Betfred 'Follow Us On Twitter' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 4m 2.10s

1^st

Bomber Command

511-0

4/6f

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked leader, led before 3 out, soon clear op 8/11 tchd 8/13

2^nd

Lonely Soldier

811-0

66/1

T: Dave RobertsJ: Lee Edwards

Took keen hold, jumped slightly right, led, headed before 3 out, soon beaten

Also Ran

Major Davis

511-0

5/4

T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan

Mistake and unseated rider 1st op 11/8 tchd 6/4

Sam's A Diamond

511-0

33/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: Brendan Powell

Took keen hold, left 3rd at the 1st, outpaced before 3 out, no chance with winner and about 4 lengths off the 2nd when went badly wrong and pulled up after 3 out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Truckers Tangle³⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Alexandra Dunn J: R P McLernon

Nampararoo³⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: D G Bridgwater J: T Scudamore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.60EX:£26.00Trifecta:£16.10SF:£15.24

Forecasts

Bomber Command (4/6), Major Davis (5/4), Nampararoo (9/2), Truckers Tangle (12/1), Sam's A Diamond (33/1), Lonely Soldier (66/1)

Little in the way of strength in depth in this opening maiden hurdle, with an unknown former Point-to-Point racer in the shape of Truckers Tangle to muddy the waters. However, BOMBER COMMAND has some sound enough recent form, including at this level over C&D to make him the pick for Tom George and Adrian Heskin.