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3.10 Handicap Hurdle
(£6,699: 3m 1f) (8)
1 1-1PPREALLYRADICAL 64 (V) P G Murphy 9-11-13 C Quinn (7)
2 53-00LAVORANTE 46 G L Moore 6-11-12 N F Houlihan (3)
3 330-FITSNOTWHATYOUTHINK 32 (P) N Gifford 7-11-11Tabitha Worsley (3)
4 540 ATAKAN 47 C Tizzard 6-11-8 T Scudamore
5 3-22FHENSCHKE 18 (T) W Greatrex 8-11-7 H Brooke
6 64621 DYNAMITE KENTUCKY 8 (B) Dr R Newland 7-11-6C Leonard (5)
7 40-63SAN PEDRO DE SENAM 55 (B,T) G L Moore 9-11-4D Noonan
8 33-54DING DING 65 (P,C) Miss S West 11-10-7 M Goldstein
11-8 Dynamite Kentucky, 3-1 Henschke, 7-1 Atakan, 8-1 Lavorante, 10-1 San
Pedro De Senam, 12-1 Ding Ding, 20-1 Reallyradical, 25-1 Itsnotwhatyouthink.
3.40 Handicap Chase (£4,248: 2m 1f) (7)
1 1P-12BEN BRODY 24 (B) D J Jeffreys 12-12-2 A Bellamy (7)
2 4-601BLUEBERRY WINE 24 (T,D) D McCain 6-12-1 T Gillard (5)
3 6-P5PENRICHISSANT 17 (T,V) D Bridgwater 8-11-12T Scudamore
4 6P-63FLAMINGER 24 (P,BF,C) G L Moore 7-11-11N F Houlihan (3)
5 -0323EN COEUR 37 (T,CD) Seamus Mullins 8-10-12 M G Nolan
6 -0P6PFRAUGHAN HILL 29 W Greatrex 6-10-10 H Brooke
7 -5635ELISEZMOI 19 (H,T,BF) G L Moore 8-10-9 D Noonan
5-2 Blueberry Wine, 7-2 En Coeur, 4-1 Ben Brody, 6-1 Flaminger, 7-1 Elisezmoi,
8-1 Enrichissant, 16-1 Fraughan Hill.4.10 Handicap Hurdle
(£4,139: 2m) (13)
1 -6P51SHIROCCY ROAD 31 (T,D) E Lavelle 6-12-0 T Bellamy
2 226/0MARETTIMO 9 W G M Turner 8-11-12 H Kimber (7)
3 4-421POUCOR 228 (CD) Cynthia Woods 7-11-10
Tabitha Worsley (3)
4 -35U3SAMI BEAR 29 C Gordon 6-11-10 J Tudor (3)
5 2346/GOOD TIME AHEAD 889 Suzi Best 8-11-7 W T Kennedy
6 5-30UWEST ON SUNSET 9 (P) G L Moore 5-11-6N F Houlihan (3)
7 -0553ZAMANI 19 D Bridgwater 6-11-5 T Scudamore
8 64-50EVENTFUL F35 Suzi Best 5-11-0 R Patrick
9 6-030BE THANKFUL 178 (H) M Keighley 7-10-12 J Best
1024011 DOLLY MCQUEEN F15 (T,CD) F Brennan 6-10-11 D Bass
1150024 COLONEL LESLEY 41 (P,D) R G Hawker 6-10-9 M G Nolan
12 00/36BELLA BEAU 19 N Hawke 7-10-1 D Noonan
13 P4023TARA ITI 48 G L Moore 4-10-0 R Dingle
9-2 Dolly McQueen, 5-1 Shiroccy Road, 6-1 Sami Bear, 7-1 Poucor, Tara Iti, 8-1
Zamani, 10-1 Good Time Ahead, 12-1 Bella Beau.
