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Placepot Picks – Newbury: 17th December 2025

Wednesday’s Placepot Picks includes six selections from Newbury…


Newbury

R1 – Lucky Place
R2 – Love Sonnet
R3 – Loustic Du Chatel
R4 – Kripticjim
R5 – Highlands Legacy
R6 – Road To Home
 

RACE SELECTION REASON
Race 1

Hoorrrraaaayyyy

It's Christmas

Queens Arms

"Chasing Excellence"

Beginners Chase

 Lucky Place - Rapidly improving six-year-old who climbed the ranks from novice hurdler to Graded performer smoothly

- Ran as if something amiss on chase debut and subsequently scoped dirty at Ascot in November
Race 2

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Juvenile Hurdle

  

 

Love Sonnet

 - Offered little in three maidens on the flat before stepping up in trip in two handicaps and looking a different horse

- Promising hurdle/stable debut at Ludlow was backed up with smooth success at Hereford

- Jumping experience should be to her advantage
Race 3

Best Odds

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BetVictor Maiden

Hurdle

 

  

Loustic Du Chatel

 - Nice type on breeding who should have a future over jumps

- Made a striking impression in a bumper at Ascot in November when making all to win by eleven lengths

- Sure to be well schooled and looks a smart four-year-old
Race 4

Amber River Life

Landscaping EBF

'National Hunt'

Novices Hurdle

 Kripticjim - Fell in his only point to point start before appearing in a hot bumper at Newton Abbot in October 2024

- Won his bumper at Exeter in February before finishing behind Kingston Queen at Chepstow last month

- Asserted close home at Ascot four weeks ago in a maiden hurdle and should progress despite the penalty
Race 5

JM Finn Handicap
Chase

 Highlands Legacy - Fair hurdler in his grade but has taken his form to a new level since switching to fences.

- Winner on chase debut at Worcester in October and narrowly denied behind the exciting Mambonumberfive here last month
Race 6

Nick Robinson

Memorial Handicap

Chase

  

Road To Home

 - Willie Mullins' only runner on the card who plugged on to finish third on handicap debut at Doncaster three weeks ago

- Only been raised 1lb for that effort and remains fairly treated with fitness not questioned

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