15:20 Wincanton

Saturday 18 February 2017

All13:4014:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 5m 33.10s

1^st

Persian Delight

711-7

11/4

T: P F NichollsJ: Nick Scholfield

Tracked leader until 2nd, stayed handy, led before 2 out, idled in front, driven out op 7/4 tchd 3/1

2^nd

Driftwood Haze

911-9

12/1

T: P C DandoJ: Thomas Greatrex (7)

Towards rear, headway when not fluent 7th, outpaced before 2 out, rallied last, went 2nd flat, stayed on op 16/1 tchd 18/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Walt

611-12

9/4f

T: N P MulhollandJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, headway 6th, mistake 3 out and 2 out, kept on flat, no impression on front pair towards finish op 5/2 tchd 2/1

4^th

3 ½

Spice Fair

1011-11

10/1

T: M D I UsherJ: Mr Zac Baker (7)

Mid-division, pushed along briefly 3rd, headway 7th, not fluent 2 out, no extra final 100 yards

5^th

McKenzie's Friend

610-12

5/2

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Tracked leader from 2nd, led 7th, headed before 2 out, no extra inside final 100 yards op 9/2

6^th

Mondello

610-1

10/1

T: R WoollacottJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway after 3 out, weakened flat op 9/1

7^th

Zulu Oscar

811-12

40/1

T: George BakerJ: Matt Griffiths

Led, not fluent 2nd, reminders and headed 7th, weakened before 2 out op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Dadsintrouble²⁷

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: Tim Vaughan J: 2nd Preference

Midnight Sapphire⁷³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: V R A Dartnall J: D A Jacob

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£2.10, £5.30EX:£28.10Trifecta:£178.50Tricast:£84.95SF:£32.64Swingers:£8.70, £2.00, £5.20

Forecasts

Walt (9/4), McKenzie's Friend (5/2), Persian Delight (11/4), Dadsintrouble (7/2), Midnight Sapphire (7/1), Spice Fair (10/1), Mondello (10/1), Driftwood Haze (12/1), Zulu Oscar (40/1)

Paul Nicholls' bumper winner PERSIAN DELIGHT hasn't been totally convincing in two runs over hurdles so far but, with improvement in his locker, he has shown enough to suggest that he is potentially thrown in off a mark of 123 for his handicap debut as he steps up in trip. Walt is better than he showed over this C&D last time and looks sure to be competitive, as is Midnight Sapphire. 1. Persian Delight 2. Walt 3. Midnight Sapphire

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.00