ROA/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 4m 6.3s

1^st

Whatmore

510-12

7/4f

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway on outside 4th, 2nd before 2 out, led after 2 out, drawing clear when drifted left and not fluent last, comfortably op 9/4 tchd 11/4

2^nd

Ramonex

611-4

5/2

T: R HobsonJ: Alain Cawley

Led, headed after 4 out, soon led again, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner after, stayed on same pace op 11/4 tchd 9/4

3^rd

Juste Pour Nous

410-8

10/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Pressed leader, not fluent 5th, led briefly after 4 out, 3rd and no extra from 2 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1

4^th

Gris De Pron

411-6

8/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ian Popham

Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden when blundered 3 out, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Forbidding

410-8

33/1

T: G A CharltonJ: Jan Faltejsek

Not fluent, tracked leaders, weakened after 4 out op 22/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Mahari

410-8

3/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: J E Moore

Held up in 4th, lost place before 4 out, soon well behind, pulled up before 2 out op 7/2 tchd 11/4

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.40, £1.90EX:£6.60Trifecta:£27.70SF:£6.72Swingers:£1.90, £1.30, £2.90

Forecasts

Whatmore (7/4), Ramonex (5/2), Mahari (3/1), Gris De Pron (8/1), Juste Pour Nous (10/1), Forbidding (33/1)

Whatmore showed a kink in his armour at Exeter last time when running out, but he could still have a major say in this if that was a one-off, having previously shown a good level of ability on hurdling debut. Ex-Andre Fabre inmate Mahari commands respect and would do so even more greatly if attracting support but this might go the way of top-weight GRIS DE PRON, who has already scored at Hereford and Market Rasen and the form looks decent in both cases.