16:50 Plumpton

Sunday 9 April 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

William Hill Epic Value Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 114y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:50  |   Winning time: 4m 52.0s
1st
Horse silk
9
6/1
T: B I CaseJ: Harry Bannister
Waited with in rear, good headway tracking leaders before 3 out, led before next, challenged run-in, always doing enough op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
16/1
T: Miss S WestJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)
Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd and hung right from 2 out, hung left and closed run-in, always held op 20/1 tchd 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
4
10
810-10
14/1
T: C GordonJ: Bryony Frost
Jumped right and raced wide, chased leader, led after 2nd, went right 5th, ridden home turn, headed and jinked right before 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, not run on op 16/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
10/3
T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies
Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, rallied on inside 2 out, flattened the last and plugged on run-in op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
8
8/1
T: H FryJ: Ben Bromley (5)
Mid-division, headway out wide before 2 out, soon carried right, carried right again approaching the last, ridden and weakened run-in op 15/2 tchd 17/2
6th
Horse silk
16
7
4/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Paul O'Brien
Chased leaders on inside, went left and awkward 8th, awkward 3 out, went 2nd briefly turning in, mistake and weakened 2 out op 9/2
7th
Horse silk
3
2
512-0
33/1
T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan
Chased leaders out wide, pushed along home turn, soon outpaced and beaten op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
12
1
5/2f
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Keen, led until after 2nd, chased leader, flattened 7th, pushed along and lost 2nd home turn, weakened quickly, flattened 2 out op 9/4 tchd 11/4

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
22/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Off the pace and always behind, tailed off and pulled up 3 out op 25/1 tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
El Muchacho15
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 6
T: M F Harris  J: Bradley Harris
NR
12
Horse silk
Godot54
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 6
T: A Irvine  J: Brendan Powell
NR
3
Horse silk
Tightenourbelts17
Weight: 11-13|  Age: 6
T: Miss E C Lavelle  J: Thomas Bellamy
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.20, £4.00, £3.30EX:£111.40Trifecta:£959.30Tricast:£1,288.95SF:£91.56Swingers:£18.10, £10.50, £14.40

Forecasts

Love Is Golden (5/2), Churchills Boy (10/3), Bold Reaction (4/1), Tightenourbelts (4/1), Bashers Reflection (6/1), Last Of A Legend (8/1), Baddesley (14/1), El Muchacho (14/1), Cherry Cola (16/1), Godot (20/1), Hall Lane (22/1), Kaleb (33/1)

Verdict

LOVE IS GOLDEN has taken well to hurdling and, having doubled his tally in ready fashion at Newbury last time, he looks potentially well treated off an opening mark of 125. Tightenourbelts is open to improvement and Bold Reaction also looks the type to do better now handicapping.

  1. LOVE IS GOLDEN (IRE)
  2. TIGHTENOURBELTS (IRE)
  3. BOLD REACTION (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Bourbali
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 5
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00

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