13:55 Doncaster

Thursday 29 December 2022

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:4015:1015:40

bet365 Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 84y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:55  |   Winning time: 6m 0.45s
1st
Horse silk
8
10/3
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Tracked front pair, pushed along before 3 out, ridden after 3 out and kept on in close 4th 2 out, stayed on dourly run-in and led closing stages, all out op 4/1 tchd 16/5
2nd
Horse silk
¾
1
13/2
T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond
Towards rear, headway home turn, pushed along and pressed leaders 3 out where not fluent, led narrowly 2 out, ridden run-in and stayed on gamely, headed towards finish op 6/1 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
6
40/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Miss Victoria Malzard (7)
Led, headed after 4 out, remained close up in 2nd, ridden after 3 out, battled on well and every chance run-in, no extra towards finish tchd 50/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
4
6/4f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Pressed leader, led after 4 out, headed narrowly 2 out and ridden, kept on, no extra and always held run-in op 13/8 tchd 7/4
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
7
12/1
T: Claire HarrisJ: David Prichard (5)
Chased leaders, pushed along 2 out, ridden and kept on from last, never got on terms op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
12
3
6/1
T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne
Towards rear, pushed along and closed up home turn, ridden 2 out, not pace to challenge and weakened last tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
16
5
14/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Jamie Hamilton
Mid-division, went 3rd after 4 out, pushed along 3 out, gradually weakened op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
711-8
33/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (5)
In rear, pushed along after 7th, well behind 3 out, pulled up tchd 25/1
F
Horse silk
9
16/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd
Mid-division on outside, mistake and fell 3rd op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.50, £1.80, £6.10EX:£24.00Trifecta:£575.00Tricast:£731.70SF:£25.74Swingers:£3.60, £15.90, £28.20

Forecasts

Walking On Air (6/4), Silver Flyer (10/3), Pounding Poet (6/1), Erne River (13/2), Getalead (12/1), Doyen Breed (14/1), Sirobbie (16/1), Uhtred (33/1), Kansas City Chief (40/1)

Verdict

WALKING ON AIR is still unexposed and, if he strips fitter for his reappearance at Aintree and gets the longer trip, he should be hard to beat. Pounding Poet is likely to arrive with a customary late run and Silver Flyer can't be discounted despite a lesser effort at Carlisle a month ago.

  1. WALKING ON AIR (IRE)
  2. POUNDING POET (IRE)
  3. SILVER FLYER

Previous Winners

2021
Sultans Pride
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 9
22/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,788.002nd: £3,588.003rd: £1,793.004th: £898.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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