16:50 Ffos Las

Sunday 19 February 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Heineken Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 4f  |   Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:52  |   Winning time: 5m 14.5s
1st
Horse silk
4
7/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, narrow leader and ridden when came back into view after last, just held on (poor visibility)
2nd
Horse silk
sh
7
8/1
T: D A ReesJ: T Scudamore
Held up behind, headway 3 out, chasing leaders and ridden when came back into view after last, stayed on to press winner and every chance near finish, just held op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
6/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Nick Scholfield
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, upsides and every chance when came back into view after last, no extra in 3rd towards finish tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
10
1010-12
12/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: George Blackwell (7)
Led, ridden after 3 out, headed when came back into view after last, one pace
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
3
6/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)
Mid-division, tracked leaders after 4 out, soon outpaced, no impression when came back into view after last op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
nse
13
7/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)
Prominent, went 2nd after 6th, ridden after 3 out, lost place and no impression when came back into view after last
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
16/1
T: J L FlintJ: R Flint
Held up behind, headway into mid-division after 4 out, kept on same pace, no impression when came back into view after last op 18/1 tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
45
12
28/1
T: D FaulknerJ: L P Aspell
Mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off tchd 25/1 and 33/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
14
4/1f
T: Sheila LewisJ: Jordan Williams (7)
Tracked leader, reminders when lost place after 6th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off op 7/2
10th
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
28/1
T: J L FlintJ: Ian Popham
Always behind, tailed off 3 out
11th
Horse silk
25
2
66/1
T: H JamesJ: T E Whelan
Mid-division, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
7/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Jonathan Moore (3)
Mid-division, close up 2nd driven and outpaced 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up op 6/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Filatore12
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 8
T: B J Llewellyn  J: Stan Sheppard
NR
5
Horse silk
Pinnacle Peter26
Weight: 11-11|  Age: 6
T: T Lacey  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£3.00, £2.60, £2.30EX:£83.10Trifecta:£1,231.90Tricast:£361.19SF:£61.61Swingers:£15.80, £13.10, £3.50

Forecasts

Try It Sometime (4/1), Ochos Rios (6/1), Asockastar (6/1), Ben Arthur (7/1), L Frank Baum (7/1), Coroner's Report (7/1), Steel Native (8/1), Filatore (8/1), Get In Pat (12/1), Mr Caffrey (16/1), Pinnacle Peter (25/1), Courtinthemiddle (28/1), Midnight Queen (28/1), Part And Parcel (66/1)

Verdict

The statement 'they've saved the best for last' clearly doesn't apply to this race, but there has to be a winner, and despite the sizeable field, we can narrow this contest down to a small number of likely winners. Filatore goes well here, but is opposed on current form, whilst L Frank Baum although respected is likely to find the drying conditions not wholly to his liking. With Tim Vaughan in form, Asockastar would have been given the vote after a solid effort last time at Musselburgh, but for TRY IT SOMETIME who is potentially thrown in on his very best hurdles form and showed clear signs of a return to his best over fences last time at Towcester. He's worth chancing in an otherwise dire handicap hurdle. 1. Try It Sometime 2. Asockastar 3. L Frank Baum

Prize Money

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

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