13:25 Doncaster

Saturday 28 January 2017

All12:4512:5013:2013:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:15

Albert Bartlett River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 56.24s

1^st

Constantine Bay

611-5

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Rear division, headway after 4 out, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, rallied from last, kept on to lead towards finish, gamely op 7/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

No Hassle Hoff

510-12

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

In rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, soon hard pressed, kept on and headed towards finish, just held op 8/1 tchd 11/1

3^rd

Duel At Dawn

711-5

50/1

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Tracked leaders, in 4th before last, one pace and no impression

4^th

1 ½

Happy Diva

610-9

5/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, went 2nd from 3 out, soon outpaced op 11/2

5^th

Minella Aris

611-2

20/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, pushed along and reminder before 4 out, some headway from 2 out, one pace

6^th

Give Me A Copper

711-2

5/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 4 out, weakened from 2 out op 2/1

7^th

Dingo Dollar

511-2

25/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up mid-division, pushed along 4 out, soon lost place op 33/1

8^th

Major Mac

511-2

33/1

T: H MorrisonJ: David Bass

Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened op 25/1

Also Ran

Strong Pursuit

711-2

7/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leader, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 11/2

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Non-Runners

Fountains Windfall¹⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: A J Honeyball J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.50, £2.50, £7.70EX:£31.80Trifecta:£598.90SF:£39.28Swingers:£8.70, £47.60, £47.60

Forecasts

Give Me A Copper (5/4), Constantine Bay (4/1), Happy Diva (5/1), Strong Pursuit (7/1), No Hassle Hoff (10/1), Fountains Windfall (12/1), Minella Aris (20/1), Dingo Dollar (25/1), Major Mac (33/1), Duel At Dawn (50/1)

On paper this looks to be as strong as any staying novices' contest staged this season and whoever wins today, there are likely to be plenty more future success stories from it. This time, however, the vote goes to Strong Pursuit, who has impressed at both Wincanton and Hereford. There is no reason why he won't act on the ground and the step up in trip can help him to maintain an upward curve. Give Me A Copper looks to be another runner going places, while Contantine Bay, No Hassle Hoff and Happy Diva should all be thereabouts when things get serious. 1. Strong Pursuit 2. Give Me A Copper 3. Constantine Bay

Prize Money

1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00