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13:15 Ascot

Saturday 18 February 2017

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

Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 50.7s

1^st

Beyond Conceit

811-5

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

2^nd

Topofthegame

511-5

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

3^rd

nse

De Dollar Man

611-5

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

4^th

Acting Lass

611-5

4/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Chased leading pair until pushed along 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before last op 9/2

5^th

3 ¾

Tintern Theatre

611-5

9/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

Led until 2 out, weakened quickly, struggling in 5th when hit last op 10/1

6^th

Deebaj

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

7^th

2 ¼

Criq Rock

611-0

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

8^th

Ahio

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)

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