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13:40 Stratford

Saturday 1 April 2017

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:35

J & C Davis Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 3m 48.95s

1^st

Excellent Team

511-6

11/4

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Made virtually all, shaken up and clear between last 2, easily op 5/2

2^nd

Petiville

511-0

20/1

T: R HobsonJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Held up off the pace in mid-division, headway between last 2, stayed on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 16/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Green Or Black

510-7

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Took keen hold, chased leaders, 2nd approaching 3rd, ridden and no chance with winner between last 2, mistake last, lost 2nd run-in op 11/2

4^th

3 ½

Dark Mahler

611-0

11/4

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: D A Jacob

Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd and stayed on same pace from 2 out, no extra in 4th run-in tchd 5/2

5^th

Rabunda

711-0

9/4f

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out op 4/1 tchd 9/2

6^th

1 ½

Miss Williams

610-7

66/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced keenly, chased winner until approaching 3rd, chased leaders, weakened 2 out

7^th

Don't Act Up

611-0

8/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Always towards rear, never on terms op 7/1

8^th

4 ½

A L'asseau

511-0

100/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Mr Lewis Gordon (7)

Always towards rear, tailed off

9^th

Kristal Star

510-7

150/1

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 5th, tailed off

10^th

2 ¾

Norse Castle

410-8

150/1

T: M R BosleyJ: James Best

Always in rear, mistake 2nd, tailed off when jumped badly right 5th

11^th

Jamesgiftkeysandal

611-0

250/1

T: R StephensJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 5th, tailed off and mistake next

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.10, £4.60, £2.50EX:£52.00Trifecta:£208.30SF:£49.50Swingers:£7.30, £5.60, £8.50

Forecasts

Rabunda (9/4), Excellent Team (11/4), Dark Mahler (11/4), Green Or Black (8/1), Don't Act Up (8/1), Petiville (20/1), Miss Williams (66/1), A L'asseau (100/1), Kristal Star (150/1), Norse Castle (150/1), Jamesgiftkeysandal (250/1)

This wouldn't quite be a penalty kick for EXCELLENT TEAM as he's thrown away similar opportunities in the past, but a sharp two miles on decent ground is what he requires and he should be too good for these if on song after a break. Green Or Black will be more than capable of giving him a race if he can jump fluently on his hurdles debut and looks an interesting newcomer to the jumping game. Rabunda has a bit to prove now but the fact he's kept in training suggests all is not lost.