15:30 Hereford

Monday 14 October 2024

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Kestrel Valley Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 1f 44y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 6m 26.6s
1st
Horse silk
4
15/8f
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Chased leaders, went 2nd 15th, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on well flat op 9/4 tchd 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
9/2
T: T EllisJ: Mr Jack Andrews (3)
Held up in rear, jumped left at times, mistake 15th, switched left and headway 4 out, every chance last, ridden and found little flat op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
14/1
T: D A ReesJ: Conor Ring
Held up towards rear, headway 15th, outpaced 2 out, went 3rd and kept on from last, no impression op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
16
5
9/1
T: S CameronJ: Benjamin Poste
Chased leaders, went 2nd 12th, led after 14th, headed 2 out, weakened last op 8/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
14/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Prominent when ballooned 1st and rider lost iron briefly, recovered to lead before 2nd where slow, slow again 3rd and 4th, mistake 14th, soon headed, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1
PU
Horse silk
2
10/3
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield
Led until before 2nd, chased leader until 12th, lost place when not fluent 14th, pulled up before 2 out op 7/2 tchd 3/1
PU
Horse silk
7
15/2
T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin
A bit reluctant to jump off, jumped left, mid-division, headway when not fluent 3rd, slow and lost place 5th, not fluent and reminder next, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
8
40/1
T: Ella PickardJ: James Best
Jumped left in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 11th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.20, £1.50, £3.70EX:£10.90Trifecta:£76.70Tricast:£87.80SF:£11.06Swingers:£2.10, £5.90, £8.10

Forecasts

Mistymal (15/8), Invictus Allen (10/3), Selectivelistening (9/2), If I Say (15/2), No Promises (9/1), Radharc Na Slaine (14/1), Annie Wicks (14/1), Fox Wallace (40/1)

Verdict

An open staying handicap chase with marginal preference for INVICTUS ALLEN, who opened his account at Uttoxeter in July and shaped as if still in good order when third at Fontwell just over 5 weeks ago. Selectivelistening was possibly amiss last time, but he would be a major threat judged on some of his earlier exploits now sent chasing so heads up the dangers, with Radharc Na Slaine and No Promises also not discounted, too.

  1. INVICTUS ALLEN (FR)
  2. SELECTIVELISTENING (IRE)
  3. RADHARC NA SLAINE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Can't Beat History
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 7
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00

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