toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 5m 25.80s

1^st

Positively Dylan

611-5

13/8

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked front pair, poised to challenge 2 out, driven to lead between last 2, ridden clear flat, kept on op 7/4 tchd 6/4

2^nd

3 ¾

Three Star General

410-7

7/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leader, led before 2 out where not fluent, ridden and headed between last 2, kept on, no impression with winner flat op 13/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Fortified Bay

510-12

1/1f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, rallied and every chance between last 2, no extra in 3rd flat tchd 10/11 and 6/5

4^th

Cougar's Gold

610-12

9/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Held up in rear, went 4th at 5th, no chance with front trio from 3 out, tailed off tchd 8/1 and 10/1

5^th

Aspecialpresent

710-12

66/1

T: A WintleJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Not fluent 1st, chased leaders, dropped to rear 5th, tailed off from 3 out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Over To Midnight³⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: Lady S Brooke J: Miss L Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.60, £3.50EX:£14.40Trifecta:£18.70SF:£12.61

Forecasts

Fortified Bay (1/1), Positively Dylan (13/8), Three Star General (7/1), Cougar's Gold (9/1), Over To Midnight (50/1), Aspecialpresent (66/1)

This looks an ideal opportunity for FORTIFIED BAY to get off the mark over hurdles. He ran well against a useful rival last time and a reproduction of that should be good enough to take care of the penalised Positively Dylan and Three Star General, who shaped well on his hurdling debut at Ascot. Cougar's Gold should do better following his bow over timber at Doncaster.