Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 5m 29.6s

1^st

The Butcher Said

611-12

6/4f

T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked leaders, hit 6th, chased leader 3 out, led approaching next, ran on, comfortable

2^nd

Monkey Puzzle

711-5

13/8

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Jumped right at times, tracked leader until 3 out, ridden to chase winner 2 out, kept on same pace

3^rd

Deputy Jones

610-5

5/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20EX:£3.00Trifecta:£3.10SF:£4.12

Forecasts

The Butcher Said (6/4), Monkey Puzzle (13/8), Deputy Jones (5/2)

Three runners but all three make some appeal. The Butcher Said has found some form but he's got to concede 7lb to Monkey Puzzle and a whopping 21lb to DEPUTY JONES, who is a mare with plenty of size about her and her third over C&D last time is a decent enough first effort. If she can take a step forward on that, she can make that weight concession count. Monkey Puzzle is no back number either after a good win at Southwell, and this is a tricky little puzzle to solve.