20:30 Stratford

Saturday 21 May 2022

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David West Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 70y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:30  |   Winning time: 4m 3.3s
1st
Horse silk
4
10/3
T: A WestJ: Lee Edwards
Mid-division, headway 5th, not much room and switched right final bend, led last, hung left flat, soon clear op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
4
8
410-9
7/1
T: M F HarrisJ: Mitchell Bastyan
Held up in rear, headway 2 out, not much room final bend, led before last, soon headed, hung left flat, no impression on winner towards finish tchd 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
811-3
10/1
T: J & S BestJ: Nick Scholfield
Held up in rear, headway approaching last, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish op 17/2 tchd 11/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
411-12
9/4f
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Held up towards rear, not fluent 2 out, not clear run final bend, headway approaching last where not fluent, every chance when hampered and squeezed out flat, not recover and soon lost 3rd op 5/2
5th
Horse silk
4
7
16/1
T: B LundJ: Mr Nathan Brennan (7)
Chased leaders, went prominent 2nd, jumped right 3rd, close up when swerved right and lost some ground 4th, ridden and effort from 2 out, led final bend, headed before last, weakened flat op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
19
9
25/1
T: S-J DaviesJ: W T Kennedy
Chased leaders, led after 2nd, headed final bend, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1
7th
Horse silk
1
5
10/3
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Held up towards rear, effort and not much room final bend, soon ridden and beaten op 3/1 tchd 7/2
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
16/1
T: J CandlishJ: Theo Gillard (3)
Led until after 2nd, prominent, not much room final bend, soon weakened op 11/1

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3
Horse silk
Peckinpah53
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 6
T: B R Summers  J: Charlie Hammond
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.40, £1.90, £2.90EX:£26.80Trifecta:£196.60Tricast:£209.23SF:£26.62Swingers:£4.00, £6.00, £10.80

Forecasts

Greystoke (9/4), Noahthirtytwored (10/3), Gerard Mentor (10/3), Tarseem (7/1), Grandee (10/1), Peckinpah (14/1), Jack The Farmer (16/1), Scudamore (16/1), Invincible Wish (25/1)

Verdict

GREYSTOKE was better than this grade on the Flat and remains with scope for improvement as a hurdler, so can follow up his recent Newton Abbot win. Noahthirtytwored and Gerard Mentor are also recent winners and should go on giving good accounts in this company.

  1. GREYSTOKE
  2. NOAHTHIRTYTWORED (IRE)
  3. GERARD MENTOR (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £3,213.002nd: £1,480.003rd: £740.004th: £371.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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