13:55 Haydock

Wednesday 6 December 2017

All12:5013:2013:5514:2515:0015:30

Hugh Denning 80th Birthday Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 4.90s

1^st

Joke Dancer

40-0

10/3

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Held up in rear, slightly hampered 1st, headway before 3 out, led approaching next, clear when not fluent last, comfortably tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2

2^nd

Niblawi

50-0

13/8j

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3rd until 5th, challenged 3 out, ridden after 2 out, soon beaten, stayed on same pace op 7/4 tchd 15/8

3^rd

Samson's Reach

40-0

16/1

T: R J PriceJ: R Johnson

Tracked leader until after 3rd, 2nd again 5th, led 3 out, headed before next, weakened approaching last op 14/1

4^th

Silk Or Scarlet

50-0

25/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Held up in rear, headway on outside before 4th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out op 28/1

5^th

Casimir Du Clos

50-0

66/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Took keen hold, led, mistake 4th, headed 3 out, 4th and weakening when mistake 2 out tchd 80/1

Also Ran

N/A

Kalashnikov

130-0

T: Miss A MurphyJ:

N/A

Ainchea

130-0

T: C L TizzardJ:

N/A

Friday Night Light

130-0

T: D PipeJ:

Shivermetimbers

50-0

13/8j

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: L Treadwell

Jinked right and unseated rider 1st op 7/4

N/A

Hello Fellas

140-0

T: N G RichardsJ: C O'Farrell

N/A

Henry's Joy

130-0

T: D McCain JnrJ:

N/A

Inniscastle Lad

140-0

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

N/A

Uppertown Prince

140-0

T: D McCain JnrJ:

N/A

Now Let Go

160-0

T: S R B CrawfordJ:

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£1.40, £1.50EX:£8.60Trifecta:£20.70SF:£9.19Swingers:£1.80, £2.30, £3.60

Forecasts

Niblawi (13/8), Shivermetimbers (13/8), Joke Dancer (10/3), Samson's Reach (16/1), Silk Or Scarlet (25/1), Casimir Du Clos (66/1)

Joke Dancer has the best piece of hurdles form on offer going into this and if he can handle these testing conditions, then he looks capable of going very close again. However, NIBLAWI comes here fit from the Flat, should be well schooled and is taken to win on his hurdling debut, though he too has to prove it on this ground. Shivermetimbers is an interesting hurdling newcomer who will surely be able to acquit himself well, while Silk Or Scarlet and Samson's Reach are both probably capable of better this time.