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Tuesday 21 December 2021

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Come Racing On January 2nd 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:31  |   Winning time: 3m 57.6s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: James Bowen
Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4th, challenged 3 out, carried right before last, led flat, stayed on well
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
11/8f
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, led 3rd, not fluent 6th, pressed 3 out, ridden and hung right before last, headed flat, held towards finish op 7/4 tchd 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
8 ½
3
11/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Held up in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 3 out, switched right and headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last, no impression on front pair tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
15/8
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 5th, outpaced before 2 out, well held 4th before last op 6/4
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
33/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, went 5th flat, never dangerous op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
½
7
12/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell
Held up rear of mid-division on outside, closed from 5th, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten, weakened from 2 out op 17/2
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
250/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (5)
Held up in touch, closed 5th, outpaced 3 out, weakened from 2 out op 125/1 tchd 400/1
8th
Horse silk
5
8
150/1
T: W ColtherdJ: Henry Brooke
Led early, prominent, lost place on inside after 3rd, closed with good jump 4th, slow next, weakened before 3 out op 125/1
9th
Horse silk
5
4
300/1
T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania
Raced keenly, soon led, headed 3rd, weakened well before mistake 3 out op 250/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Desert Sapphire266
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 5
T: N G Richards  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.50, £1.10, £2.40EX:£12.40Trifecta:£58.40SF:£10.56Swingers:£1.80, £4.90, £2.70

Forecasts

Parisencore (11/8), Sure Touch (15/8), Ballycoose (4/1), Douglas Talking (11/1), Travail D'Orfevre (12/1), Desert Sapphire (20/1), Bridge Road (33/1), Annies Regatta (150/1), Gustav's Dream (250/1), Euchan Falls (300/1)

Verdict

Bumper-winner SURE TOUCH was set too much to do by his rider in a steadily-run affair on his hurdling debut at Southwell 4 weeks ago, so is well worth another chance with improvement very much on the cards. Ballycoose and Parisencore look the main threats.

  1. SURE TOUCH
  2. BALLYCOOSE (IRE)
  3. PARISENCORE (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Wetlands
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 5
1/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,302.002nd: £1,982.003rd: £991.004th: £496.00

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