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16:30 Taunton

Monday 11 March 2019

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William Hill Cheltenham Festival 1m Golden Race Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 55.9s

1^st

Smarty Wild

511-12

10/11f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, soon led, kept on well tchd 5/6 and tchd Evens

2^nd

Putting Green

711-8

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden after last, kept on op 33/1

3^rd

Here's Herbie

1111-7

5/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on run-in op 7/1

4^th

Eur Gone West

611-6

14/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 3 out, kept on same pace op 12/1

5^th

Sparkleandshine

612-0

11/2

T: H WhittingtonJ: J J Burke

Led to 2nd, led again 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, no extra op 5/1

6^th

Valse Au Taillons

611-4

20/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, headway before 2 out, no impression op 25/1

7^th

2 ½

Waiheke

611-0

16/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: L Heard

Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

8^th

3 ½

Pointed And Sharp

711-7

12/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, weakened before last tchd 11/1

9^th

Silver Quay

710-12

8/1

T: J D FrostJ: R P McLernon

Held up towards rear, weakened after 3 out op 10/1

10^th

Caro Des Flos

711-12

100/1

T: J S SmithJ: M D Grant

In rear, ridden after 3 out, never dangerous tchd 80/1

11^th

Belize

811-11

33/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Always towards rear, weakened from 6th, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

Red Hanrahan

811-11

100/1

T: Emma OwenJ: James Best

Held up towards rear, outpaced after 6th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.50, £4.40, £1.60EX:£26.50Trifecta:£172.30Tricast:£99.00SF:£35.39Swingers:£9.00, £2.10, £30.60

Forecasts

Smarty Wild (10/11), Here's Herbie (5/1), Sparkleandshine (11/2), Silver Quay (8/1), Pointed And Sharp (12/1), Eur Gone West (14/1), Waiheke (16/1), Valse Au Taillons (20/1), Putting Green (25/1), Belize (33/1), Caro Des Flos (100/1), Red Hanrahan (100/1)

Phillip Hobbs plays a strong hand here and can help send Richard Johnson off to the Cheltenham Festival with a winner if SMARTY WILD continues to flourish. The gelding has won his last two starts in a pleasing manner and can only benefit from the professional handling of the reigning champion jockey. Sparkleandshine can also play a strong role despite shouldering top weight, while Here's Herbie and Eur Gone West are also high in the pecking order when the best of their form is taken into consideration.