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14:20 Huntingdon

Thursday 22 February 2018

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Smarkets Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 4m 8.0s

1^st

Starcrossed

611-2

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, led flat, stayed on well op 11/1

2^nd

Oscars Leader

511-2

16/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Tracked leader, led 3 out, hard pressed from 2 out, headed flat, stayed on op 25/1

3^rd

1 ¾

World Premier

511-2

11/10f

T: B PaulingJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, slow next, challenged after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, ridden unable to quicken flat op 7/4

4^th

Peur De Rien

511-2

50/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 5th, every chance 2 out, 4th and no extra towards finish tchd 40/1

5^th

Brecon Hill

511-2

20/1

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: T E Whelan

Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, 5th and beaten when not fluent 2 out op 10/1

6^th

Diva Du Maquis

510-9

8/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up towards rear, modest headway from 3 out, no impression op 9/1 tchd 6/1

7^th

Laketour Leader

611-2

150/1

T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury

Held up towards rear, hampered 2nd, well beaten after 3 out, hampered 2 out

8^th

Am I Appropriate

510-9

50/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Always towards rear, tailed off

9^th

Fairway Freddy

511-2

25/1

T: N J GiffordJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 20/1

10^th

By Rail

410-7

40/1

T: N P LittmodenJ: J M Quinlan

Took keen hold in rear, blundered badly 3 out, well behind after op 33/1

11^th

Diplomatico

511-2

12/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 3 out op 10/1 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

No Refund

711-2

150/1

T: Martin SmithJ: M Goldstein

Not always fluent, behind, tailed off 5th, soon pulled up

St Patrick's Day

611-2

80/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: James Davies

Held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, 6th and weakening when fell 2 out

Mazalto

510-9

16/1

T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan (7)

Tracked leaders on outside, pecked 1st, blundered and unseated rider next op 33/1

Aardwolf

410-7

4/1

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Jumped right, led, not fluent 4th or 5th, headed 3 out, soon weakened, hampered by faller and unseated rider 2 out op 7/2 tchd 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.80Pl:£3.70, £4.40, £1.10EX:£248.60Trifecta:£1,134.20SF:£228.20Swingers:£36.90, £4.70, £6.30

Forecasts

World Premier (11/10), Aardwolf (4/1), Diva Du Maquis (8/1), Diplomatico (12/1), Starcrossed (16/1), Oscars Leader (16/1), Mazalto (16/1), Brecon Hill (20/1), Fairway Freddy (25/1), By Rail (40/1), Peur De Rien (50/1), Am I Appropriate (50/1), St Patrick's Day (80/1), Laketour Leader (150/1), No Refund (150/1)

Brecon Hill and Oscar's Leader are interesting hurdling debutants whose bumper form gives them hope in a race lacking in worthwhile hurdling form. Aardwolf is a doubtful stayer whilst Starcrossed probably needs further. Diplomatico and Mazalto are worth noting if supported, but the vote has to go to WORLD PREMIER. He beat a couple of subsequent winners when landing a spring bumper and there were excuses when down the field on his hurdling debut. The support he attracted that day suggests he should be good enough to make the most of a drop in class and a revival in the stable's fortunes.