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13:15 Cheltenham

Friday 17 November 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Fairlight Books Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:17 | Winning time: 4m 2.7s

1^st

Magic Dancer

511-0

10/3f

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick (5)

Held up towards rear, smooth headway 3 out, close up next, came towards stands side rail and led narrowly when not fluent last, ridden clear flat, stayed on well op 4/1

2^nd

Oxwich Bay

511-2

9/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before last, went 2nd and kept on flat, no impression with winner op 5/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Champagne City

411-10

20/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked leaders, headway 3 out, led before next, headed narrowly last, soon ridden, no extra in 3rd flat op 22/1 tchd 25/1

4^th

Zalvados

411-11

25/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Mr Robert Hawker (7)

Mid-division on inside, headway 2 out, soon chased leaders, ridden and every chance before last, kept on same pace flat

5^th

1 ¾

Coeur Blimey

611-8

7/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression tchd 15/2

6^th

3 ¼

Arty Campbell

710-7

20/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)

Mid-division, chased leaders 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, never on terms op 25/1

7^th

Slanelough

511-6

20/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

In touch, driven and lost place after 2 out, soon outpaced, ridden and kept on under pressure from last, never on terms op 25/1

8^th

Samson

610-9

50/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: James Best

Tracked leaders, hit 4 out, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, no impression after

9^th

2 ¼

Plato's Kode

310-10

20/1

T: S DurackJ: Aidan Coleman

Chased leaders, outpaced 2 out, weakened from last op 16/1

10^th

Man Look

511-11

25/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

With leader, hit 4 out, lost place after 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last

11^th

1 ¼

Or De Vassy

511-9

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up behind, hit 3 out, some headway under pressure between last 2, never near leaders

12^th

1 ½

Canny Tom

711-8

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: K M Donoghue

Towards rear, outpaced 2 out, never near leaders

13^th

1 ½

Banditry

511-12

14/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, never on terms, weakened flat

14^th

War On The Rocks

810-11

17/2

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

In rear, headway 3 out, outpaced after next, never near leaders, weakened flat op 10/1

15^th

Spiritual Man

510-13

50/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Killian Moore (3)

Made most to before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off

16^th

Pivotal Flame

411-1

80/1

T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (7)

Always towards rear, mistake 3 out, weakened next, tailed off

17^th

Argent Knight

711-2

100/1

T: C N KellettJ: Dave Crosse

Mid-division on outside, mistake 4 out, soon behind, tailed off

Also Ran

Counter Shy

411-11

6/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: B J Geraghty

Held up towards rear of mid-division when lost action and eased approaching 3rd, pulled up soon after op 11/2 tchd 13/2

Stuccodor

810-11

66/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: C Gethings (3)

Always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.40, £1.90, £3.90, £6.20EX:£23.00Trifecta:£672.90Tricast:£281.04SF:£16.39Swingers:£4.20, £23.60, £38.10

Forecasts

Magic Dancer (10/3), Oxwich Bay (9/2), Counter Shy (6/1), Coeur Blimey (7/1), War On The Rocks (17/2), Or De Vassy (12/1), Banditry (14/1), Champagne City (20/1), Arty Campbell (20/1), Slanelough (20/1), Plato's Kode (20/1), Zalvados (25/1), Man Look (25/1), Canny Tom (33/1), Samson (50/1), Spiritual Man (50/1), Stuccodor (66/1), Pivotal Flame (80/1), Argent Knight (100/1)

Irish raider Canny Tom is of interest switched back to hurdles, but there are one or two in this who are not totally exposed, most notably Counter Shy, Or De Vassy, Slanelough and OXWICH BAY. The latter gets a narrow vote in the belief he is capable of better than he has shown, while others to consider are the three-year-old Plato's Kode, Monday's Kempton winner Magic Dancer, War On The Rocks, Coeur Blimey and Champagne City.