Money Back Racing Specials At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Hurdle 3m 110y
- (4yo+, 3m 110y, Class 4, 9 runners)
- Winner £3,119 2nd £916 3rd £458 4th £229
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
| Pos | Horse | Distance/th> | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 Mr Puck | 3/1 | |
| 2nd | 9 Rory Boy | 7 | 66/1 |
| 3rd | 7 Lisheen Hill | 15 | 9/2 |
Racecard
| # | Form | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Naps | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1214-5F |
|
7 | 166 11-12 p1 | Mrs L Hill | D Bass | 115 | 14/1 | |
| 2 | 58-332 |
|
6 | 162 11-8 | K G Reveley | J Reveley | 111 | 3/1 | |
| 3 | 67P-7PP |
|
5 | 162 11-8 p | Miss C Dyson | Nick Scholfield | 111 | 40/1 | |
| 4 | 1/13 |
|
6 | 162 11-8 t1 | Jonjo O'Neill | A P McCoy | 111 | 9/4f | |
| 5 | 10P00-6 |
|
8 | 161 11-7 | Miss C Dyson | Ian Popham (3) | 110 | 25/1 | |
| 7 | FU-1447 |
|
7 | 158 11-4 | R T Phillips | S Quinlan | 107 | 9/2 | |
| 8 | 172444 |
|
6 | 151 10-11 | M W Easterby | Jake Greenall (3) | 100 | 5/1 | |
| 9 | 374-RP0 |
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8 | 151 10-11 p | A Crook | T Molloy (3) | 100 | 66/1 | |
| 10 | 56-2143 |
|
6 | 149 10-9 | M C Chapman | G J Galligan (10) | 98 | 12/1 |
Non Runners
| # | Form | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Naps | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 844091- |
|
12 | 117 p | P Bowen | T J O'Brien | 110 | NR | |
| 11 | 0531-06 |
|
8 | 102 v | P Bowen | Donal Devereux | 91 | NR |
In depth
Verdict
Always Waining won the Topham Chase at Aintree last April and reverts to hurdling off a 28lb lower mark on his return. However, he's much better over fences nowadays and MR PUCK makes more appeal. The latter makes his handicap debut on the back of a recent second to Dungeel and Keith Reveley can boast an impressive strike rate with his hurdlers at this track. Minella For Steak made a winning debut at Folkestone but has to be forgiven a dire effort on his latest start while Lisheen Hill wasn't disgraced on his handicap bow at Doncaster and is another who could figure.
Formwatch
Always Waining (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, led before elbow, soon ridden, stayed on strongly final 150 yards, won at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr beating Chance Du Roy (11-7) by 4 1/2l, 26 ran.
Mumbles Pier (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Led until 1st, tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 9, well behind Dream Again Boys (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
Mr Puck (IRE) 6-4fav (10-12) Led, headed 7th, challenged last, no extra close home, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Dungeel (11-5) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Rory Boy (USA) 66-1 (11-8) Held up in mid-division, well beaten after 8th, tailed off, 14th of 15, well behind Genstone Trail (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Lisheen Hill (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway from 4 out, ridden before last, no extra, 7th of 19, 6l behind Harvey's Hope (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Jan.
Minella For Steak (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out until ridden next, no extra in 3rd before 2 out, tailed off, 3rd of 7, well behind Bucking The Trend (11-5) at Leicester 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
The Society Man (IRE) 17-2 (9-13) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace next, no impression, went 3rd before last, 3rd of 7, 9l behind White Fusion (11-10) at Catterick 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.
Royal Deal 7-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, led 2 out, headed last, weakened and lost 3rd place towards finish, 4th of 18, 5l behind Giveitachance (11-9) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Mr Jay Dee (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, lost place 8th, pecked 12th, 6th and no chance when went badly right 2 out, 6th of 11, 43l behind Godsmejudge (11-1) at Folkestone 3m 1f beg chs (4) gd in Dec.
Brough Academy (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, driven 6th, reminder after 8th, soon lost place, behind when fell 4 out, in a race won by Fred The Shred (10-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Dec, 13 ran.
Chadford 14-1 (10-13) Pressed leader, led before 9th, blundered and headed 9th, blundered badly next and pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Preuty Boy (10-10) at Lingfield 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy, 4 ran.
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