13:50 Doncaster

Friday 3 March 2017

All13:5014:2014:5015:2516:0016:3017:05

BetBright Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 128y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 4m 10.98s
1st
Horse silk
3
611-12
12/1
T: R DobbinJ: Lorcan Murtagh (7)
Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, challenged last, kept on to lead towards finish op 10/1 tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
8
4/1
T: S DurackJ: C O'Farrell
Led, ridden before last, kept on and headed towards finish tchd 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
10/3f
T: Tim VaughanJ: R Johnson
Held up mid-division, went 2nd before 5 out, every chance 2 out, kept on run-in op 7/2 tchd 3/1
4th
Horse silk
14
5
9/1
T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies
Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, no extra from last op 15/2 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
9
9
8/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 10/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
7
13
40/1
T: A CrookJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Towards rear, headway before 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 66/1 tchd 80/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
2
18/1
T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol
In rear, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
17
12
9/1
T: P W HiattJ: B S Hughes
Tracked leader to 5 out, weakened after next op 11/1
9th
Horse silk
½
4
11/1
T: R StephensJ: C Gethings (3)
Held up in touch, ridden and weakened before 3 out tchd 12/1
10th
Horse silk
34
6
14/1
T: T H WestonJ: Adam Wedge
Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened op 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
20/1
T: M WighamJ: Mr D H Dunsdon
Tracked leaders until weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
7
20/1
T: F P MurtaghJ: Finian O'Toole (5)
Towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
New Tarabela34
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 6
T: A W Carroll  J: Lee Edwards
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.70Pl:£3.70, £1.60, £1.60EX:£77.00Trifecta:£619.20Tricast:£198.80SF:£56.93Swingers:£7.20, £6.80, £4.10

Forecasts

Glimpse Of Gold (10/3), Bletchley Castle (4/1), Fit For Fifty (8/1), Generous Day (9/1), Mexican Jim (9/1), New Tarabela (10/1), Ruler Of The Nile (11/1), Monfass (12/1), Silent Man (14/1), Arabian Oasis (18/1), Recognition (20/1), Virtuose Du Gouet (20/1), Early Boy (40/1)

Verdict

BLETCHLEY CASTLE can make a winning return to action in this competitive opening handicap. The gelding was placed off a 4lb higher mark when last seen in action under rules and looks the most likely to make the running here. The selection's trainer has had a winner recently and he is taken to get the better of Glimpse Of Gold who can be forgiven a poor effort on softer ground last time while handicap debutant Mexican Jim is another who can be given a decent chance with a top jockey in the saddle. 1. Bletchley Castle 2. Glimpse Of Gold 3. Mexican Jim

Prize Money

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

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