16:15 Taunton

Tuesday 19 February 2019

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:1516:5017:20

Greene King Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 104y  |   Good  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 4m 4.0s
1st
Horse silk
10
3/1f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up in touch, headway on outside before 3 out, led narrowly approaching next, ridden flat, ran on towards finish op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
4
22/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Always prominent, led 4th, headed narrowly approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, outpaced towards finish op 25/1
3rd
Horse silk
5
5
511-4
7/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: D A Jacob
Mid-division on outside, headway before 5th, effort and close up when left 3rd 2 out, not quicken between last 2, no impression after
4th
Horse silk
3
14
8/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: S Bowen
Mid-division, driven to chase leaders when hampered 2 out, kept on, never able to challenge
5th
Horse silk
¾
3
25/1
T: Mrs S LeechJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up behind, pushed along before 2 out, kept on approaching last, never nearer tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
12
710-13
50/1
T: O MurphyJ: David England
Held up behind, pushed along after 3 out, no impression when slightly hampered next, kept on, never nearer
7th
Horse silk
8
8
10/1
T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister
Tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 2 out, weakening when hampered next
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
13
8/1
T: R WalfordJ: Rex Dingle (5)
Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon no impression, weakened before last op 10/1
9th
Horse silk
6
9
50/1
T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)
Prominent on outside, not fluent and lost place 5th, behind from 3 out op 66/1
10th
Horse silk
sh
1
611-12
16/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Never better than mid-division, behind from 3 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1
11th
Horse silk
10
11
22/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Led to 4th, chased leaders until ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
811-10
10/1
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Prominent, effort to challenge and every chance when fell heavily 2 out op 8/1
BD
Horse silk
6
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Mid-division, tracked leaders 3 out, disputed 3rd and close up when badly hampered and brought down next op 8/1
UR
Horse silk
7
9/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)
Held up towards rear, headway 5th, driven to chase leaders when badly hampered and unseated rider 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £4.40, £2.50EX:£73.30Trifecta:£566.80Tricast:£442.84SF:£76.62Swingers:£12.90, £7.40, £29.70

Forecasts

Capitaine (3/1), Nube Negra (13/2), Anemoi (7/1), Court Royale (8/1), Smaoineamh Alainn (8/1), Flying Tiger (9/1), Encore Champs (10/1), Misterton (10/1), Fidux (16/1), Sternrubin (22/1), Storm Home (22/1), Garo De Juilley (25/1), Fiesole (50/1), Space Oddity (50/1)

Verdict

A really competitive handicap hurdle, where the suggestion is to side with the unexposed ANEMOI. The fact that connections choose to go down the handicap route from this mark is hopefully an indicator that the gelding can win from it, but irrespective of that, he is one of the few here who has not yet peaked. Similar can be said of Encore Champs, who is also of interest. Smaoineamh Alainn is not ruled out, with Nube Negra, Fidux and Garo De Juilley also much respected.
  1. Anemoi
  2. Nube Negra
  3. Garo De Juilley

Previous Winners

2018
Unison
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 8
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,574.002nd: £3,419.003rd: £1,709.004th: £855.005th: £427.006th: £215.00

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