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19:50 Southwell

Wednesday 24 May 2017

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Vertu Volkswagen Mansfield Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 5m 5.6s

1^st

Arboretum

910-0

12/1

T: M E SowersbyJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, headway from 7th, 2nd 2 out, led last, readily

2^nd

1 ¾

Lovely Touch

811-9

2/5f

T: S ThomasJ: A Nicol

Led, 3 lengths clear before 2 out, ridden and headed last, not pace of winner flat tchd 4/11 and tchd 4/9

3^rd

Polarbrook

1010-7

6/1

T: D ShawJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, 3rd from 2 out, no impression on front pair, stayed on same pace tchd 11/2

4^th

Distant Sound

1010-13

20/1

T: R G HawkerJ: Mr Robert Hawker (7)

Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, 2nd after 3 out until before next, weakened before last op 16/1

5^th

Spyder

910-10

50/1

T: Tracey LeesonJ: W Featherstone (5)

Handy, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next op 40/1

6^th

1 ½

Short Flight

511-12

10/1

T: Julia BrookeJ: Henry Brooke

Took keen hold, chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, ridden and no extra next op 14/1

7^th

3 ¼

Kara Tara

711-10

6/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Not always fluent in rear, well beaten after 3 out op 7/1

8^th

1 ½

Changing The Guard

1111-11

20/1

T: F BrennanJ: Mr James King (5)

Led into start, soon close up, hanging left before 5th, pecked 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.00Pl:£3.40, £1.02, £1.80EX:£37.70Trifecta:£204.10Tricast:£45.88SF:£20.16Swingers:£1.50, £11.60, £2.00

Forecasts

Lovely Touch (2/5), Polarbrook (6/1), Kara Tara (6/1), Short Flight (10/1), Arboretum (12/1), Distant Sound (20/1), Changing The Guard (20/1), Spyder (50/1)

It is perfectly possible that LOVELY TOUCH could improve again to take this. On the whole this seems a weak race and though he has to carry another penalty, he keeps seeming to win with something in hand. He is the selection, ahead of Short Flight, who could improve for a sounder surface, and Kara Tara.