12:15 Haydock

Saturday 30 December 2023

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Betfred Nifty 50 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 58y  |   Heavy  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:15  |   Winning time: 6m 38.67s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Front Viewt18
Age: 8|  Weight: 12-1| J: Benjamin Macey(10)| T: J & A O'Neill| OR:  116
8/1
Useful hurdler/chaser in Ireland for Joseph O'Brien in 2020/21. Has been given a chance by the handicapper and showed better signs when third over 3m at Ffos Las 18 days ago, around 2 lengths down when bad mistake last. Well treated if he can build on that.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Sporty Jim42
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-0| J: Lewis Saunders(10)| T: O Murphy| OR:  115
11/2
Scored at Perth in April of last year and showed he retains ability (back from 19 months off) when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (2½m, heavy) 6 weeks ago. One of 2 runners from his stable.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Best Tritionb,t16
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-13| J: Lewis Stones| T: O Murphy| OR:  114| D
40/1
Unreliable type but he resumed from 7 months off with close second in handicap chase at Wetherby (3m, heavy) in November. Merely underlined his inconsistency when pulled up at Newcastle since. Now back hurdling.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Chris Coolp15
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: Toby Wynne(3)| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR:  105
6/1
Back from 7 months off when taking 6-runner handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (25f, good to soft) last month and even better form when second off 6 lb higher at Bangor (23f, heavy) 15 days ago. Nudged up another 3 lb but still respected in refitted cheekpieces.
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5
Horse silk
Shoeshine Boy49
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-2| J: Fergus Gillard| T: D W Whillans| OR:  103| BF| D
5/1
Back to winning ways at Carlisle (25f) in April and good runner-up efforts on all 3 starts since. Should be competitive from an unchanged mark.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Hill Of Tara32
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-5| J: Ned Fox(3)| T: Miss V Williams| OR:  92| BF
1/1
Much improved sent handicapping this season, winning in the mud at Ffos Las and Leicester last month. Beaten on hat-trick bid at Southwell but still ran well and the step up to 3m could unlock more improvement.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Hill Of Tara (1/1), Shoeshine Boy (5/1), Sporty Jim (11/2), Chris Cool (6/1), Front View (8/1), Best Trition (40/1)

Verdict

HILL OF TARA is taken to get back to winning ways now stepping up to 3m. Front View took a step back in the right direction when third at Ffos Las recently and is feared most ahead of Chris Cool.

Previous Winners

2022
Sacre Coeur
Weight: 11-13  |Age: 6
20/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,809.002nd: £2,673.003rd: £1,336.004th: £669.005th: £333.00

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