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16:10 Uttoxeter

Saturday 14 March 2020

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:2017:50

DE14 Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 5m 34.5s

1^st

Espion

611-2

6/5f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up 3rd, improved after 7th, mistake 3 out, went 2nd and wandered 2 out, shaken up to lead before last, stayed on well op 11/8 tchd 5/4 and tchd 6/4

2^nd

Gustavian

511-8

2/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Pulled hard in rear, mistakes 3 out and 2 out, soon outpaced, ridden and went 3rd approaching last, stayed on to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner op 5/2 tchd 15/8

3^rd

Archie Brown

611-8

7/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Chased leader, led soon after 3 out, pushed along and headed before last, soon beaten, weakened and lost 2nd close home op 9/4

4^th

Eglantier

611-2

10/1

T: M BradstockJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led, hit 7th, pushed along and headed soon after 3 out, weakened 2 out, tired 4th when mistake last op 12/1 tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70EX:£3.80Trifecta:£6.20SF:£4.09

Forecasts

Espion (6/5), Gustavian (2/1), Archie Brown (7/2), Eglantier (10/1)

A case can be made for all four runners in a fascinating little race. ESPION is the only maiden among the quartet but shaped like a horse who was crying out for this trip when third to Fiddlerontheroof at Sandown in December. He may prove the value bet. Archie Brown saw it out well when winning over this trip at Market Rasen last time, while Exeter scorer Gustavian handled heavy ground when scoring there over 2m1f and will probably stay the extra three furlongs here. If the wind operation has done the trick then Eglantier may also make his presence felt.