15:05 Bangor

Saturday 20 May 2017

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Wrexham Lager Original Brew Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 3f 123y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 5m 4.4s
1st
Horse silk
6
4/7f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in mid-division, kept wide, closed from 7th, 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, driven out op 8/11
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
11/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: Lorcan Murtagh (7)
Led, ridden and headed approaching last, held by winner flat but kept on well op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
18
3
411-10
20/1
T: N J HawkeJ: James Best
Tracked leaders, mistake 7th, 2nd 8th until after 3 out, soon no chance with front pair, stayed on same pace
4th
Horse silk
½
9
28/1
T: J L FlintJ: Ian Popham
Towards rear, pushed along after 5th, mistake 8th, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th flat, no chance with front pair op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
1
2
611-12
40/1
T: Mrs N S EvansJ: Robert Williams (3)
Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced by front pair after 3 out, plugged on op 33/1
6th
Horse silk
½
5
5/1
T: J ScottJ: Nick Scholfield
Held up in rear, jumped right at times, headway before 2 out, no chance with leaders, stayed on towards finish tchd 9/2
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
16/1
T: J GroucottJ: Lee Edwards
Prominent, outpaced and no impression after 3 out op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
7
8
910-13
50/1
T: G HanmerJ: Conor Shoemark
Always towards rear op 40/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
25/1
T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste (3)
Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, struggling 3 out op 33/1
10th
Horse silk
16
10
28/1
T: Miss C DysonJ: Joshua Moore
Mid-division, in touch 6th, struggling from 4 out, well beaten after next op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.02, £1.80, £5.70EX:£5.80Trifecta:£34.70Tricast:£35.69SF:£4.23Swingers:£2.00, £6.40, £3.40

Forecasts

Too Many Diamonds (4/7), Blue April (5/1), Midnight Walk (11/2), Sidsteel (16/1), Faction (20/1), Kilmoganny (25/1), Midnight Queen (28/1), Midnight Owle (28/1), Turnbury (40/1), Fair Ask (50/1)

Verdict

An interesting contest in that it pits last-time winner Midnight Walk against the hat-trick seeking TOO MANY DIAMONDS and preference is for the latter. Dan Skelton's gelding has sluiced up in two races in recent days and can add a third here despite his 14lb penalty. Midnight Walk has been put up by 10lb for his easy success and may still be competitive, but he concedes more than a stone to his chief rival. Blue April looks best of the remainder.
  1. Too Many Diamonds
  2. Midnight Walk
  3. Blue April

Prize Money

1st: £2,599.002nd: £763.003rd: £382.004th: £191.00

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