13:55 Ludlow

Thursday 16 November 2017

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Bernard Hart's Finishing Strongly 70th Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 212y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:58  |   Winning time: 4m 6.3s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Nick Scholfield
Left chasing clear leader 1st, mistake 8th, closed next, led after 3 out, clear from next, stayed on tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
14
3
4/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings (3)
Led, soon clear, not fluent 3rd or 6th, reduced lead 9th, mistake 4 out, headed after next, soon beaten op 5/1 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
28
5
7/1
T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon
2nd when hit 1st, slithered and almost fell, chased leaders, mistake 6th, closed 9th, 3rd and well held from 4 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
12
4
511-6
10/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
In rear, struggling 5th, well behind from next, left at the 9th, blundered badly 3 out tchd 12/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
2
11/4f
T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell
Held up in rear, jumped left 1st, headway 8th, going quite well and pressing for 2nd when blundered and unseated rider 9th op 7/2
UR
Horse silk
6
4/1
T: M SheppardJ: Mr Ed Bailey (7)
Stumbled and unseated rider 1st op 7/2
PU
Horse silk
7
18/1
T: N J HawkeJ: Danny Cook
In rear, blundered 1st, mistake next, soon behind, mistake 8th, pulled up before 4 out op 16/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£2.90, £2.60EX:£27.00Trifecta:£155.40SF:£20.35Swingers:£3.50, £5.70, £4.50

Forecasts

Its A Sting (11/4), Dark Mahler (4/1), Legal Ok (4/1), Go On Henry (4/1), Fingers Crossed (7/1), Cervin (10/1), Robin Why Not (18/1)

Verdict

It is hard to enthuse over many of these given their profiles. Dark Mahler catches the eye for his in form yard and given his scope to show more. This trip may be on the short side, a remark which also applies to Go On Henry. FINGERS CROSSED takes risks at his fences but he does tend to get round and his C&D second looks good in the context of this, particularly off a much lower mark.
  1. Fingers Crossed
  2. Dark Mahler
  3. Go On Henry

Previous Winners

2016
Show's Over
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 5
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,148.002nd: £2,099.003rd: £1,049.004th: £525.00

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