LJJ Contractors Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 57.27s

1^st

The Character

611-2

9/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Adrian Lane

Behind, ridden and headway after 3 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, kept on to lead run-in op 15/2 tchd 7/1

2^nd

Our Thomas

511-6

6/4f

T: T D EasterbyJ: Brian Harding

Tracked leader, led before 2 out, ridden before last, headed run-in, kept on op 7/4

3^rd

Card Game

811-12

4/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden before last, kept on op 11/2

4^th

Jokers And Rogues

910-13

9/2

T: Kenneth SlackJ: Henry Brooke

Led, headed before 2 out, weakened before last tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Dakota Grey

611-4

22/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (5)

In rear and in touch, weakened from 3 out, soon eased, pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

Dark And Dangerous

910-13

9/2

T: S WaughJ: Amie Waugh (7)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, reminders after 3rd, jumped slow 4th, soon lost place, blundered 4 out, pulled up after 3 out, tailed off op 7/2 tchd 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.80Pl:£4.20, £1.20EX:£25.20Trifecta:£78.40SF:£23.15Swingers:£2.90, £4.20, £2.80

Forecasts

Our Thomas (6/4), Card Game (4/1), Jokers And Rogues (9/2), Dark And Dangerous (9/2), The Character (9/1), Dakota Grey (22/1)

A small field, but not the easiest race to solve with the majority of runners either well suited by this track or likely to appreciate the drying ground. Card Game looks certain to be suited by this drop in the weights (and grade) at a track which she tends to thrive. Our Thomas is an infrequent winner, but he served notice his turn was nigh at Wetherby on his most recent start, whilst both Jokers and Rogues and Dark and Dangerous are respected despite being upped markedly in grade. However, a real flyer is taken on DAKOTA GREY. He wears the tongue tie for the first time, and he could be very well handicapped from a perch of 115, and is therefore worth chancing in the pursuit of some value.