14:18 Hereford

Wednesday 12 February 2025

All13:1013:4314:1814:5315:2816:0316:38

Star Sports Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 6m 31.4s

1^st

Puddlesinthepark

710-12

17/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in rear, headway from 12th, went 2nd normal 2 out, led run-in, stayed on well op 8/1 tchd 15/2

2^nd

1 ½

Lock Out

811-4

12/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Led, slow 1st, headed before 3rd, prominent after, led normal 3 out, headed run-in, held towards finish op 14/1 and tchd 16/1

3^rd

Simple Getaway

712-0

10/11f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leader, led before 3rd, headed normal 3 out, 3rd and held from normal 2 out, one pace tchd 5/6 and tchd Evens

4^th

Get Cracking

711-4

11/1

T: R L LlewellynJ: Charlie Price (3)

In touch in mid-division, closed 3rd, not fluent 11th, bad mistake normal 2 out, 4th and one pace after op 17/2

5^th

Daring Plan

711-4

25/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Rear of mid-division, closed before 11th, every chance normal 3 out, beaten normal 2 out op 20/1

6^th

Scotch On Da Rocks

811-5

15/2

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Shied away from tape start, mid-division, slow 1st, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 9th, no extra before normal 2 out, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 7/1

7^th

Nordic Storm

610-10

20/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, lost place and mistake 4th, mistake next, last 7th, tailed off normal 4 out tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Release The Kraken

910-6

25/1

T: M KeighleyJ: James Best

Chased leaders on outside, ran in snatches, not fluent 3rd, struggling from 10th, pulled up before normal 4 out tchd 28/1

Totowolfe

810-4

12/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 11th, closed next, weakened after normal 4 out, pulled up after next op 11/1 tchd 9/1

No Drama

1010-2

14/1

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

In rear, mistake and unseated rider 2nd op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.10, £2.90, £1.10EX:£85.50Trifecta:£271.70Tricast:£179.58SF:£97.99Swingers:£12.60, £3.20, £4.20

Forecasts

Simple Getaway (10/11), Scotch On Da Rocks (15/2), Puddlesinthepark (17/2), Get Cracking (11/1), Lock Out (12/1), Totowolfe (12/1), No Drama (14/1), Nordic Storm (20/1), Daring Plan (25/1), Release The Kraken (25/1)

SIMPLE GETAWAY stepped forward from his chasing debut when runner-up at Ludlow last week, pulling clear of the rest, and has obvious claims off the same mark. Scotch On da Rocks has the profile to make a better chaser so may emerge as the main threat ahead of Lock Out.