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Friday 15 June 2018

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Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 103y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places, watering)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:23  |   Winning time: 4m 4.3s
1st
Horse silk
3
1/1f
T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and edged left flat, kept on well op 5/4 tchd 11/8
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
9/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up behind, headway before 3 out, soon tracked winner, every chance when not fluent last, ridden and one pace when switched right flat, no extra op 10/3 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
7/2
T: A KingJ: B J Geraghty
Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, driven to chase front pair before next, outpaced before last, ridden and no impression after op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
7
8
12/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: Sean Houlihan (5)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
7
6
10/1
T: C L TizzardJ: D A Jacob
Held up behind, driven after 3 out, never able to challenge tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
20/1
T: B G PowellJ: Brendan Powell
Led to after 3rd, in touch, mistake 5th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened last tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
16
1
33/1
T: Nicky MartinJ: Matt Griffiths
Took keen hold, held up behind, headway to lead after 3rd, driven and headed 3 out, outpaced when not fluent next, soon weakened, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 40/1
8th
Horse silk
28
7
28/1
T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)
Raced keenly, in touch on outside, dropped to mid-division after 3rd, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.60EX:£6.50Trifecta:£14.90Tricast:£12.12SF:£6.44Swingers:£3.40, £1.40, £2.10

Forecasts

Cause Toujours (1/1), Melody Of Scotland (7/2), Parthenius (9/2), Mick Thonic (10/1), Global Thrill (12/1), Phoenix Dawn (20/1), Coolmeen Hill (28/1), One For The Guv'nr (33/1)

Verdict

Another race where it's much easier to pinpoint those who are unlikely to win than to nail the actual winner. Melody Of Scotland has potential and could turn out to be a useful filly for Alan King and JP McManus, but the handicapper has most definitely opted for a cautious approach with her opening mark. Parthenius needs to find extra improvement for his wind operation, but it's foolish to dismiss a Skelton-trained runner lightly, whilst Mick Thonic could feasibly relish a switch back to hurdling. However, with no major conviction, the hooded CAUSE TOUJOURS is the tentative selection for his new trainer Ian Williams.
  1. Cause Toujours
  2. Parthenius
  3. Melody Of Scotland

Previous Winners

2017
Mad Jack Mytton
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,798.002nd: £2,290.003rd: £1,145.004th: £572.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00

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