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14:35 Huntingdon

Thursday 5 October 2017

All13:3014:0014:3515:0515:4016:1016:4517:15

32Red.com Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 3m 37.2s

1^st

New Agenda

511-4

5/2

T: P R WebberJ: T J O'Brien

Made all, clear from 5th, kept on strongly, unchallenged tchd 11/4

2^nd

Hatcher

410-12

7/4

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up and behind, steady headway on inside before 3 out, 2nd when mistake 2 out, plugged on but never able to challenge op 11/4

3^rd

3 ¼

Dans Le Vent

410-12

13/8f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, never going pace to challenge op 6/4 tchd 7/4

4^th

Pivotal Flame

410-5

50/1

T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (7)

Held up towards rear, plugged on from 2 out, blundered last, kept on into 4th post op 40/1

5^th

Hidden Oasis

610-12

18/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3rd, 2nd travelling well approaching 3 out, pushed along and lost 2nd before next, weakened between last 2, mistake last, lost modest 4th post op 16/1 tchd 14/1

6^th

2 ½

Arctic Chief

710-12

50/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Ian Popham

Always towards rear

7^th

3 ½

Breaking Ground

510-12

100/1

T: Mrs R FordJ: David Noonan

Keen, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out

8^th

The Salmon Man

510-12

50/1

T: B G PowellJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, weakened before 3 out op 40/1

9^th

1 ¾

Smooth Operator

510-12

66/1

T: M PitmanJ: Adrian Heskin

Chased leaders, 2nd before 4th until approaching 3 out, weakened before next op 50/1

10^th

Desi Daru

510-12

100/1

T: C AllenJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Always towards rear, tailed off

11^th

Notnowdear

510-12

80/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: Henry Brooke

Always in rear, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Tayaar

410-12

100/1

T: J RyanJ: J M Quinlan

Chased winner, hit 3rd, lost 2nd 4th, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.10, £1.40, £1.10EX:£8.40Trifecta:£14.70SF:£7.60Swingers:£1.10, £1.10, £1.10

Forecasts

Dans Le Vent (13/8), Hatcher (7/4), New Agenda (5/2), Hidden Oasis (18/1), Pivotal Flame (50/1), Arctic Chief (50/1), The Salmon Man (50/1), Smooth Operator (66/1), Notnowdear (80/1), Breaking Ground (100/1), Desi Daru (100/1), Tayaar (100/1)

Both Hatcher and previous hurdles winner New Agenda have the fitness edge over the returning dual bumper scorer DANS LE VENT. However, the Jamie Snowden trained £40,000 purchase boasts the strongest form in bumpers (Cheltenham Champion Bumper sixth), and looks a fascinating recruit to hurdles. The combination of a Flat track and decent ground holds no fears, and he is the most obvious pick in a race in which very few of the others can be expected to play any sort of a significant role.