Crafty Roberto stuns Newbury

There was a huge shock in a dramatic opener at Newbury this afternoon as Crafty Roberto ran out a fortunate winner as favourite Grumeti crashed out.

Wed, 18 Jan, 2012 - 15:24

There was a huge shock in a dramatic opener at Newbury this afternoon as Crafty Roberto ran out a fortunate winner as favourite Grumeti crashed out.

The Berkshire Stand Bookshop Juvenile Hurdle was nearly 10 minutes late off with Circus Star spreading a plate down at the start before a false start to the heat.

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