15:15 Aintree

Saturday 4 December 2021

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Unibet - 2021 Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f  |   Soft  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:17  |   Winning time: 5m 38.27s
1st
Horse silk
10
2/1f
T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin
Mid-division, headway well over 2 out, mistake 2 out but soon challenging, every chance approaching last, ran on gamely and led narrowly closing stages, all out tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
sh
13
11/2
T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne
Held up, closer before 6th, headway on outer over 2 out, led before last, ridden and pressed flat, headed narrowly closing stages but ran on gamely, just held op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
7 ½
6
811-6
12/1
T: A RalphJ: Nick Scholfield
Led, ridden over 2 out, pressed and quickly headed before last, mistake last, kept on until no extra closing stages op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
16/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell
Held up, smooth headway under 2 out, shaken up in 4th before last, kept on same pace until no extra closing stages op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
1011-12
11/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Finn Lambert (10)
Chased leaders, lost ground under 4 out, kept on same pace until ran on well flat, took 5th close home tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
7
7/1
T: Sheila LewisJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leader, mistake and stumbled 4 out, ridden under 2 out towards far side, kept on until no further impression and held flat op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
16
3
17/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
In rear, closer before 6th, bad mistake 7th, ridden and left behind under 2 out op 9/1 tchd 10/1
8th
Horse silk
9 ½
9
14/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Henry Brooke
Mid-division, pushed along over 2 out, left behind under 2 out op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
12
8
16/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, lost position over 2 out and soon held op 9/1
10th
Horse silk
99
11
12/1
T: H FryJ: J J Burke
Tracked leader early, chased leaders after 5th, mistake 6th, ridden under 2 out and no impression, weakened quickly before last op 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
33/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: G Sheehan
Held up in rear, headway on outer before 7th, pushed along under 2 out and found little, soon weakened and pulled up op 20/1
F
Horse silk
14
66/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (5)
Held up, dropped to last under 4 out, fell 3 out op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
15
22/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Held up, lost ground under 3 out and soon ridden, beaten under 2 out and soon pulled up op 33/1

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Non-Runners

12
Horse silk
Highway One O Two15
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 6
T: C Gordon  J: D A Jacob
NR
4
Horse silk
Carys' Commodity37
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 6
T: J & A O'Neill  J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.60, £2.20, £3.80EX:£13.80Trifecta:£128.80Tricast:£111.26SF:£13.79Swingers:£3.90, £6.30, £14.90

Forecasts

Tamar Bridge (2/1), Pounding Poet (11/2), Straw Fan Jack (7/1), Carys' Commodity (8/1), Midnight River (17/2), Ballyandy (11/1), Kateson (12/1), Winningseverything (12/1), Storm Nelson (14/1), Elvis Mail (16/1), Martinhal (16/1), Highway One O Two (20/1), Aurora Thunder (22/1), Albert's Back (33/1), Canford Light (66/1)

Verdict

Tom Lacey sent out Kateson to land this in 2020 and might be able to stage a repeat courtesy of POUNDING POET, who lost his unbeaten record in handicaps on his C&D return but still shaped well in second so can improve again and strike under Robbie Dunne. Olly Murphy is another trainer who has tasted recent success in this and his Tamar Bridge heads the many dangers along with Storm Nelson.

  1. POUNDING POET (IRE)
  2. TAMAR BRIDGE (IRE)
  3. STORM NELSON (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Kateson
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 7
J: T Scudamore  |  T: T Lacey
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00

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