13:30 Haydock

Saturday 18 February 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1815:5016:2517:00

Betfred Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 144y  |   Good to Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:30  |   Winning time: 3m 53.85s
1st
Horse silk
2
9/4f
T: G & J MooreJ: Tom Cannon
Chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, left in 3rd place 3 out, went 2nd next, soon ridden, upsides last, led 1f out, ridden out op 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ½
9
410-12
11/1
T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke
Chased leaders on inside, led 3 out, ridden and joined when hit the last, headed and not pace of winner 1f out op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
4
4/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in last pair on inside, not fluent 1st and next, headway tracking leaders when left in 4th place 3 out, left 3rd at the last, switched right driven and one pace run-in, not pace to challenge op 11/2 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
15
6
150/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Fergus Gregory
Held up in rear, never on terms, left remote 4th at the last, never involved tchd 125/1
5th
Horse silk
29
7
411-0
12/1
T: J NashJ: B S Hughes
Chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
1
1
411-8
3/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams
Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along home turn, weakened before 3 out op 5/2

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
6/1
T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley
Led, hit 5th, already headed when mistake and unseated rider 3 out op 8/1
F
Horse silk
5
14/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond
Chased leaders, went 2nd at 5th, hit 2 out, and lost 2nd, hung left and one pace in 3rd when fell last op 9/1 tchd 16/1
UR
Horse silk
8
66/1
T: E WalkerJ: Brendan Powell
Off the pace in last trio, never on terms, plugging on in remote 5th when hampered and unseated rider last op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.50, £2.10, £1.60EX:£22.30Trifecta:£104.30SF:£28.15Swingers:£5.10, £3.30, £4.80

Forecasts

Bo Zenith (9/4), Afadil (3/1), Punta Del Este (4/1), I Have A Voice (6/1), Cianciana (11/1), Snapius (12/1), Planet Legend (14/1), V Twelve (66/1), Apologise (150/1)

Verdict

A steady pace masked AFADIL's superiority at Musselburgh so there's no real urge to oppose him. Punta del Este, a lightly-raced winner in France, is open to further improvement on first start for Dan Skelton, while Cianciana should give another good account in receipt of weight.

  1. AFADIL (FR)
  2. PUNTA DEL ESTE (FR)
  3. CIANCIANA

Previous Winners

2022
Porticello
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 4
3/10

Prize Money

1st: £13,615.002nd: £6,272.003rd: £3,135.004th: £1,570.00

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