Blinkered for the first time today: Newbury 1.50 Son Of
Camas. Plumpton 2.00 Unfinished Busines. Southwell
4.35 Penombre; 6.35 Sovereign Moon.Plumpton
Rob Wright
1.25 Young Butler 3.10 Dynamite Kentucky
2.00 Mark Of Gold 3.40 Blueberry Wine
2.35 Cheque En Blanc 4.10 Zamani
Going: good to soft Sky Sports Racing
1.25 Novices' Hurdle
(£4,629: 2m 4f 114yd) (6)
1 4-31PYOUNG BUTLER 32 E Lavelle 6-11-8 T Bellamy
2 56354 AIKENBREAKINHEART 87 (T) R Rowe 7-11-1N F Houlihan (3)
3 100-5MY BAD LUCY 80 N Gifford 6-11-1 Tabitha Worsley (3)
4 065 PUMPKIN'S PRIDE 37 A King 6-11-1 L Harrison (3)
5 TIGERTEN F189 D Bridgwater 5-11-1 T Scudamore
6 31-05THE REAL JET 29 A Irvine 6-10-8 J Best
11-8 Young Butler, 3-1 Tigerten, 4-1 Aikenbreakinheart, 9-2 Pumpkin's Pride,
25-1 My Bad Lucy, 33-1 The Real Jet.
2.00 Maiden Hurdle (£4,629: 2m) (13)
1 50 AL MUFFRIH 24 D J Jeffreys 7-11-6 A Bellamy (7)
2 243 BAREST OF MARGINS 29 M Channon 6-11-6 C O'Farrell
3 0 CHRONOS 72 P Webber 5-11-6 R Dingle
4 222 DREAM IN THE PARK 60 E Lavelle 5-11-6 T Bellamy
5 3566 HERON CREEK 18 Dr R Newland 5-11-6 C Hammond
6 52 MARK OF GOLD 17 G L Moore 5-11-6 N F Houlihan (3)
7 06 IVY AVENUE 14 W Greatrex 5-10-13 H Brooke
8 TORBELLINO F33 J Best & K Jewell 6-10-13 J Best
9 0/WEARDIDITALLGORONG F89 P Phelan 10-10-13A Cawley
10 0 VIN ROUGE 17 Seamus Mullins 4-10-7 D Sansom (3)
11 5 DRAG RACE 9 (T) D Pipe 4-10-0 P Armson (7)
12 0PEVA ICON 47 Miss S West 4-10-0 M Goldstein
13 5PUNFINISHED BUSINES 15 (B) N Hawke 4-10-0 D Noonan
6-4 Mark Of Gold, 9-4 Dream In The Park, 13-2 Drag Race, 12-1 Heron Creek,
Ivy Avenue, Barest Of Margins, 16-1 Torbellino, 25-1 Al Muffrih.
2.35 Handicap Chase (£8,496: 3m 2f) (7)
1 -P256ROCKY'S TREASURE 46 (P,T) K Bailey 11-12-0H Beswick
2 -0630INNISFREE LAD 21 (V,D) David Dennis 10-12-0 J Andrews
3 5-00PAL ROC 17 (T) D Pipe 11-11-12 P Armson (6)
4 /52-1TOP AND DROP 23 V Williams 11-11-7 Ned Fox (10)
5 106-3CHEQUE EN BLANC 29 (B,C,D) G L Moore 10-11-2
N F Houlihan (3)
6 4-325UALLRIGHTHARRY 47 (P,CD) J Best & K Jewell 10-10-7K Brogan
7 /034-TZAR DE L'ELFE 290 (T,CD) R Rowe 12-10-0Tabitha Worsley
5-4 Top And Drop, 3-1 Cheque En Blanc, 9-2 Uallrightharry, 12-1 Tzar De L'Elfe,
Rocky's Treasure, Innisfree Lad, 25-1 Al Roc.3.30 Handicap Hurdle (£10,075: 2m) (6)
1 P-654MISS HERITAGE 30 (D) L Wadham 8-11-12 Bryony Frost
210222 VOICE OF CALM 21 (T,D) E Lavelle 6-11-6J A Anderson (7)
3 31-01GRAN LUNA 21 (CD) N Henderson 6-11-3 N De Boinville
4 -F443MEGAN 21 (D) S Edmunds 5-10-13 C Gethings
5 5-324POGO I AM 21 (D) H Fry 8-10-8 S Bowen
6 -55P4BROWN BULLET 17 (D) A Irvine 7-10-4 Page Fuller
9-4 Gran Luna, 3-1 Voice Of Calm, 4-1 Megan, 5-1 Miss Heritage, 11-2 Pogo
I Am, 20-1 Brown Bullet.
