13:50 Doncaster

Friday 3 March 2017

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BetBright Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 10.98s

1^st

Monfass

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

2^nd

Bletchley Castle

811-1

4/1

T: S DurackJ: C O'Farrell

Led, ridden before last, kept on and headed towards finish tchd 9/2

3^rd

2 ¼

Glimpse Of Gold

610-8

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

4^th

Generous Day

511-9

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

5^th

Fit For Fifty

510-13

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

6^th

Early Boy

610-4

40/1

T: A CrookJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Towards rear, headway before 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 66/1 tchd 80/1

7^th

Arabian Oasis

511-12

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

8^th

Mexican Jim

510-6

9/1

T: P W HiattJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leader to 5 out, weakened after next op 11/1

9^th

Ruler Of The Nile

511-10

11/1

T: R StephensJ: C Gethings (3)

Held up in touch, ridden and weakened before 3 out tchd 12/1

10^th

Silent Man

711-6

14/1

T: T H WestonJ: Adam Wedge

Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened op 33/1

Also Ran

Virtuose Du Gouet

811-12

20/1

T: M WighamJ: Mr D H Dunsdon

Tracked leaders until weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 18/1

Recognition

411-4

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

New Tarabela³⁴

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: A W Carroll J: Lee Edwards

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), Virtuose Du Gouet (20/1), Recognition (20/1), Early Boy (40/1)

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