15:33 Hereford

Sunday 5 February 2023

All13:3314:0314:3315:0315:3316:0316:33

Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 8y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 3m 59.75s
1st
Horse silk
4
7/2
T: P & M BowenJ: Ben Jones
Jumped left at times, made all, came clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged op 10/3 tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
6 ½
2
3/1f
T: A RalphJ: Jay Tidball (7)
Chased winner throughout, pushed along and held before 2 out, no chance with winner op 7/2 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
8
9
9/1
T: Mrs F M ShawJ: David Noonan
Held up in last pair, outpaced in 6th 4 out, ridden home turn, rallied into modest 3rd towards finish op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
½
1
11/1
T: S AllwoodJ: R T Dunne
Held up in 4th, plugged on in modest 3rd after 2 out, lost that placing close home op 10/1 tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
6
8
1010-2
12/1
T: P HendersonJ: Sean Houlihan
Held up off the pace in 5th, pushed along after 5th, outpaced 7th, no chance after op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ¾
6
16/5
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened quickly after 2 out op 11/4 tchd 7/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
9/2
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Off the pace in last pair, tailed off 4 out, pulled up

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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Ardmayle68
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 11
T: A Stronge  J: Brendan Powell
NR
7
Horse silk
Ben Brody32
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 13
T: D J Jeffreys  J: Kielan Woods
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80, £4.80Pl:£2.70, £2.70, £2.10, £2.10EX:£16.90, £16.90Trifecta:£121.10, £121.10Tricast:£85.73SF:£15.16Swingers:£2.90, £2.90, £5.80, £5.80, £5.70, £5.70

Forecasts

Billingsley (3/1), Starvoski (16/5), Rooster Cogburn (7/2), Court Royale (9/2), Ardmayle (11/2), Broadoak (9/1), Twotwothree (11/1), Megalodon (12/1), Ben Brody (20/1)

Verdict

ARDMAYLE is only 1 lb higher than for his win at Southwell in March and he shaped well enough on his return there in November. Court Royale fared better than the distance beaten suggests at Ludlow and rates the main threat ahead of Billingsley.

  1. ARDMAYLE (IRE)
  2. COURT ROYALE (IRE)
  3. BILLINGSLEY (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £7,077.002nd: £3,256.003rd: £1,628.004th: £815.005th: £406.00

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