Wright choice: Gran Luna has won all three starts at this
track and remains unexposed Danger Megan4.00 NH Flat Race (£1,906: 2m) (11)
1 1 CLIFTON BRIDGE 47 A King 5-11-11 A P Heskin
2 53-5ALTO ALTO 269 C Gordon 5-11-4 T Cannon
3 22 AUTHORISED SPEED 33 G L Moore 5-11-4 Jamie Moore
4 CAPTAIN DESTINY P Nicholls 5-11-4 H Cobden
5 421 FIRESTREAM 1 (D) A Honeyball 5-11-11 A Coleman
6 3 GODOT 24 A Irvine 5-11-4 Page Fuller
7 KINGSAND BAY N Henderson 5-11-4 N De Boinville
8 MILITAIRE W Greatrex 5-11-4 G Sheehan
9 0 ONESTEPTWOSTEPS 33 N Gifford 5-11-4 J M Davies
10 51 DECORATED 39 (D) O Signy 4-10-12 S Twiston-Davies
11 00 DOUBLE FOR FUN 41 P Henderson 5-10-11 N Scholfield
3-1 Authorised Speed, 9-2 Captain Destiny, 5-1 Kingsand Bay, Firestream, 6-1
Clifton Bridge, 12-1 Godot, 14-1 Decorated, 16-1 Onesteptwosteps, Militaire
Wright choice: Onesteptwosteps was a fair seventh in a
listed race at Ascot Dangers Authorised Speed, FirestreamCourse specialists
Newbury: Trainers A Hales, 4 from 9 runners,
44.4%; P Nicholls, 32 from 115, 27.8%; Miss V
Williams, 5 from 21, 23.8%. Jockeys C Deutsch, 5
from 18 rides, 27.8%; L Williams, 3 from 12, 25.0%;
H Cobden, 27 from 111, 24.3%; N de Boinville, 21
from 112, 18.8%; H Bannister, 5 from 30, 16.7%.
Plumpton: Trainers F J Brennan, 3 from 9
runners, 33.3%; A King, 10 from 39, 25.6%; P
Webber, 3 from 12, 25.0%. Jockeys T Bellamy, 6
from 24 rides, 25.0%; N Houlihan, 10 from 79,
12.7%; T Scudamore, 7 from 56, 12.5%.
Southwell: Trainers F O’Brien, 6 from 20
runners, 30.0%; Jane Chapple-Hyam, 5 from 21,
23.8%. Jockeys D Tudhope, 12 from 47 rides,
25.5%; C Beasley, 11 from 44, 25.0%.Newbury
Rob Wright
12.45 Speech Bubble 3.00 Wayfinder
1.15 Hecouldbetheone 3.30 Gran Luna
1.50 Amarillo Sky 4.00 Onesteptwosteps
2.25 Mascat (nap)
Going: good to soft, soft in places Racing TV
12.45 Novices' Hurdle
(£4,084: 2m 4f 118yd) (14)
1 40-31SWINCOMBE FLEAT 34 A Honeyball 6-11-8 A Coleman
2 36-41TWEED SKIRT 61 N Henderson 5-11-8 N De Boinville
3 0-352BECKY THE BOO 53 F O'Brien 6-11-1 P Brennan
4 4 BRIDAL KNOT 50 N Henderson 5-11-1 J Bowen
5 10-34CODE NAME LISE 17 L Wadham 6-11-1 Bryony Frost
6 FFOLLY HILL 34 B Pauling 6-11-1 K Woods
7 4-40KINGS KRACKERTARA 30 N Gifford 7-11-1 J M Davies
8 4-64LADY STANHOW 16 J G Cann 7-11-1 N Scholfield
9 32-30LARGY G 48 Noel Williams 8-11-1 T J O'Brien
10 325-MAD ABOUT SALLY 423 O Signy 7-11-1 M Kendrick
11 162-2SPEECH BUBBLE 55 (BF) Noel Williams 7-11-1 G Sheehan
12 /125-VICTORIAS PEAK 349 M Harris 7-11-1 M Bastyan (3)
13 30-0WIND FROM THE WEST 70 W Greatrex 5-11-1H Bannister
14 05 INSTANT DE BONHEUR 14 N Hawke 4-10-0T Buckley (5)
5-2 Tweed Skirt, 4-1 Speech Bubble, 5-1 Swincombe Fleat, 8-1 Becky The Boo,
10-1 Bridal Knot, Code Name Lise, 14-1 Victorias Peak, 16-1 Largy G.
