17:35 Ffos Las

Saturday 21 October 2017

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Double Dragon The National Ale Of Wales Maiden Open NH Flat Race

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 182y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:35  |   Winning time: 3m 53.0s
1st
Horse silk
14
6/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister
Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly op 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
1
5/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: R Johnson
Held up towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 4f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
11
14/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: R P McLernon
Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, kept on well closing stages tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
½
10
10/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Jonathan Moore
In touch, headway over 4f out, led over 3f out, soon hung left, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages op 14/1 tchd 16/1
5th
Horse silk
11
8
16/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
7
25/1
T: T SymondsJ: J E Moore
Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
6
3
5/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen
Led until over 3f out, soon lost place tchd 6/4
8th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
5/1
T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper
In touch in mid-division, under pressure over 4f out, soon beaten op 9/2 tchd 4/1
9th
Horse silk
6
13
20/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 6f out, weakened over 4f out tchd 22/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ½
4
33/1
T: N B KingJ: Harry Teal (7)
Always behind op 40/1 tchd 50/1
11th
Horse silk
7
2
25/1
T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen (7)
Pulled hard in rear, never a factor op 18/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Hitchhiker
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 6
T: Mrs L J Young  J: R T Dunne
NR
12
Horse silk
Rolling Along
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 4
T: D A Rees  J: Nick Scholfield
NR
6
Horse silk
Faint Hope165
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 5
T: G Harris  J: L Heard
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£1.70, £2.40, £5.40EX:£65.30Trifecta:£1,055.90SF:£38.18Swingers:£8.50, £16.10, £17.30

Forecasts

Cereal Killer (5/4), Al Dancer (5/1), Duc Kauto (5/1), The Dubai Way (6/1), O'Hanrahan Bridge (10/1), Overworkdunderpaid (14/1), Heaven Dream (16/1), Sartene's Son (20/1), Fiscal Space (25/1), Blue Kangaroo (25/1), Chimes Of Dylan (33/1), Rolling Along (50/1), Faint Hope (50/1), Hitchhiker (66/1)

Verdict

Probably a decent bumper with several of the new newcomers looking likely types on breeding, including Kauto Star's relative, Duc Kauto, and Richard Johnson's mount Al Dancer. Preference though is for Paul Nicholls' CEREAL KILLER who has shown real promise in emphatically winning two Irish point-to-points on soft ground. Fellow Irish pointing recruits O'Hanrahan Bridge and Overworkdunderpaid would also be of interest if the money arrives.
  1. Cereal Killer
  2. Al Dancer
  3. O'Hanrahan Bridge

Previous Winners

2016
Woodfort
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 4
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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