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12:25 Wetherby

Friday 27 December 2019

All12:2513:0013:3014:0514:4015:15

888Sport Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 17.5s

1^st

Black Pirate

710-12

5/2

T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes

In touch, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, led after 2 out, edged right, ran on op 13/8

2^nd

Brummie Boys

410-12

10/3

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Held up in touch, short of room 3rd, chased leaders 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, kept on well op 5/1

3^rd

Giovanni Change

410-12

12/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Led, mistake 5 out, headed 3 out, rallied and every chance next, kept on under pressure op 14/1

4^th

2 ¾

College Oak

410-12

2/1f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Page Fuller (3)

Tracked leader, mistake 4 out, led next, headed approaching and mistake last, no extra closing stages op 9/4 tchd 5/2

5^th

3 ¾

Neville's Cross

410-12

6/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

In touch, jumped right 3rd, every chance when mistake 2 out, weakened last op 13/2 tchd 11/2

6^th

Clondaw Pretender

410-12

25/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in rear, driven after 4 out, soon beaten op 33/1

7^th

Free Ski

510-12

66/1

T: S AllwoodJ: L Heard

Keen in rear, beaten before 3 out tchd 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.90, £1.90EX:£12.00Trifecta:£48.60SF:£11.12Swingers:£2.40, £3.70, £6.30

Forecasts

College Oak (2/1), Black Pirate (5/2), Brummie Boys (10/3), Neville's Cross (6/1), Giovanni Change (12/1), Clondaw Pretender (25/1), Free Ski (66/1)

A tricky opening race with a slight preference going to COLLEGE OAK who won a bumper well enough at Sedgefield before finishing a fairly remote second on his hurdling debut at Bangor. He was beaten by a useful sort that day and a reproduction of that effort should see him go close. Giovanni Change showed some good bumper form in Ireland before failing to give weight away on his British debut. No reason why he should not give a good account of himself on his debut. Another hurdle debutante is Black Pirate who has done little wrong on all three bumper appearances and his chances may be reflected in the level of market support.