Glosford Secure Storage Hereford 'Confined' Beginners' Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 6m 0.60s

1^st

Above Board

611-4

1/3f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in touch, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3 out, readily op 8/15 tchd 30/100

2^nd

The Happy Chappy

611-4

9/2

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: Nick Scholfield

Led, headed 4 out, kept on and well held from 2 out tchd 5/1

3^rd

Polymath

611-4

8/1

T: D FaulknerJ: B S Hughes

With leader, led 4 out, headed next, one pace and not fluent last op 5/1

4^th

Honourable Henry

711-4

100/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: R T Dunne

Tracked leaders, outpaced from 7 out, tailed off 5 out op 66/1

Also Ran

Just A Feeling

710-11

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Ian Popham

In rear, outpaced halfway, soon tailed off, pulled up before 5 out op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.10Pl:£1.10, £1.50EX:£1.90Trifecta:£3.70SF:£2.41

Forecasts

Above Board (1/3), The Happy Chappy (9/2), Polymath (8/1), Just A Feeling (25/1), Honourable Henry (100/1)

Four rules chasing newcomers tackle a fairly exposed rival with limited chasing experience (Honourable Henry), with a number of the runners representing fairly new connections. The Happy Chappy has won a couple of point-to-points, and showed improved form in handicap hurdles after swiftly leaving Paul Nicholls for £28,000, but ABOVE BOARD is surely the horse with the brightest future over fences. He has very few miles on the clock, and whilst absent since early January and perhaps ideally suited by softer conditions, the booking of Barry Geraghty catches the eye, and he represents the most obvious pick.