16:45 Stratford

Saturday 21 October 2017

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totepool Betting On All UK Racing 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 3.70s

1^st

Dr Des

611-6

14/1

T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies

Led and jumped mainly right throughout, headed before 2 out, ridden to regain lead before last, kept on well run-in op 10/1 tchd 12/1

2^nd

Jurby

711-6

3/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, ridden before last, no extra op 4/1

3^rd

Shanroe Saint

511-6

11/1

T: B I CaseJ: D A Jacob

In touch, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, soon went 3rd, one pace op 10/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

2 ¾

Broom Tip

511-6

11/4

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked leaders, led 2 out, headed before last, weakened run-in op 10/3 tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2

5^th

The Black Squirrel

411-6

5/2f

T: W GreatrexJ: Thomas Greatrex (7)

Tracked leader, pushed along and weakened before 2 out op 15/8 tchd 11/4

6^th

Samson's Reach

411-6

20/1

T: R J PriceJ: David Bass

Held up mid-division, weakened from 2 out tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1

7^th

Itsnonofurbusiness

511-6

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Held up behind, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened op 8/1

8^th

3 ¼

Arctic Chief

711-6

33/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Ian Popham

Held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened

Non-Runners

Heath King³⁹⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: Miss I Pickard J: T Dowling

Desque De L'Isle⁴⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.60Pl:£2.60, £1.30, £2.30EX:£38.00Trifecta:£411.10SF:£57.62Swingers:£3.50, £0.00, £3.50

Forecasts

The Black Squirrel (5/2), Broom Tip (11/4), Jurby (3/1), Desque De L'Isle (5/1), Itsnonofurbusiness (7/1), Shanroe Saint (11/1), Dr Des (14/1), Samson's Reach (20/1), Arctic Chief (33/1), Heath King (33/1)

DESQUE DE L'ISLE boasts some good form in France and he can make a winning debut for Venetia Williams in this maiden hurdle contest. The selection is making his first appearance in over a year but should be fit and can get the better of Jurby who returns from a long lay-off but showed a decent level of form in bumper company while Shanroe Saint, placed in a point-to-point earlier this year can claim third.