12:40 Leicester

Thursday 7 December 2017

All12:4013:1013:4514:1514:5015:25

Knighton Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 3m 53.55s

1^st

Arthington

40-0

3/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (5)

Towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, kept on well op 10/3

2^nd

Brianstorm

50-0

5/1

T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan

Led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and well held by winner op 6/1

3^rd

4 ½

Lord Marmaduke

40-0

50/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

Mid-division, headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last, one pace op 40/1 tchd 66/1

4^th

Forgot To Ask

50-0

11/4j

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

In touch, went 3rd from before 2 out until before last, no extra op 10/3 tchd 5/2

5^th

Glen Rocco

60-0

14/1

T: N J GiffordJ: L P Aspell

Towards rear, effort 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened last tchd 12/1

6^th

Silk Run

40-0

33/1

T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne

In rear, jumped slow 2nd, soon detached, some headway from 4 out, never dangerous op 20/1

7^th

Doctor Haze

60-0

11/4j

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: M Hamill (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 9/4

8^th

Johnny Yuma

40-0

100/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

In touch, soon tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

Also Ran

N/A

Kalashnikov

130-0

T: Miss A MurphyJ:

N/A

Alka Step

150-0

T: N J GiffordJ:

N/A

Buckby Boy

130-0

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

N/A

Classic Ben

130-0

T: S EdmundsJ:

N/A

Copper West

150-0

T: T R GeorgeJ:

Radical Archie

60-0

33/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, lost place after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 40/1

N/A

Desert Cross

130-0

T: J & A O'NeillJ:

N/A

Doc Carver

150-0

T: Henry OliverJ:

N/A

Dragonfli

140-0

T: L EgertonJ:

N/A

Friday Night Light

130-0

T: D PipeJ:

N/A

Grapevine

130-0

T: N J HendersonJ:

N/A

Hes Our Robin

160-0

T: M MullineauxJ:

N/A

Shivermetimbers

140-0

T: Miss V WilliamsJ:

N/A

Wenceslaus

140-0

T: D G BridgwaterJ:

N/A

Phoenix Rock

140-0

T: J & A O'NeillJ:

N/A

Scorpion Princess

150-0

T: C E LongsdonJ:

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.60, £2.30, £4.10EX:£18.40Trifecta:£229.60SF:£17.02Swingers:£3.10, £3.00, £19.10

Forecasts

Forgot To Ask (11/4), Doctor Haze (11/4), Arthington (3/1), Brianstorm (5/1), Glen Rocco (14/1), Silk Run (33/1), Radical Archie (33/1), Lord Marmaduke (50/1), Johnny Yuma (100/1)

Arthington has the pick of the public form going into this and would be far from a shock winner, but he gives 10lb and upwards to the field and that might make him vulnerable to an improver. That might be DOCTOR HAZE, who went well at Chepstow on his hurdling introduction and could step up on that this time. Forgot To Ask, Lord Marmaduke, Glen Rocco and Radical Archie are all potential improvers and a market check looks prudent to see who thinks theirs will find more of that today, while Brianstorm is also worth the same as a hurdles debutante likely to have a future.