15:35 Newbury

Friday 1 December 2017

All12:2012:5013:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 4.95s

1^st

The Organist

611-3

12/1

T: O SherwoodJ: B J Geraghty

Held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, closed to lead final 150 yards, stayed on strongly op 10/1

2^nd

1 ½

Forza Milan

511-4

5/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Killian Moore (3)

Mid-division, headway 3rd, hit 8th, 2nd after next, challenged 2 out, led last, headed and not pace of winner 150 yards out op 6/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

2 ½

Hello George

811-3

6/1j

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Led after 1st, clear after next, reduced lead 6th, mistake and headed last, no extra in 3rd run-in

4^th

Boyhood

611-0

11/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Mid-division, headway 5th, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on into modest 4th towards finish op 13/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

1 ½

Beneagles

510-11

4/1j

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Chased leaders, hit 8th, 3rd and every chance 3 out, no impression when lost 3rd between last 2, weakened into 5th towards finish op 11/2

6^th

This Is It

510-6

12/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: D A Jacob

Led until after 1st, chased clear leader, reminder after 3rd, lost 2nd 5th, 2nd again 7th until after 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out op 8/1

7^th

Whataknight

811-12

11/2

T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg (5)

Held up towards rear, smooth headway before 3 out, soon chased leaders, weakened next op 11/1

8^th

Actinpieces

611-4

14/1

T: Mrs P SlyJ: Miss Gina Andrews (3)

Always behind tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1

9^th

Oscarteea

811-7

20/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen (5)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until 7th, chased leaders, hampered and weakened 4 out, soon behind op 25/1

10^th

3 ¼

Beneficial Joe

710-13

14/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: N D Fehily

Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off tchd 33/1

Also Ran

I Shot The Sheriff

1011-7

12/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up after next op 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.10Pl:£3.00, £2.20, £2.50EX:£74.80Trifecta:£266.50Tricast:£347.03SF:£76.49Swingers:£13.80, £13.10, £5.00

Forecasts

Beneagles (4/1), Forza Milan (5/1), Boyhood (11/2), Whataknight (11/2), Hello George (6/1), The Organist (12/1), This Is It (12/1), I Shot The Sheriff (12/1), Actinpieces (14/1), Beneficial Joe (14/1), Oscarteea (20/1)

Plenty of improvers here, but FORZA MILAN caught the attention of many at Aintree last time, travelling well and only finding another fast improving type too good. This galloping track will suit him and he can gain compensation here. Hello George is a bit more exposed than a few but doesn't know how to run a bad race and should be on the premises. Money for I Shot The Sheriff needs treating seriously as the yard can line them up first time out.

Forza Milan
Hello George
I Shot The Sheriff

Previous Winners

2016

Solomn Grundy

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 6

J: N D Fehily | T: N P Mulholland

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £21,896.002nd: £6,468.003rd: £3,234.004th: £1,617.005th: £808.006th: £406.00