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Monday 22 January 2024

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2023 RCA Groundstaff Champions Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 195y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:16  |   Winning time: 3m 54.38s
1st
Horse silk
7
11/4
T: James OwenJ: H Cobden
Briefly led 1st, soon prominent, hampered by leader 3rd, ridden and pressed leader before 2 out, soon led, narrow advantage approaching last, sustained duel with rival run-in, held on op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
9
15/8f
T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister
Not always fluent, chased leader briefly 1st, soon led, jumped right and hampered rival 3rd, not fluent 3 out, soon pressed for lead and ridden, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, wandered around before last, sustained duel with rival run-in, held near finish tchd 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
8
7/2
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)
Held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace 2 out in 4th, kept on into modest 3rd run-in op 5/1 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
2
7/2
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Midfield in touch, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, weakened into 4th run-in op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
17
1
25/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Held up in rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened before last tchd 22/1 and 28/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
10
125/1
T: R L LlewellynJ: Toby Wynne (3)
Midfield, lost position and ridden before 2 out, tailed off before last op 100/1
7th
Horse silk
7
3
200/1
T: R L LlewellynJ: Charlie Price (3)
Close up in touch, ridden before 3 out where lost position, weakened before 2 out, soon tailed off
8th
Horse silk
6 ½
6
20/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Freddie Gordon (5)
Always in rear, bad mistake 3rd, ridden before 6th, tailed off before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 22/1
9th
Horse silk
7 ½
5
80/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Close up in touch, ridden and lost position before 3 out, soon tailed off op 66/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
150/1
T: P R WebberJ: G Sheehan
Not always fluent, prominent, not fluent 1st, soon dropped to rear, detached in rear before 3 out where pulled up op 200/1 tchd 125/1

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11
Horse silk
Celtic Orla
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 4
T: P Phelan  J: N F Houlihan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £1.50EX:£7.80Trifecta:£23.20SF:£8.51Swingers:£1.50, £2.60, £2.10

Forecasts

Villainess (15/8), Sweet Fantasy (11/4), Tour Ovalie (7/2), By The Grace (7/2), Love Bite (20/1), Allegro Forte (25/1), Celtic Orla (25/1), Hey Day Baby (80/1), Ask Me Another (125/1), Cheap Flights (150/1), Cams Girl (200/1)

Verdict

VILLAINESS made an encouraging start to her hurdle career when second at Lingfield last month and can go one better now. Sweet Fantasy would be a possible big threat if turning out, while By The Grace showed plenty of promise in bumpers and could easily leave her heavy-ground hurdle debut behind back on a sounder surface.

  1. VILLAINESS (IRE)
  2. SWEET FANTASY
  3. BY THE GRACE

Prize Money

1st: £3,812.002nd: £1,756.003rd: £878.004th: £440.00

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