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12:15 Cheltenham

Monday 1 January 2018

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 5m 26.5s

1^st

Tikkanbar

711-0

3/1f

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Not fluent, made virtually all, mistake 2 out, pressed flat, stayed on and in command final 100 yards op 9/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Ainchea

511-0

4/1

T: C L TizzardJ: B J Cooper

Mid-division, headway after 3 out, went 2nd before last, every chance flat, held final 100 yards, stayed on op 7/2 tchd 10/3

3^rd

3 ½

Springtown Lake

611-0

7/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leader, led briefly 2 out, 3rd and unable to quicken last, switched left flat, no extra final 75 yards

4^th

3 ½

Aye Aye Charlie

611-0

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, ridden and one pace in 4th before last, no impression after op 9/2

5^th

Onefortheroadtom

511-0

8/1

T: H FryJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, 5th and no impression before last, no extra op 6/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

Whatmore

611-0

9/1

T: H D DalyJ: Andrew Tinkler

Mid-division, took keen hold, closed 3rd but soon steadied, effort after 3 out, lost place after 2 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

7^th

Ollie Vaar

611-0

100/1

T: R J PriceJ: L Heard

Held up towards rear, headway on inside after 7th, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened

8^th

My Charity

711-0

40/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: D A Jacob

Held up in rear, well beaten after 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.50, £1.60, £1.60EX:£14.20Trifecta:£60.00SF:£14.83Swingers:£2.30, £2.80, £3.50

Forecasts

Tikkanbar (3/1), Springtown Lake (7/2), Ainchea (4/1), Aye Aye Charlie (4/1), Onefortheroadtom (8/1), Whatmore (9/1), My Charity (40/1), Ollie Vaar (100/1)

The form of SPRINGTOWN LAKE's latest effort looks strong and he was unlucky not to win the time before when falling after the last. A repeat of those efforts may be enough to take this contest. Whatmore perhaps should have won at Haydock last time and is likely to appreciate his first try at this trip today. Tikkanbar was impressive when winning on return and deserves a crack at this level.