13:40 Chepstow

Friday 20 January 2017

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5016:25

Australian Open Tennis At 188Bet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 100y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:40  |   Winning time: 5m 6.3s
1st
Horse silk
2
1/4f
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Tracked leader and clear of rest, led going best last, shaken up and came clear run-in op 4/11
2nd
Horse silk
3
1
611-11
9/4
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
Led, clear with winner, ridden and headed last, edged left and one pace run-in op 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
24
3
16/1
T: D BurchellJ: R T Dunne
Tracked clear leading pair until 5th, hit next, modest 3rd again 3 out, pushed along and one pace when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, no chance with leading duo op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
33/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)
Raced in 4th in chasing group, went 3rd 5th until mistake 3 out, plugged on same pace in 4th op 22/1
5th
Horse silk
16
8
12/1
T: J L FlintJ: Ian Popham
Held up off the pace in 5th place, pushed along and weakening when not fluent 3 out
6th
Horse silk
29
7
12/1
T: Nick MitchellJ: D A Jacob
Held up in last trio, pushed along and struggling after 6th, some headway before 3 out, weakened 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
40/1
T: G HarrisJ: David England
Held up off the pace in last pair, not fluent 3rd, struggling 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off, went badly right and mistake last

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
711-5
40/1
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
In rear, pushed along and struggling before 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.20Pl:£1.02, £1.10, £3.60EX:£1.60Trifecta:£6.60SF:£1.95Swingers:£1.10, £5.20, £5.80

Forecasts

The Worlds End (1/4), Testify (9/4), Midnight Queen (12/1), Presiding (12/1), Big Chip And Pin (16/1), Kaiden Michael (33/1), Dirty Dexter (40/1), Elav (40/1)

Verdict

This appears to be almost a straight match between Testify, who did absolutely nothing wrong on his debut over hurdles and certainly catches the eye as one to follow from here, and THE WORD’S END, who has a touch more experience and possibly more crucially, has shown a liking for racing at Chepstow. The latter is also proven over the trip so just edges the vote on this occasion. Kaiden Michael heads the list of contenders to fill the frame. 1. The Worlds End 2. Testify 3. Kaiden Michael

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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