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Monday 2 January 2023

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Mills Milk Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 4f 100y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:16  |   Winning time: 5m 24.88s
1st
Horse silk
7
9/2
T: D W WhillansJ: Craig Nichol
Mid-division, headway from 3 out, challenged last, led flat, stayed on op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
14
50/1
T: R M SmithJ: Danny McMenamin
Led until 5th, led 8th, headed after 4 out, led 3 out, left in lead last, headed flat, held towards finish
3rd
Horse silk
14
1
4/1f
T: M TodhunterJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in mid-division, not clear run and stumbled before 3 out, some headway after, no impression 2 out, hampered and left 3rd last op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
5
17/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)
Mid-division, took keen hold, closed after 3rd, mistake 6th, every chance 3 out, held 2 out, hampered last op 15/2 tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
11
6/1
T: S G WestJ: Joe Williamson (5)
Mid-division, closed before 4th, outpaced 4 out, kept on from 2 out op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
14/1
T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed
In rear, not fluent 2nd, headway after 4 out, no impression 2 out, hampered last op 16/1 tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
50/1
T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell
In rear, slightly hampered 8th, headway 3 out, no impression in 5th when dived at 2 out op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
1
8
20/1
T: D BourkeJ: Ross Chapman
Mid-division, headway after 6th, ridden 4 out, no impression after 3 out
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
10/1
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Towards rear, some headway after 4 out, no impression, mistake and well beaten 3 out op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
15
8/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Jack Power (7)
Held up in mid-division, weakened before 3 out op 7/1
11th
Horse silk
4 ¼
18
125/1
T: I A DuncanJ: P W Wadge (7)
Always in rear op 100/1
12th
Horse silk
4 ½
13
7/1
T: L KerrJ: D R Fox
Chased leaders, driven after 4 out, no impression 3 out op 6/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
3
14/1
T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania
Mid-division on outside, closed before 4th, led 3 out, hung left before 2 out, hard pressed when fell last op 11/1
UR
Horse silk
4
25/1
T: I A DuncanJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Held up in touch, pecked 2nd, mistake 5th, well there when unseated rider bend before 3 out op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
6
80/1
T: W Young JnrJ: Sam Coltherd
In rear, mistake 1st, struggling 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
16
40/1
T: H Graham & G RutherfordJ: Edward Austin (5)
Took keen hold, tracked leader, led 5th, mistake 7th, headed next, led after 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 33/1
UR
Horse silk
17
20/1
T: K ScottJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)
Chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 8th op 16/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
No Mor Isolation1
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 6
T: S R B Crawford  J: J J Slevin
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.80, £11.40, £1.70, £2.80EX:£328.50Trifecta:£2,101.40Tricast:£1,016.85SF:£232.61Swingers:£81.40, £6.80, £64.20

Forecasts

Jet Legs (4/1), So Many Roads (9/2), Dora De Janeiro (6/1), Wotsmyname (7/1), Ex S'elance (8/1), Blazing Port (17/2), Serious Ego (10/1), Shantou Moon (14/1), The Jad Factor (14/1), Master Of The Malt (20/1), No Mor Isolation (20/1), Halcyon Dreams (20/1), Maura Jeanne (25/1), Big Arthur (40/1), Euchan Falls (50/1), Soleil De Cannes (50/1), Darkest Day (80/1), Nordic Express (125/1)

Verdict

This looks wide open and it could be worth chancing SO MANY ROADS, who hasn't pulled up any trees in his 3 runs over hurdles but he could be about to take a sizeable step forward now switched to handicap company. Dora de Janeiro put in a good shift from the front at Market Rasen last time and a reproduction of that would put her firmly in the picture, while Ex S'Elance needs considering judged on his latest effort and Serious Ego also enters calculations.

  1. SO MANY ROADS
  2. DORA DE JANEIRO (FR)
  3. EX S'ELANCE (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Goodtimes Badtimes
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 7
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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