14:45 Doncaster

Friday 15 December 2017

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

grandnational.fans Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 50.00s

1^st

Huntsman Son

712-5

6/4f

T: A M HalesJ: James Bowen (5)

Tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out, driven clear from last, stayed on well tchd 11/8 and tchd 13/8

2^nd

3 ¾

Slanelough

512-0

9/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Held up mid-division, driven to chase leaders 3 out, soon ridden, went 2nd and every chance between last 2, kept on same pace, held flat op 10/1

3^rd

Schnabel

511-3

8/1

T: David DennisJ: B S Hughes

Always prominent on inside, challenged 3 out, ridden before next, no extra in 3rd approaching last op 9/1

4^th

Mr Mafia

810-7

50/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Lee Edwards

Held up towards rear on inside, headway to chase before 3 out, one pace next, soon ridden, never on terms

5^th

2 ¼

Pulp Fiction

511-12

7/1

T: B I CaseJ: D A Jacob

Raced keenly, held up behind, headway to chase leaders when hampered 3 out, soon outpaced, never able to challenge op 6/1 tchd 8/1

6^th

Manny Owens

511-6

9/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)

Held, up towards rear, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, soon driven and one pace, never on terms, mistake last op 5/1 tchd 4/1

7^th

Stonecoldsoba

411-11

66/1

T: D P QuinnJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off tchd 80/1

8^th

David's Phoebe

411-10

18/1

T: T LaceyJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (5)

Tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

1 ¾

Rose Tree

410-4

40/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

Led to 1st, with leader, lost place when ridden after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 33/1

10^th

Mackie Dee

511-9

66/1

T: J MackieJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division on outside, lost place and behind from 5th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off

11^th

Safe Harbour

511-0

33/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Mid-division, in touch 4 out, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off op 25/1

Also Ran

Jack Lamb

510-10

11/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Harry Skelton

Led narrowly 1st, mistake next, driven and headed when fell 3 out tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £2.50, £2.70EX:£12.90Trifecta:£88.60Tricast:£82.19SF:£14.91Swingers:£3.20, £3.30, £8.40

Forecasts

Huntsman Son (6/4), Manny Owens (9/2), Pulp Fiction (7/1), Schnabel (8/1), Slanelough (9/1), Jack Lamb (11/1), David's Phoebe (18/1), Safe Harbour (33/1), Rose Tree (40/1), Mr Mafia (50/1), Stonecoldsoba (66/1), Mackie Dee (66/1)

MANNY OWENS justified favouritism under today's jockey last time out and he can follow that up with a second C&D success in this competitive handicap hurdle. A 6lb rise for that latest success doesn't look overly harsh and he is taken to see off top weight Huntsman Son, the impressive winner at Market Rasen last time out and well in at the weights today while the filly David's Phoebe can take third.

Manny Owens
Huntsman Son
David's Phoebe

Previous Winners

2016

Midnight Cowboy

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Tom Cannon | T: A King

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00