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13:45 Leicester

Wednesday 31 January 2018

All13:1513:4514:1514:5015:2515:55

Golden Miller Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:48 | Winning time: 5m 40.1s

1^st

Malapie

1011-8

7/2

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: S Bowen

Held up on outside, headway before 6th, outpaced in 3rd before omitted 3 out, rallied to challenge 2 out, soon led, clear flat

2^nd

Head To The Stars

712-1

6/4f

T: H D DalyJ: Hugh Nugent (7)

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd 6th, led before omitted 3 out, headed after 2 out, no impression flat op 15/8

Also Ran

Cobolobo

611-12

16/1

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

Tracked leaders, weakened after 6th, well behind when pulled up after 2 out op 14/1 tchd 18/1

Du Soleil

611-11

9/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman

Jumped left and mistakes, led, headed before omitted 3 out, 3rd and weakening when pulled up after 2 out op 5/1

Hit The Highway

911-10

8/1

T: G R I SmylyJ: Tom Cannon

Tracked leader until 5th, soon ridden, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out tchd 7/1

Crookstown

1110-9

25/1

T: B I CaseJ: L P Aspell

Tracked leaders on inside, not always fluent, went 2nd 5th until 6th, weakened before omitted 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 16/1

Rock And Roll King

610-6

10/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, ridden after 5th, weakened before mistake next, soon pulled up tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.80, £1.20EX:£11.90Trifecta:£9.70SF:£8.80Swingers:£6.00

Forecasts

Head To The Stars (6/4), Malapie (7/2), Du Soleil (9/2), Hit The Highway (8/1), Rock And Roll King (10/1), Cobolobo (16/1), Crookstown (25/1)

Former C&D winner Head To The Stars comes here in good heart after a career-best at Wincanton when scoring earlier this month and isn't easily overlooked despite a 5lb hike, while Du Soleil went close over 2m here recently and is unexposed over this longer trip. They are likely to figure at the top end of the market but it might be profitable to forgive MALAPIE his recent Warwick flop. He was given a fine ride to score at Uttoxeter last month by Sean Bowen and rather had the gun to his head in a much higher grade in that follow-up attempt. Eased in grade he might bounce back now. Crookstown was still in the race at Fakenham on New Year's Day when badly hampered and losing all chance and is worth a market check.