15:20 Stratford

Thursday 24 August 2017

All13:4014:1514:4515:2015:5516:2516:55

Marion Ward 65th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 35.40s

1^st

Mr Mafia

811-8

7/2

T: A W CarrollJ: Lee Edwards

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, 2nd on home bend, led last, soon clear, comfortably op 9/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

4 ½

Jazz Thyme

811-12

5/2f

T: R StephensJ: C Gethings (3)

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led 2 out, headed when not fluent last, stayed on same pace op 9/4

3^rd

Pension Madness

411-0

11/2

T: J FarrellyJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression op 9/2

4^th

1 ¼

Romann Angel

810-10

6/1

T: M MullineauxJ: Lewis Stones (7)

Jumped right, led until 2 out, weakened before last tchd 9/2

5^th

3 ¼

The Lion Man

710-0

9/2

T: R DickinJ: Tabitha Worsley (7)

Tracked leader until after 2nd, stayed handy, lost place after 2 out, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 5/1

6^th

Scotsbrook Night

411-6

25/1

T: S LycettJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, soon weakened op 20/1

Also Ran

Back In Black

811-12

12/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Always in rear, behind 2 out, pulled up and dismounted before last tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Bitter Virtue⁵⁰

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: David Dennis J: Aidan Coleman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£2.10, £1.40EX:£11.50Trifecta:£47.80Tricast:£41.94SF:£12.05Swingers:£2.90, £4.40, £1.80

Forecasts

Jazz Thyme (5/2), Mr Mafia (7/2), The Lion Man (9/2), Pension Madness (11/2), Romann Angel (6/1), Bitter Virtue (7/1), Back In Black (12/1), Scotsbrook Night (25/1)

In a modest event it looks best to stick with the in-form JAZZ THYME, doing little wrong at the moment and has been found a weak race to get off the mark in. The rest really are much of a muchness - maybe The Lion Man could go a bit better after a break, and this trip might suit him better than further. Mr Mafia hits the frame here more often than not and may do so again.

Jazz Thyme
The Lion Man
Mr Mafia

Previous Winners

2016

Wildmoor Boy

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 5

J: C Poste | T: R Dickin

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00