Rob Wright’s choice: Speech Bubble made late mistakes on
her hurdling debut Dangers Tweed Skirt, Code Name Lise
1.15 Novices' Hurdle (£4,084: 2m) (13)
1 23-F1COUSU MAIN 43 (D) D Skelton 6-11-7 Doubtful
2 P31HECOULDBETHEONE 24 G L Moore 5-11-7 Jamie Moore
3 5 ALGHAZAAL 53 (W,T) C Longsdon 5-11-0S Twiston-Davies
4 4 BEN LILLY 9 D Pipe 5-11-0 F Gillard (3)
5 3-330CARD DEALER 60 C Gordon 5-11-0 T Cannon
6 00 GROOM DE COTTE 20 (T) S Curran 6-11-0 J M Davies
7 3-235HARA KIRI 17 (H) A Hales 5-11-0 H Bannister
8 5-405HIWAY ONE O THREE 21 C Gordon 5-11-0 N Scholfield
9 PU-PLOGAN'S CHOICE 95 (W,T) N Lampard 7-11-0 C Ring (3)
10 45 MACLAINE 35 O Sherwood 5-11-0 J J Burke
11 05 SYSTEMIC 29 (T) G L Moore 5-11-0 Tom Cheesman (5)
12 2-WALKING ON AIR 305 (BF) N Henderson 5-11-0N De Boinville
13 ENCHANTEE F31 G Deacon 5-10-7 Page Fuller
10-11 Walking On Air, 7-2 Hecouldbetheone, 6-1 Maclaine, 12-1 others.
Wright choice: Hecouldbetheone made an impressive start
over jumps at Fontwell Dangers Walking On Air, Ben Lilly
1.50 Handicap Chase (£5,882: 2m) (5)
116412 AMARILLO SKY 33 (T,D) C Tizzard 6-11-8 B J Powell
2 -2212LIGHT N STRIKE 50 (BF) E Lavelle 6-11-1J R Wildman (10)
3 0-653BENNY'S BRIDGE 21 S Drinkwater 9-10-12 J J Burke
412123 GOA LIL 11 N Twiston-Davies 6-10-12 S Twiston-Davies
5 4-443SON OF CAMAS 44 (B,BF) N Henderson 7-10-9 N De Boinville
6-4 Amarillo Sky, 7-2 Light N Strike, 4-1 Goa Lil, 5-1 Son Of Camas, 7-1 Benny's
Bridge.
Wright choice: Amarillo Sky has improved since being
tried over fences and fitted with cheekpieces Danger Go Lil2.25 Handicap Hurdle (£3,377: 2m) (13)
1 211FFCANFORD LIGHT 9 (D) E Williams 5-11-8 A Wedge
255310 OPENING BID 55 (H,D) C Down 7-11-7 J M Davies
3 3-432ALBORKAN 43 (P,T,D) A Murphy 5-11-6 J Quinlan
4 3-211CHANCEUX 29 (D) A Ralph 6-11-6 N Scholfield
5 205-5HOWLING MILAN 121 (CD) S Drinkwater 8-11-5D Burton (5)
6 3-230NOBBY 41 (D) A King 8-11-5 T Cannon
7 0-621FINE CASTING 34 (D) B Pauling 6-11-4 K Woods
821205 FONTANA ELLISSI 40 (H) S Drinkwater 6-11-4S Twiston-Davies
9 13 MASCAT 36 Harriet Brown 5-11-3 T Doggrell (7)
10 66-33SHELDON 42 (BF,D) Seamus Mullins 6-11-3Sean Houlihan
1113045 AR MEST 84 (CD) Harriet Brown 9-11-3 J Nailor (3)
12 3-353KURAKA 24 (B,D) J Scott 8-11-2 L Williams
1330522 JOHN BETJEMAN 24 (B,D) M Gillard 6-11-0 F Gillard (3)
9-4 Fine Casting, 9-2 Chanceux, 6-1 Alborkan, 10-1 Nobby, Mascat, 12-1
Sheldon, Howling Milan, Kuraka.
