15:35 Doncaster

Friday 25 January 2019

All12:5013:2513:5514:3015:0515:3516:05

Enter ITV7 Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 128y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 4m 8.16s
1st
Horse silk
7
16/1
T: A W CarrollJ: Lee Edwards
Tracked leader, left in lead 4th, headed 3 out, rallied run-in to regain lead towards finish op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
6
4/1
T: M WalfordJ: D A Jacob
Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, led before last, kept on and headed towards finish tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
1
5
7/2
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, kept on from last op 10/3 tchd 3/1
4th
Horse silk
1
2
25/1
T: S-J DaviesJ: James Davies
Prominent, ridden and every chance last, kept on same pace op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ½
8
60-0
9/1
T: J R NortonJ: Colm McCormack (3)
Held up in touch, went 2nd from 4 out, weakened next op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
9
16/1
T: Mrs S LeechJ: C Brace (7)
Held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, weakened from next op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
7
4
60-0
33/1
T: Miss L V DavisJ: Page Fuller (3)
Held up in rear, headway on outer before 3 out, led 3 out, ridden before last, soon headed and weakened op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
11
1
7/1
T: Stef KeniryJ: P J Brennan
Always towards rear op 8/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

N/A
Horse silk
1
T: C E LongsdonJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
2
110-0
T: J P O'BrienJ: 
RO
Horse silk
3
60-0
9/4f
T: Mrs N S EvansJ: Max Kendrick (5)
Led, ran out 4th op 11/4
N/A
Horse silk
4
T: J & S BestJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
5
T: T D EasterbyJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
7
T: N J GiffordJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
11
T: D G BridgwaterJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
12
T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander
N/A
Horse silk
13
T: G BewleyJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
18
T: Miss L C SiddallJ: 

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.50Pl:£3.70, £1.40, £1.50EX:£84.70Trifecta:£408.50Tricast:£280.18SF:£79.26Swingers:£9.50, £10.10, £3.00

Forecasts

Maroc (9/4), Bolister (7/2), Miss Amelia (4/1), Rafferty (7/1), Naasik (9/1), Man Of The North (16/1), Admiral Spice (16/1), Secret Melody (25/1), Spader (33/1)

Verdict

With respect a thick black line can be safely inked through at least half of the field, with the remainder not at all alluring with regards the future either. However, there will be a winner and that could be Bolister assuming that his recent fair comeback run at Fontwell (2m1f+) can be built upon now dropped back in trip. Having said that and with the strong feeling that the handicapper has erred on the side of caution with an opening mark of 99, we'll chance the top-weight RAFFERTY. He hasn't been seeing out his races in novice company (at 2m) but is bred for a hurdling career (dam was a 2m3f winner) and he couldn't have found a weaker race for his handicap debut.
  1. Rafferty
  2. Bolister
  3. Maroc

Previous Winners

2018
Lord County
Weight: 11-1

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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