Premier League Darts At 188Bet Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 39.35s

1^st

Bruichladdich

511-0

8/1

T: I JardineJ: Henry Brooke

Tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced 3 out, ridden and headway before last, kept on to lead run-in, held on well op 12/1

2^nd

Storm Forecast

611-0

10/11f

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leader, led 4 out, clear before last and ridden, headed run-in, kept on towards finish op 5/6 tchd 4/5

3^rd

1 ¼

Well Above Par

511-0

6/4

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen (5)

In touch in 4th, headway before 4 out, ridden before last, soon every chance, no extra last 50 yards op 11/8

4^th

Rain In The Face

410-7

40/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Led to 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Cataclysm

711-0

100/1

T: J K HunterJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

In rear, pushed along before 4 out, never dangerous, pulled up

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Non-Runners

Fire And Smoke⁶⁸¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: W T Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.20Pl:£1.30, £2.10EX:£19.40Trifecta:£31.20SF:£15.63

Forecasts

Storm Forecast (10/11), Well Above Par (6/4), Fire And Smoke (9/2), Bruichladdich (8/1), Rain In The Face (40/1), Cataclysm (100/1)

Storm Forecast brings a fair level of C&D form into this moderate novices hurdle, but he's been off the track since March 2016, and missed a planned run at Sedgefield last month, so his fitness is taken on trust. Similar comments apply to ex Irish pointer Fire and Smoke, who was bred by his trainers late father Donald Snr, so he would be a poignant winner for a yard which introduced the talented Lastbutnotleast to hurdles at this track in December 2016. However, with fitness assured, WELL ABOVE PAR gets the nod to build upon a decent enough opening hurdles effort at Ayr earlier this month.