13:45 Leicester

Wednesday 31 January 2018

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

Golden Miller Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 110y  |   Heavy  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:48  |   Winning time: 5m 40.1s
1st
Horse silk
5
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
2nd
Horse silk
5
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

PU
Horse silk
2
611-12
16/1
T: J & 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
PU
Horse silk
3
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
PU
Horse silk
4
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
PU
Horse silk
6
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
PU
Horse silk
7
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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Malapie
  2. Head To The Stars
  3. Du Soleil

Previous Winners

2017
Allee Bleue
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,735.002nd: £2,581.003rd: £1,290.004th: £646.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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