Wright choice: Mascat looks to have been let in lightly on
his handicap debut Dangers Fine Casting, Sheldon3.00 Handicap Chase (£5,882: 2m 7f) (11)
1 50-PPSTORM CONTROL 32 (P,T) Kerry Lee 9-12-3 D McConville (10)
214320 LANDOFSMILES 21 (P) P Bowen 9-11-12 J Bowen
3 5P-0PDJANGO DJANGO 47 (P,T,CD) Jonjo O'Neill 9-11-10Jonjo O'Neill Jr
4 1U/51KEEP WONDERING 20 (T) P Hobbs 8-11-9 T J O'Brien
513145 HAWTHORN COTTAGE 35 (B) A Murphy 9-11-9 L M Turner (7)
6 -4P2PTHE DEVILS DROP 24 (P) A King 9-11-8 H Cobden
7 PP350YOUNG WOLF 59 Jonjo O'Neill 9-11-5 R McLernon
8 -2036MELLOW BEN 58 C Gordon 9-11-5 T Cannon
9 F4-0PCUBAN PETE 40 (D) V Williams 10-11-3 C Deutsch
10 21-B6WAYFINDER 21 R Curtis 8-10-12 A Wedge
11 P5-64TANGO BOY 32 (P,BF) N Mulholland 9-10-11 S Twiston-Davies
9-4 Keep Wondering, 11-2 Wayfinder, 7-1 Hawthorn Cottage, 8-1 Django
Django, Storm Control, 10-1 Cuban Pete, 12-1 Mellow Ben, The Devils Drop.
Wright choice: Wayfinder looked in need of the run here
last time Dangers Keep Wondering, Hawthorn CottageWhether the small, hand-picked
Chinese crowd will enjoy the cultural
reference is yet to be discovered, but the
news on Monday for the Beijing Winter
Olympics was that Jamaica’s four-man
bobsleigh team have qualified for the
forthcoming winter Games for the first
time in 24 years.
The Jamaican quartet have claimed
the 24th place in a 24-team field. Their
nation’s prowess in the event is most
warmly remembered for the team at the
1988 Calgary Olympics that crashed on
the ice in their final run and failed to fin-
ish but whose unlikely endeavours and
reggae soundtrack were preserved in
the film Cool Runnings.
This 2022 bobsleigh team is not quite
Cool Runnings: The Sequel because,
after 1988, Jamaica qualified teams for
three more Games, all of whom com-
pleted the course. However, after a 24-
disappointed how this news has been
annouced! It was agreed that
we would announce together with
@alpinef1team! No respect sorry! I
have refused the offer made to me in
Abu Dhabi for the 2022 season because
of a personal relationship and I was
right! To the enstone and Viry team I
will miss you.”
Later, speaking to L’Equipe, he said:
“The 2021 season was very
disruptive for me, in that I felt that the
old ones [at the team] had to go. I accept
the change because we don’t have to do
F1 always the same way. We can do it
differently, and that is what throughout
the last year has been done. But it
became too complicated.
“I was no longer involved in the deci-
sions. Sometimes I did not even share in
them at all but I had to continue to put
out the official word. Even as a member
of the board of directors, I discovered
certain decisions at the last minute.
One might not be able to be heard, but
at least one should be warned in time.
It’s a question of respect. Relations
became more and more complicated. I
felt that there was a lot of jealousy.”
Meanwhile, Mercedes have an-
nounced that their 2022 car will be
unveiled on February 18. The team,
who won a record eighth consecutive
constructors’ title last season, said that
a digital launch event would be held
from Silverstone with drivers and the
management team in attendance.
