14:25 Ffos Las

Sunday 16 April 2017

All13:5514:2514:5515:3016:0516:4017:1517:45

Celtic Energy Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 42.90s

1^st

Bhakti

1011-2

3/1j

T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson

Led until after 2nd, led next, headed before 6th, led 7th, ridden and stayed on well flat op 10/3

2^nd

2 ¼

Coole Charmer

811-7

7/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Held up in touch on inside, 4th 3 out, 2nd last, unable to trouble winner, stayed on op 11/1

3^rd

1 ½

Lime Street

611-7

6/1

T: T SymondsJ: James Davies

Tracked leaders, 3rd 2 out, 2nd 2 out until hit last, held after, kept on op 13/2 tchd 7/1

4^th

Steel Native

611-11

3/1j

T: D A ReesJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 6th, struggling 4 out, headway when not fluent 2 out, went modest 4th flat, no impression op 11/4

5^th

Guiting Power

610-0

7/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Jumped right, tracked leaders, led after 2nd, headed next, hit 5th, led before next, headed 7th, weakened before last op 4/1

6^th

Marble Mist

511-1

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Held up, not fluent 3rd, 5th 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out

7^th

Sweetlittlekitty

711-12

11/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Mr James King (5)

With winner until 2nd, tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 9/1

8^th

Midnight Queen

710-11

16/1

T: J L FlintJ: Ian Popham

Tracked leaders, challenged after 6th, ridden when carried right 4 out, soon lost place, weakened before next, tailed off op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Rocky Elsom²¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 10

T: Mrs S Leech J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Rainbow Haze⁵⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: P C Dando J: Conor Orr

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.50, £2.10, £2.00EX:£25.00Trifecta:£93.90Tricast:£120.38SF:£25.10Swingers:£4.20, £8.20, £13.80

Forecasts

Bhakti (3/1), Steel Native (3/1), Guiting Power (7/2), Lime Street (6/1), Coole Charmer (7/1), Sweetlittlekitty (11/1), Rocky Elsom (14/1), Rainbow Haze (14/1), Midnight Queen (16/1), Marble Mist (20/1)

In what looks a moderate contest a chance is taken on point-to-point winner MIDNIGHT QUEEN here. The selection has been well beaten on soft or heavy ground in three starts for this stable over shorter distances but can claim this stepping up in trip and on what is likely to be a sounder surface here (won her point-to-point on good-to-soft 11 months ago). Of the remainder Steel Native has run well over C&D in the past and can claim second while the maiden Guiting Power is of interest receiving weight from all of his rivals today.