16:40 Hereford

Sunday 27 February 2022

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10

Cazoo Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 5f 163y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:44  |   Winning time: 5m 31.2s
1st
Horse silk
4
13/2
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Chasing leaders after 2nd, jumped left 2 out, led final bend, clear flat, stayed on well op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
6
7
11/2
T: M SheppardJ: Charlie Deutsch
Towards rear, headway after 5th, challenged 2 out, soon led, headed final bend, 2nd and no impression on winner from last op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
1010-11
18/1
T: H J EvansJ: Benjamin Poste
Chasing leaders after 2nd, led before 2 out, headed after 2 out, 3rd and no impression on winner from last op 22/1
4th
Horse silk
33
1
511-12
5/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (3)
Held up towards rear, headway 4th, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
11/2
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Prominent, ridden and weakened after 2 out tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
17
5
40/1
T: R G HawkerJ: Alan Johns
Towards rear, not fluent 5th, no impression, well beaten when hampered 2 out op 50/1 tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
2
25/1
T: J G M O'SheaJ: Nick Scholfield
Always behind op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
16
11
7/2f
T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (5)
Led, jumped left 4th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 11/4

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
11/1
T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods
Prominent, pushed along after 3rd, lost place next, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
8
18/1
T: D BraceJ: C Brace
Chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, well behind 5th, pulled up before 2 out op 16/1
F
Horse silk
10
11/1
T: R SpencerJ: James Bowen
Mid-division, closed 2nd, weakened well before falling 2 out op 12/1 tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
12
50/1
T: P A PritchardJ: Lily Pinchin (5)
Soon tailed off, pulled up after 4th tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.40, £2.30, £6.10EX:£34.00Trifecta:£474.70Tricast:£621.02SF:£42.09Swingers:£6.70, £22.50, £20.00

Forecasts

Hartland Quay (7/2), Keplerian (5/1), Pottlerath (11/2), Walkinthewoods (11/2), Immortal Fame (13/2), Twistedfirestarter (11/1), Cardboard Gangster (11/1), Mossing (18/1), Watching Brief (18/1), Outback Frontiers (25/1), Farceur De Maulne (40/1), Earcomesali (50/1)

Verdict

WALKINTHEWOODS produced easily his best effort yet over hurdles when finishing well for second over shorter at Ffos Las 17 days ago and, given he's unexposed at this sort of trip, could well be worth siding with to build on that now. Handicap-debutant Keplerian rates a likely improver and is also worth a look, along with Immortal Flame.

  1. WALKINTHEWOODS (IRE)
  2. KEPLERIAN
  3. IMMORTAL FAME (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,302.002nd: £1,982.003rd: £991.004th: £496.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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