16:20 Stratford

Thursday 3 August 2017

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Natural Flake Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 26.3s

1^st

Gvs Irportensa

510-9

3/1

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, mistake 6th, headway normal 3 out, 2nd and switched left before last, stayed on, led towards finish op 11/4

2^nd

Boy In A Bentley

711-2

5/6f

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Jumped right, tracked leader, led after 5th, clear on last bend, driven and idled before last, edged left flat, headed towards finish op Evens tchd 11/10

3^rd

2 ¼

Mister Mister

611-2

100/1

T: D L WilliamsJ: Dave Crosse

Mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent next, lost place after normal 3 out, headway last, ran on flat, went 3rd close home

4^th

Ocean Eleven

411-0

9/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Andrew Tinkler

Led, headed after 5th, not fluent next, pushed along normal 3 out, modest 4th on last bend, not much room before last, stayed on flat op 8/1

5^th

Mccools Gold

411-0

9/2

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 2nd before normal 3 out, driven after omitted 2 out, no extra and lost 2 places close home op 5/1

6^th

Wild Murphy

611-2

33/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: L P Aspell

Held up towards rear, headway after 6th, outpaced normal 3 out, some headway and edged right before last, no impression, weakened flat op 50/1

7^th

Chasing Headlights

511-2

100/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in mid-division, weakened after 6th

8^th

Phoenix Park

511-2

20/1

T: David DennisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, jumped right at times, lost place 3rd, closed 5th, weakened after omitted 2 out, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

Air Approach

511-2

16/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up in rear, fell 3rd op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.30, £1.10, £13.90EX:£7.70Trifecta:£283.10SF:£6.48Swingers:£1.60, £32.50, £14.50

Forecasts

Boy In A Bentley (5/6), Gvs Irportensa (3/1), Mccools Gold (9/2), Ocean Eleven (9/1), Air Approach (16/1), Phoenix Park (20/1), Wild Murphy (33/1), Mister Mister (100/1), Chasing Headlights (100/1)

AIR APPROACH is an interesting contender here for Tim Vaughan having finished second on his sole hurdles outing to date at Exeter in April. He was a bit keen then, but still managed to rally well when headed by the odds-on winner and came come a clear second. The third home, Foxy Act, has scored three times in novice company since and, with potential for more to come now, the selection could get off the mark on this return to action. Boy In A Bentley sets the standard on form and should have a major say on first start for his new trainer while Gvs Irportensa, with the champion on board, and Mccools Gold are others to look out for in the betting.