16:30 Stratford

Saturday 1 April 2017

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:35

Bordeaux Undiscovered Best Claret Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 23.60s

1^st

North Hill

611-12

10/3f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders from 2 out, 3rd between last 2, went 2nd and switched right approaching the last, led and not fluent last, pushed clear run-in op 5/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Bel Esprit

811-0

16/1

T: R StephensJ: James Best

Chased leaders, went 2nd between last 2, soon ridden, led before the last until last, stayed on same pace run-in op 18/1

3^rd

1 ½

Badbad Leroy Brown

512-4

6/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Mr Robert Hawker (7)

Chased leaders on inside, hit 7th and lost place, rallied under pressure from after 2 out, went 3rd approaching the last, one pace

4^th

1 ½

Zephyr

612-0

33/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)

Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden before 8th, outpaced soon after 2 out, rallied into 4th last, one pace

5^th

3 ½

Pearlita

511-1

33/1

T: H D DalyJ: Jake Greenall

Mistake 1st, always towards rear op 28/1

6^th

Viking Mistress

911-9

10/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Andrew Tinkler

Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led before 2 out, headed before the last, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened approaching last tchd 8/1

7^th

2 ¼

Bostin

910-13

20/1

T: D C O'BrienJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd soon after next until ridden between last 2, weakened soon after op 16/1

8^th

Goodnight Charlie

710-11

6/1

T: C FryerJ: T Scudamore

Chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, ridden and weakening when hit 2 out

9^th

Flower Ball

511-6

16/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: David Bass

Led, joined 3 out, headed before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out op 20/1

10^th

3 ½

Le Braye

511-12

4/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, headway into mid-division 7th, blundered badly 3 out, no chance after, weakened op 7/2

11^th

Silent Man

711-0

33/1

T: T H WestonJ: N P Madden

Always towards rear, never on terms

12^th

2 ½

Change Or Go

511-2

33/1

T: David DennisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Always towards rear, no chance when mistake 3 out, never on terms

13^th

3 ¼

Autum Rain

510-13

28/1

T: T H WestonJ: C Poste

Always behind op 25/1

Also Ran

Turbo Du Ranch

1011-9

150/1

T: D C O'BrienJ: Mr J Pearce (7)

Mid-division, well in touch when unseated rider 2 out

Cheltenam De Vaige

511-8

8/1

T: Mark WallJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders until mistake and lost place 4th, behind and pulled up after next op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Annie'sboydave¹⁰²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: P A Pritchard J: Charlie Deutsch

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.70, £6.50, £2.20EX:£64.90Trifecta:£1,328.20Tricast:£321.61SF:£53.36Swingers:£36.30, £6.60, £36.30

Forecasts

North Hill (10/3), Le Braye (4/1), Badbad Leroy Brown (6/1), Goodnight Charlie (6/1), Cheltenam De Vaige (8/1), Viking Mistress (10/1), Bel Esprit (16/1), Flower Ball (16/1), Bostin (20/1), Autum Rain (28/1), Zephyr (33/1), Pearlita (33/1), Silent Man (33/1), Change Or Go (33/1), Annie'sboydave (100/1), Turbo Du Ranch (150/1)

Quantity rather than quality here. Robert Hawker takes a useful 7lb off BADBAD LEROY BROWN which will help with his big weight and now he's got the winning habit may well be able to follow up, as this longer trip promises to eke out a bit more improvement in him. Better was expected from North Hill in the week and although it's hard to pin down where he would have finished, a placing looked on the cards, which gives him every chance here. Le Braye will be a huge danger if getting the trip too, but this is a big step up in trip. Autum Rain and Change Or Go both need a check in the market, as money for either would make them interesting in such a weak event.