The Mercedes launch comes the
week before the first three-day pre-
season test in Barcelona, which runs
from February 23.It’s Cool Runnings revisited as
Jamaica quartet head to China
year wait, this is quite the Olympic
comeback.
There is also a royal connection for
this team. A Zoom video two years ago
caused online excitement when in a clip
featuring the pilot of the Jamaican bob,
Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens,
the Queen chuckled.
In 2020, the Queen hosted a video
call with members of the armed forces
from around the world. Lance Corporal
Stephens was on the call and when he
was asked how he was training for the
Olympics during lockdown, he replied
that he had been pushing a car around
the streets of Peterborough. This
revelation produced said chuckle.
“Well I suppose that’s one way to
train,” the Queen replied, the only
words that we have on record from her
on the subject of bobsleigh.
The four-man team is not the only
Jamaican bobsleigh to qualify for these
Games. With success in the qualifica-
tion races, they have qualified for threeevents. Besides the four-man bob, they
have a two-man team and also a
woman in the monobob.
They have managed to get there only
after the Jamaican Bobsleigh and Skel-
eton Federation launched a crowd-
funding page last year to raise money to
get their teams the equipment and trav-
el required to get to the Games.
The four-man and the two-man
bobsleighs are significantly more
expensive than the monobob, which is a
female-only discipline.
The monobob has particular appeal
because it is a more democratic event
that is open to a wider group of
competitors. Not only are the costs
lower, but the sleds all come from the
same manufacturer, therefore stripping
the better-funded nations of the
opportunity to gain technological
advances with the equipment.
At last year’s World Cup, Jamaica
and Brazil both won medals in
the monobob.Prost’s parting shot at ‘jealous
and disrespectful’ Alpine chief
UK Athletics searching for
new CEO after Tokyo woe
Athletics UK Athletics has launched a
search for a new chief executive after
confirming that the interim CEO
Mark Munro will not apply for the
role. He has been in the job since
Joanna Coates resigned in October,
soon after the exit of the performance
director Sara Symington after a
disappointing Tokyo Olympics.
Munro will return to his former job
as development director and will also
have an expanded role to support the
new chief executive.Lancashire give new deals
to four young prospects
Cricket Lancashire have tied George
Balderson, 21, Tom Hartley, 23,
George Lavelle, 21, and Jack Morley,
20, to new deals until the end of 2024.
Left-arm spinner Hartley has made
39 Lancashire appearances and has
become a key weapon in Twenty20
cricket, while Balderson — the former
England Under-19 captain who scored
a first-class 77 at Nottinghamshire in
September — Lavelle and Morley
were regulars during the side’s 2021
Royal London Cup campaign.Winter Olympics
Owen Slot Chief Sports Writer
JAMAICAN BOBSLEIGH & SKELETON FEDERATION; ALAMYAlain Prost has accused Alpine of
having “no respect” and criticised the
“jealousy” of the chief executive
Laurent Rossi after leaving his job as a
consultant with the Formula One team.
Prost, the four-times world cham-
pion, had been a special adviser to
the French racing team, formerly
known as Renault, since 2017. He also
sat on the board of directors and was a
non-executive director but will not
be returning to the paddock after
seemingly falling out with Rossi.
“Rossi’s desire is to be alone, not to be
polluted by anyone,” Prost told the
French newspaper L’Equipe. “He told
me he no longer needed advice. There
is a real desire to put a lot of people on
the sidelines.”
Renault were rebranded as Alpine,
the company’s niche sportscar brand,
last season and an overhaul of the
management team followed. Cyril
Abiteboul left as team principal shortly
before the start of the 2021 season and
Rossi was appointed chief executive.
Rossi has since overseen his own
shake-up, with the departure of the
executive director, Marcin Budkowski,
announced last week. Otmar Szafnau-
er, the former Aston Martin team prin-
cipal, is widely tipped to replace him.
Now Prost has left, which he said in a
social media post was his decision,
contradicting reports that Alpine had
dispensed of his services.
He wrote on Instagram: “I am veryFormula One
Rebecca Clancy
Motor Racing CorrespondentJamaica’s bobsleigh team have qualified for the 2022 Games. Their 1988 effort inspired Cool Runnings, inset, a 1993 comedy