13:15 Ascot

Saturday 18 February 2017

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 58y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 4m 50.7s
1st
Horse silk
2
5/2
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Pulled hard, held up tracking leaders in close 5th, challenged in 3rd and hit 2 out, soon ridden, sustained challenge run-in, stayed on gamely to lead last strides op 9/4 tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
nk
5
7/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen
Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, upsides and every chance under pressure run-in, went 2nd post, just held op 15/8 tchd 13/8
3rd
Horse silk
nse
3
14/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Tracked leader, awkward 5th, led narrowly 2 out, joined last, kept narrow lead and stayed on under pressure until headed last strides, lost 2nd post op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
10
1
4/1
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Chased leading pair until pushed along 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before last op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
9/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary
Led until 2 out, weakened quickly, struggling in 5th when hit last op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
11
8
511-0
200/1
T: R J PriceJ: David Bass
Held up in 6th place, dropped to rear and pushed along 6th, hit next, weakened 3 out
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
8/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up in last trio, not fluent 4th, pushed along and outpaced on long run before 2 out op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
52
6
611-0
100/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Always in rear, well behind 3 out, soon tailed off, went badly right 2 out, eased

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£1.30, £1.20, £2.40EX:£8.10Trifecta:£55.40SF:£7.52Swingers:£1.70, £4.60, £4.90

Forecasts

Topofthegame (7/4), Beyond Conceit (5/2), Acting Lass (4/1), Criq Rock (8/1), Tintern Theatre (9/1), De Dollar Man (14/1), Ahio (100/1), Deebaj (200/1)

Verdict

The form of ACTING LASS' second at Hereford last time has been franked multiple times since and he may have just bumped into something a bit special in the shape of Finian's Oscar. Unlikely to be anything quite that good in here and he can stamp his credentials for the Neptune by taking this. Beyond Conceit couldn't have won more impressively last time out but there has to be a concern that his lengthy lay-off prior to that run could still take its toll. Topofthegame is better than his fourth at Cheltenham last time out but the ground may have been a factor in that defeat and may face similar conditions here so De Dollar Man is taken to be the best of the rest having proven himself in rain softened conditions. 1. Acting Lass 2. Beyond Conceit 3. De Dollar Man

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00

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