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12:45 Kempton

Tuesday 26 December 2017

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

32red Casino Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 4m 0.5s

1^st

If The Cap Fits

511-8

6/4f

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leader, led after 3 out, mistake next, stayed on strongly op 7/4

2^nd

Diese Des Bieffes

411-5

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: S Bowen

In touch, outpaced after 3 out, rallied to chase winner last, kept on same pace op 3/1 tchd 11/4

3^rd

4 ½

Solomon Grey

511-5

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway to chase winner 2 out to last, no extra run in op 8/1

4^th

4 ½

Simply The Betts

411-0

3/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: B J Cooper

Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner briefly approaching 2 out, soon one pace op 7/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

Ar Mest

411-0

66/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Led, jumped left 1st, clear 3rd, headed after 3 out, weakened op 50/1

6^th

Irish Prophecy

411-5

10/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division, hampered 3 out, headway and effort 2 out, soon weakened tchd 9/1

7^th

Airtight

411-0

66/1

T: G & J MooreJ: T J O'Brien

Pulled hard in rear, hampered 3 out, weakened

Also Ran

Storm Home

511-0

16/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leaders, fell 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £1.70, £1.60EX:£6.40Trifecta:£25.60SF:£8.15Swingers:£1.80, £1.90, £4.10

Forecasts

If The Cap Fits (6/4), Simply The Betts (3/1), Diese Des Bieffes (4/1), Solomon Grey (7/1), Irish Prophecy (10/1), Storm Home (16/1), Ar Mest (66/1), Airtight (66/1)

IF THE CAP FITS was most impressive when accounting for Solomon Grey at Bangor last month, making it two from two over hurdles in the process. The runner-up came up with an improved performance of his own to win readily at Plumpton since, ensuring the form looks strong. Given that Harry Fry's charge is now 4lb better off with Solomon Grey and likely to improve again, he's hard to oppose in this opener. Anything sent to this race from Seven Barrows is respected, so it would be churlish to write off Diese Des Bieffes, ready winner of both hurdles starts to date, though yet to race on soft ground. Irish Prophecy is also entitled to be involved when it matters while Storm Home should find this shorter trip more to his liking.