Ethan Binney Family Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 3m 56.20s

1^st

Irish Roe

610-12

6/5f

T: P AtkinsonJ: Henry Brooke

Held up, not fluent 1st, headway after 3 out, 3rd before next, challenged between horses before last, led at last, ridden out op Evens

2^nd

Polly's Pursuit

510-12

2/1

T: N J HendersonJ: David Bass

Took keen hold, hampered 1st, 3rd before 2nd, went 2nd after next, ridden to lead before last, headed at hurdle, held flat, stayed on op 5/2 tchd 11/4

3^rd

Sweet Holly

610-12

4/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Led, jumped right 2nd, ridden and headed before last, no extra flat op 5/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

Miss Fleming

510-12

7/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked leader until after 3rd, weakened before 2 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1

Also Ran

Ernbra

710-12

100/1

T: Laura MorganJ: David Noonan

Chased leaders, last from 2nd, not fluent 5th, soon behind, pulled up before last op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Lerichi Belle⁵³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: M Keighley J: Andrew Tinkler

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.20, £1.60EX:£4.40Trifecta:£8.50SF:£4.17Swingers:£3.90

Forecasts

Irish Roe (6/5), Polly's Pursuit (2/1), Lerichi Belle (7/2), Sweet Holly (4/1), Miss Fleming (7/1), Ernbra (100/1)

If IRISH ROE was good enough to go off at 12/1 for a Grade 1 bumper at the Cheltenham Festival, then she should find a novice hurdle of this nature easily within her reach, even if she did slightly disappoint in graded company. She is taken to make a winning debut over hurdles, ahead of Polly's Pursuit, who was behind her at Aintree , and improver Lerechi Belle.