Ken Barks Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 59.30s

1^st

Generous Day

510-9

4/1

T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies

Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 3 out, ridden to lead before last, just held on post op 9/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

Stepover

610-11

5/1f

T: A M HalesJ: T E Whelan

Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, every chance run-in, just held post op 11/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Master Of Finance

611-11

7/2

T: J M JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, kept on from 2 out, went 3rd towards finish op 9/4 tchd 85/40 and tchd 3/1

4^th

Celestial Magic

511-12

4/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Daniel Hiskett (5)

Led, ridden and headed and mistake last, lost 3rd place towards finish op 13/2

5^th

Hidden Oasis

610-12

11/4

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and weakened before last op 11/2 tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Wolfslair

611-2

14/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Theo Gillard (7)

Tracked leader, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£2.30, £2.10EX:£11.30Trifecta:£31.20SF:£11.57Swingers:£1.50, £2.30, £2.10

Forecasts

Hidden Oasis (11/4), Master Of Finance (7/2), Generous Day (4/1), Celestial Magic (4/1), Stepover (5/1), Wolfslair (14/1)

Most if not all the protagonists have a chance of landing this intriguing little puzzle that sees Celestial Magic carry top weight and that may just rule him out of this his mark looking a little tough. Master Of Finance is certainly capable of winning a race such as this but does he really want to and it looks to rest between course specialist Stepover and handicap debutante HIDDEN OASIS. The latter is given the nod on potential and is likely to prove better than this mark and market support would be significant. Generous Day isn’t out of this either but he may just have met a couple that are slightly more on the up than he is.