19:15 Worcester

Friday 25 May 2018

All17:4018:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Celtic Marches 'The Bright Cider Life' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f  |   Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:20  |   Winning time: 5m 11.2s
1st
Horse silk
4
6/1
T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass
Made virtually all, pecked 2nd, hard pressed from before 2 out, stayed on, held on op 7/1 tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
1
3/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd after 4 out, strong challenged from 2 out, stayed on, just held tchd 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
10
610-12
6/4f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Chased winner, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, lost 2nd after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, held by front pair last op 2/1 tchd 9/4
4th
Horse silk
6
2
11/2
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway after 4 out, wide on bend before 3 out, soon no impression on leaders, hanging left 2 out, mistake last, plugged on op 7/2 tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
11
7
20/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, weakened before 2 out tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
6
7/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Adam Wedge
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next op 15/2 tchd 8/1
7th
Horse silk
13
11
100/1
T: P GundryJ: Nick Scholfield
Took keen hold, held up towards rear on outside, well beaten from 4 out op 150/1
8th
Horse silk
33
8
150/1
T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste
Not always fluent in rear, well beaten after 4 out op 100/1 tchd 200/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
9
100/1
T: Mrs F M ShawJ: Mr M Legg (5)
Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, reminder after 5th, not fluent next, more reminders and soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out tchd 150/1

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3
Horse silk
A Bold Move182
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 8
T: A Ralph  J: Lee Edwards
NR
5
Horse silk
Earth Leader9
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 5
T: P F Nicholls  J: H Cobden
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.40Pl:£1.90, £1.10, £1.60EX:£28.00Trifecta:£66.80SF:£24.41Swingers:£3.40, £2.90, £2.10

Forecasts

Victarion (6/4), Rebel Royal (3/1), Earth Leader (9/2), Whitley Neill (11/2), Commodore Barry (6/1), Hidden Impact (7/1), A Bold Move (10/1), Springbok Seia (20/1), Quite Right (100/1), Times Of Trouble (100/1), Steve Mequine (150/1)

Verdict

This could be between the two previous winners in the field, Rebel Royal and WHITLEY NEILL. Though they both have to carry penalties they both impressed in their own way when getting off the mark, with the latter just edging preference given he looks to have less improvement to find to defy this bigger weight. Of the maidens, Earth Leader may be on the premises if avoiding running out like he did on hurdles debut last time.
  1. Whitley Neill
  2. Rebel Royal
  3. Earth Leader

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00

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