betting sites<\/a> to get their teeth into.<\/p>\n

Supporting races at the Winter Carnival include the Grade 2 John Francome Novices’ Chase and the Gerry Feilden Intermediate Hurdle, a Premier Handicap. Our horse racing experts always have this meeting at Newbury races marked on their calendars.<\/p>\n

Their analysis of the 14 races across both days and cards is worth paying close attention to. Finding winners on Premier Racedays is what it’s all about for them, so let’s look at the horses to follow in Berkshire.<\/p>\n

Winter Carnival at Newbury Races Friday Preview – Long Distance Hurdle Day<\/h2>\n

12:15 – 2m 69y Class 3 National Hunt Maiden Hurdle<\/h3>\n

\"SirThe opener is all about impressive course Spring Sale Bumper winner\u00a0REGENT’S STROLL\u00a0<\/strong>making his bow over obstacles. A syndicate of powerful owners paid top dollar to keep the unbeaten five-year-old Walk In The Park gelding with Paul Nicholls at the Sales, so he’s the obvious starting point.<\/p>\n

Heading opposition to Regent’s Stroll is Aintree Grade 2 Bumper third Good And Clever<\/strong>. Warren Greatrex’s charge got in amongst plenty of subsequent hurdle winners, so the form looks good. Everything else that finished in the first six on Merseyside has come out and scored.<\/p>\n

On a form marker through Wellington Arch, Good And Clever is probably a value alternative to Regent’s Stroll, but connections stumped up \u00a3660,000 to buy him. That money may talk with Nicholls expecting him to take high rank among his novice hurdlers this term.<\/p>\n

As for the rest, granted a clear round by the first two, they’re playing for places really. Nicky Henderson gives\u00a0Ferando<\/strong>, one of two four-year-olds in the line-up, his racecourse debut in an event he’s farmed in recent times. Don’t Wind Me Up\u00a0<\/strong>for Philip Hobbs & Johnson White could improve on his Ffos Las third first time out in this sphere.<\/p>\n

12:45 – 2m 92y Class 3 Fulke Walwyn Trophy Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase<\/h3>\n

\"IdyNicholls turns Carlisle faller\u00a0Kalif Du Berlais\u00a0<\/strong>out quickly in search of compensation. There’s more value each way with top betting sites<\/a> here, though, and more mature horses have a better record.\u00a0IDY WOOD <\/strong>might be the answer for Jamie Snowden and Gavin Sheehan after a successful bow over fences around Kempton.<\/p>\n

Four six-year-olds have won this event at Newbury races during the Winter Carnival since 2016. Idy Wood is up 6lb for his success, but the yard is in form. Dan Skelton has two victories in this during that timeframe, so Asta La Pasta\u00a0<\/strong>is interesting. The problem here, however, is only two finished when he scored at Carlisle the last day.<\/p>\n

Kelso Grade 2 Premier Hurdle winner\u00a0Personal Ambition<\/strong>, meanwhile, could come on for his reappearance and chase bow in a Uttoxeter match behind Lookaway. The winner went on to finish third in the Arkle Trial at Cheltenham. Ben Pauling’s yard needs a change of luck. Kalif Du Berlais gets 8lb weight for age all-round, meaning Personal Ambition has joint-topweight.<\/p>\n

1:20 – Listed 2m 62y Coral\u00a0Fillies’\u00a0Juvenile Hurdle<\/h3>\n

\"GredleyThe form of French import\u00a0Miss Altea Blue<\/strong> has been franked since her arrival at Ditcheat. It is simply a matter of whether she has had sufficient time to adjust to her new surroundings, so the in-form James Owen might have the winner in\u00a0AMBIENTE AMIGO<\/strong>\u00a0instead.<\/p>\n

A typical Flat convert for the same connections as Burdett Road, East India Dock and Liam Swagger, she was pretty useful on the level. Ambiente Amigo brings a 95 rating from that sphere to the table and can only improve in the jumping department from her successful National Hunt bow at Newcastle.<\/p>\n

Both last year and when the race was run at Aintree, it often went for export. If that’s the case this time around, then Hereford scorer\u00a0Midnight Exit\u00a0<\/strong>looks the only credible overseas runner. Noel George’s charge beat re-opposing runner-up\u00a0Matawana\u00a0<\/strong>in the Welsh Marches last time and now meets her off better terms,<\/p>\n

Owen also saddles dual hurdles winner\u00a0Opec<\/strong>, but she lacks the lofty Flat rating of her owner-stable companion. The market suggests this event at Newbury races concerns these five three-year-old fillies with the others needing significant improvement to hit the frame.<\/p>\n

1:55 – 2m 3f 187y Grade 2 John Francome Novices’ Chase (Formerly the Berkshire)<\/h3>\n