16:50 Ffos Las

Sunday 19 February 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Heineken Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 5m 14.50s

1^st

Ben Arthur

711-11

7/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, narrow leader and ridden when came back into view after last, just held on (poor visibility)

2^nd

Steel Native

611-6

8/1

T: D A ReesJ: T Scudamore

Held up behind, headway 3 out, chasing leaders and ridden when came back into view after last, stayed on to press winner and every chance near finish, just held op 14/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Ochos Rios

410-12

6/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Nick Scholfield

Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, upsides and every chance when came back into view after last, no extra in 3rd towards finish tchd 5/1

4^th

1 ½

Get In Pat

1010-12

12/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: George Blackwell (7)

Led, ridden after 3 out, headed when came back into view after last, one pace

5^th

4 ½

Asockastar

911-12

6/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)

Mid-division, tracked leaders after 4 out, soon outpaced, no impression when came back into view after last op 5/1

6^th

nse

L Frank Baum

1010-9

7/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)

Prominent, went 2nd after 6th, ridden after 3 out, lost place and no impression when came back into view after last

7^th

1 ½

Mr Caffrey

511-9

16/1

T: J L FlintJ: R Flint

Held up behind, headway into mid-division after 4 out, kept on same pace, no impression when came back into view after last op 18/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

Courtinthemiddle

610-10

28/1

T: D FaulknerJ: L P Aspell

Mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off tchd 25/1 and 33/1

9^th

Try It Sometime

910-5

4/1f

T: Sheila LewisJ: Jordan Williams (7)

Tracked leader, reminders when lost place after 6th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off op 7/2

10^th

2 ¾

Midnight Queen

711-1

28/1

T: J L FlintJ: Ian Popham

Always behind, tailed off 3 out

11^th

Part And Parcel

911-12

66/1

T: H JamesJ: T E Whelan

Mid-division, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

Coroner's Report

611-13

7/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Jonathan Moore (3)

Mid-division, close up 2nd driven and outpaced 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up op 6/1

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Non-Runners

Pinnacle Peter²⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: T Lacey J: Non Runner

Filatore¹²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: B J Llewellyn J: Stan Sheppard

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£3.00, £2.60, £2.30EX:£83.10Trifecta:£1,231.90Tricast:£361.19SF:£61.61Swingers:£15.80, £13.10, £3.50

Forecasts

Try It Sometime (4/1), Ochos Rios (6/1), Asockastar (6/1), Ben Arthur (7/1), L Frank Baum (7/1), Coroner's Report (7/1), Steel Native (8/1), Filatore (8/1), Get In Pat (12/1), Mr Caffrey (16/1), Pinnacle Peter (25/1), Courtinthemiddle (28/1), Midnight Queen (28/1), Part And Parcel (66/1)

The statement 'they've saved the best for last' clearly doesn't apply to this race, but there has to be a winner, and despite the sizeable field, we can narrow this contest down to a small number of likely winners. Filatore goes well here, but is opposed on current form, whilst L Frank Baum although respected is likely to find the drying conditions not wholly to his liking. With Tim Vaughan in form, Asockastar would have been given the vote after a solid effort last time at Musselburgh, but for TRY IT SOMETIME who is potentially thrown in on his very best hurdles form and showed clear signs of a return to his best over fences last time at Towcester. He's worth chancing in an otherwise dire handicap hurdle. 1. Try It Sometime 2. Asockastar 3. L Frank Baum

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00