12:40 Kelso

Sunday 14 January 2018

All12:4013:1013:4014:1514:4515:1515:45

Persimmon Homes EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO to 7YO  |   Class 4  |   2m 6f 151y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:40  |   Winning time: 5m 46.6s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/9f
T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol
Chased leaders on inside, headway and not fluent 7th, switched right and 2nd before 2 out, hanging left when switched right before last, led last, hung left run-in, driven out tchd 2/5
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
5/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
Chased leaders, 2nd before 8th, led before 2 out, pressed when mistake and headed last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
10
2
8/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 4th until pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, plugged on in well held 3rd, no impression op 13/2
4th
Horse silk
6
7
100/1
T: C GrantJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Held up in mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders going well before 4 out, ridden and weakened run-in
5th
Horse silk
8
11
16/1
T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Held up and behind, plugged on from 2 out, mistake last, never on terms op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
711-2
50/1
T: Mrs L B NormileJ: Grant Cockburn (3)
Raced wide, chased leaders, lost pace 3rd, behind and struggling 8th, tailed off tchd 40/1
7th
Horse silk
1
8
40/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)
Led until 4th, chased leader until before 8th, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, mistake next op 50/1
8th
Horse silk
8
6
100/1
T: Mrs J StephenJ: Tony Kelly
Pulled hard, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened after 3 out tchd 150/1
9th
Horse silk
26
4
40/1
T: C GrantJ: J Kington (3)
Held up in mid-division, some headway when hit 3 out, soon weakened op 50/1 tchd 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
10
100/1
T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)
Never nearer than mid-division, pushed along towards rear and struggling after 7th, tailed off when went right 2 out, soon pulled up op 150/1

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9
Horse silk
Rowdy Robin287
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 6
T: J M Jefferson  J: B S Hughes
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.40Pl:£1.02, £1.10, £2.00EX:£2.00Trifecta:£7.10SF:£2.16Swingers:£1.50, £2.70, £1.40

Forecasts

Coole Hall (4/9), Knockrobin (5/2), Behindthelines (8/1), Rowdy Robin (14/1), Shepherd's Bight (16/1), Rising Marienbard (40/1), Castle On A Cloud (40/1), Call Me (50/1), Outnumbered (100/1), Mick's Wish (100/1), Royal Summit (100/1)

Verdict

On what the form book says, it is not easy to envisage too many of these being involved at the business end and, with respect to potential improver Knockrobin in receipt of 10lb, COOLE HALL looks to be the class act in this field and he may be capable of successfully conceding weight all round after his win last time was boosted. Behindthelines and Rowdy Robin are both worth market checks, while Rising Marienbard might get a bit closer to the action now stepped up to this trip.
  1. Coole Hall
  2. Knockrobin
  3. Behindthelines

Previous Winners

2017
Progress Drive
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 6
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £305.00

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