12:30 Wetherby

Wednesday 27 December 2017

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Read Noel Fehily At 188Bet Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:35  |   Winning time: 4m 11.0s
1st
Horse silk
6
8/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes
In touch, stumbled on landing 4th, headway 4 out, led approaching next, drew clear last, easily tchd 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
11
12
14/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)
In touch, steadied into mid-division after 3rd, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, shaken up when mistake last, ran on well to take 2nd closing stages, never placed to challenge tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
11/4f
T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol
Chased leaders, effort when not fluent 2 out, weakened after last op 3/1 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
6
4
7/2
T: R HobsonJ: J Reveley
Chased leaders, led 4th, headed after 4 out, every chance next, weakened approaching and mistake last op 4/1 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
19
1
511-5
3/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Joe Colliver
Prominent, led after 4 out, headed before next, weakened 2 out tchd 5/2
6th
Horse silk
4 ½
5
11/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Henry Brooke
Mid-division, jumped right 2nd, headway 3 out, no impression op 12/1 tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
20
10
33/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, mistake next, soon weakened op 50/1
8th
Horse silk
2
9
510-12
25/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Mr William Easterby (7)
In rear, jumped left throughout, never dangerous tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1
9th
Horse silk
23
11
66/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: C R King
Mid-division, weakened 3 out op 80/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
610-12
250/1
T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)
Led, 10 lengths clear after 3rd, headed 4th, weakened before 4 out, behind when pulled up next
PU
Horse silk
7
66/1
T: D ThompsonJ: Tony Kelly
In rear, mistakes, detached after 3rd, behind when pulled up before 4 out tchd 50/1
PU
Horse silk
14
14/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: W T Kennedy
Held up in rear, jumped right 2nd, weakened 4 out, pulled up next op 11/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Lord Franklin66
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 8
T: A Crook  J: Ross Turner
NR
13
Horse silk
Sliding Doors24
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 4
T: Ian Williams  J: David Noonan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£2.20, £3.40, £1.50EX:£104.90Trifecta:£505.30SF:£104.08Swingers:£21.60, £4.70, £5.10

Forecasts

Some Reign (11/4), Bulkov (3/1), Going Gold (7/2), Lisdoonvarna Lad (8/1), Just Bobby (11/1), Quest For Life (14/1), Taking A Chance (14/1), Multellie (25/1), Mutawaasel (33/1), Lord Franklin (50/1), Pronto Tonto (66/1), London Glory (66/1), Sliding Doors (100/1), Ferngrove (250/1)

Verdict

An interesting opener with easy Sedgefield winner Bulkov and recent Musselburgh renegade Some Reign each trying to defy penalties, though the suggestion is to take them on with GOING GOLD. Richard Hobson's charge showed that he retains ability with a decent effort in a bumper on his return from a year off the track and his trainer wastes no time in sending him out over hurdles. He might be able to take advantage of the weight that he receives from the principals. Quest For Life and Sliding Doors are potential improvers, while Multellie is the most eyecatching debutante on paper and a big run would not surprise.
  1. Going Gold
  2. Bulkov
  3. Multellie

Previous Winners

2016
Craggaknock
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,574.002nd: £1,049.003rd: £525.004th: £262.00

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