15:30 Southwell

Monday 6 March 2017

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grandnational2017.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 6m 50.14s

1^st

Malapie

911-2

6/4f

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: A Pogson

Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden to lead after last, kept on well towards finish op 7/4

2^nd

Popelys Gull

511-3

11/2

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Kielan Woods

Tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed after last, kept on and well held towards finish tchd 5/1

3^rd

Grace Tara

811-8

5/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 2 out, weakened before last op 4/1

4^th

Seven Kingdoms

511-0

10/1

T: David DennisJ: Aidan Coleman

Close up, led 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened from 2 out op 9/1

5^th

3 ¼

Fresh By Nature

1010-11

20/1

T: H BethellJ: Danny Cook

In rear, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 18/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Ballyhenry

711-12

7/2

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Led, headed 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 4/1

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Non-Runners

Lough Salt³¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: M Walford J: Jake Greenall

Ossie's Dancer²⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: Martin Smith J: Tom Cheesman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.30, £2.70EX:£11.10Trifecta:£31.30Tricast:£26.96SF:£9.38Swingers:£1.90, £2.10, £2.60

Forecasts

Malapie (6/4), Ballyhenry (7/2), Grace Tara (5/1), Lough Salt (5/1), Popelys Gull (11/2), Seven Kingdoms (10/1), Fresh By Nature (20/1), Ossie's Dancer (25/1)

GRACE TARA is a winning point-to-pointer in heavy ground which suggests she may come into her own over this sort of trip. She came up against a useful sort last time and gets to race off the same mark here. She is the only in form contender who has not been penalised by the handicapper and she is taken to account for Malapie. The lightly raced nine-year-old came up against a well handicapped rival last time, He was noted staying on well but a 4lb rise in the weights has made his task harder since the handicapper has taken a more lenient view with the selection. Popelys Gull is steadily improving and makes more appeal than the remainder who have been out of sorts lately.