13:55 Ludlow

Thursday 16 November 2017

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Bernard Hart's Finishing Strongly 70th Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 4m 6.30s

1^st

Dark Mahler

611-12

4/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Nick Scholfield

Left chasing clear leader 1st, mistake 8th, closed next, led after 3 out, clear from next, stayed on tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2

2^nd

Legal Ok

511-7

4/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings (3)

Led, soon clear, not fluent 3rd or 6th, reduced lead 9th, mistake 4 out, headed after next, soon beaten op 5/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Fingers Crossed

711-4

7/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

2nd when hit 1st, slithered and almost fell, chased leaders, mistake 6th, closed 9th, 3rd and well held from 4 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1

4^th

Cervin

511-6

10/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

In rear, struggling 5th, well behind from next, left at the 9th, blundered badly 3 out tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Its A Sting

811-12

11/4f

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Held up in rear, jumped left 1st, headway 8th, going quite well and pressing for 2nd when blundered and unseated rider 9th op 7/2

Go On Henry

910-13

4/1

T: M SheppardJ: Mr Ed Bailey (7)

Stumbled and unseated rider 1st op 7/2

Robin Why Not

510-10

18/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Danny Cook

In rear, blundered 1st, mistake next, soon behind, mistake 8th, pulled up before 4 out op 16/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£2.90, £2.60EX:£27.00Trifecta:£155.40SF:£20.35Swingers:£3.50, £5.70, £4.50

Forecasts

Its A Sting (11/4), Dark Mahler (4/1), Legal Ok (4/1), Go On Henry (4/1), Fingers Crossed (7/1), Cervin (10/1), Robin Why Not (18/1)

It is hard to enthuse over many of these given their profiles. Dark Mahler catches the eye for his in form yard and given his scope to show more. This trip may be on the short side, a remark which also applies to Go On Henry. FINGERS CROSSED takes risks at his fences but he does tend to get round and his C&D second looks good in the context of this, particularly off a much lower mark.

Fingers Crossed
Dark Mahler
Go On Henry

Previous Winners

2016

Show's Over

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 5

J: T J O'Brien | T: Tim Vaughan

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,148.002nd: £2,099.003rd: £1,049.004th: £525.00