13:30 Warwick

Saturday 11 February 2017

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:55

racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 5m 24.40s

1^st

Aintree My Dream

711-10

1/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Made all, clear 2 out, stayed on well op 5/4

2^nd

Buster Thomas

611-10

7/4

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: T Scudamore

Prominent, ridden after 3 out, no impression on winner next op 2/1 tchd 9/4

3^rd

Falcons Fall

611-4

10/1

T: T SymondsJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, outpaced next, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat, no impression op 17/2 tchd 8/1

4^th

Glenforde

611-4

9/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Mid-division on inside, pushed along and closed before 7th, no extra before 2 out, lost 3rd flat op 8/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

Orchardstown Cross

611-4

20/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)

Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, headway before next, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out op 16/1

6^th

Billy Hicks

611-4

33/1

T: S DrinkwaterJ: L Treadwell

Prominent, not fluent 3rd, lost place 7th, soon weakened op 40/1

7^th

Spirit Of Hale

611-4

100/1

T: J CandlishJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division on outside, weakened before 7th

8^th

Black Night

511-4

50/1

T: James MoonJ: Richard Hodson (7)

Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, weakened from next tchd 66/1

Also Ran

Barney Boy

911-4

200/1

T: N LampardJ: James Banks

Started behind rest after giving trouble at start, mistake 4th, lost touch 6th, soon pulled up

Caventara

511-4

25/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (5)

In rear, jumped slowly 2nd, mistake next, jumped slowly and weakened 7th, pulled up after

Knight To Open

711-4

50/1

T: B PaulingJ: Maurice Linehan (3)

Tracked leaders, lost place after 6th, tailed off next, pulled up after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £2.40EX:£3.40Trifecta:£12.00SF:£3.01Swingers:£1.10, £2.70, £3.30

Forecasts

Aintree My Dream (1/1), Buster Thomas (7/4), Glenforde (9/1), Falcons Fall (10/1), Orchardstown Cross (20/1), Caventara (25/1), Billy Hicks (33/1), Black Night (50/1), Knight To Open (50/1), Spirit Of Hale (100/1), Barney Boy (200/1)

To all intents and purposes, this looks to be between Buster Thomas and AINTREE MY DREAM. Their form is a fair bit better than anything else that runs here, and though they're penalised accordingly they should have no trouble seeing the rest off. Preference is for the Skelton-trained gelding owing to his decent performance in a Grade 2 two starts ago, but the first-named has already won at this level and should be capable of improving. Newcomer Orchardstown Cross has acquitted himself well in points and is taken to complete the tricast. 1. Aintree My Dream 2. Buster Thomas 3. Orchardstown Cross

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00