12:20 Hereford

Saturday 16 December 2017

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

Ross Labels Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 6m 27.10s

1^st

Tb Broke Her

710-7

11/2

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, not fluent next, challenged 2 out, led between last 2, drew readily clear flat op 9/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

Sonoftheking

911-12

11/4

T: Nicky MartinJ: Matt Griffiths

Led to after 1st, tracked leader, disputed lead from 5th, led 4 out, driven and hard pressed 2 out, headed between last 2, no chance with winner flat, eased towards finish op 7/2

3^rd

Handsome Sam

611-0

15/2

T: M SheppardJ: Mr Ed Bailey (7)

Held up behind, chased leaders 4 out, outpaced in 3rd before 2 out, no chance with front pair after, flattered by proximity to eased down runner-up tchd 8/1

4^th

Boyfromnowhere

1011-4

33/1

T: A WintleJ: Benjamin Poste

Tracked leaders to before 4 out, soon lost touch, plugged on to take remote 4th before last, tailed off op 18/1

5^th

4 ½

Paddy The Oscar

1411-11

2/1f

T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)

Led after 1st, jumped left, joined 5th, headed 4 out, outpaced in 4th next, soon weakened, tailed off op 9/4

Also Ran

Black Narcissus

811-3

13/2

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Brendan Powell

Held up behind, struggling 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 11/2 tchd 5/1

What Larks

910-9

12/1

T: Dr J R J NaylorJ: Dave Crosse

Held up behind, blundered badly 11th, not recover and soon struggling, pulled up before next op 14/1 tchd 16/1 and 11/1

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Non-Runners

Astigos³¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: Lady S Brooke J: Miss L Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.30, £1.60EX:£19.20Trifecta:£54.00Tricast:£108.31SF:£20.44Swingers:£4.40, £6.40, £3.50

Forecasts

Paddy The Oscar (2/1), Sonoftheking (11/4), Tb Broke Her (11/2), Black Narcissus (13/2), Handsome Sam (15/2), What Larks (12/1), Boyfromnowhere (33/1), Astigos (33/1)

The veteran PADDY THE OSCAR has been in good form so far this season and he can reverse recent Exeter runner with Sonoftheking by taking this opening handicap chase. The selection should appreciate the extra furlong today and he can get the better of Nicky Martin's charge with Tb Broke Her taken to finish third having placed over this trip in the past.