12:50 Hereford

Tuesday 16 January 2018

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myracing.com Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 59.7s

1^st

Rock My Style

611-5

9/5f

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, challenged 6th, ridden to lead before 2 out, pressed flat, driven out, in command towards finish op 9/4 tchd 7/4

2^nd

1 ½

Sunset Showdown

511-5

2/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Aidan Coleman

Chased leaders, not fluent 7th or 3 out, went 2nd before last, challenged flat, edged left and held towards finish op 7/4

3^rd

Piton Pete

711-5

4/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Mid-division, headway when not fluent 4th, challenged 2 out until before last, stayed on same pace tchd 9/2

4^th

Itsamanslife

511-5

25/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

Led until after 1st, chased leader, not fluent 3rd, closed 5th, carried left next, soon led, headed before 2 out, weakened well before last op 33/1

5^th

1 ½

Touch Of Velvett

610-12

66/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Mid-division on outside, 6th 3 out, closed next, soon weakened op 50/1

6^th

3 ½

Sunday In The Park

510-12

12/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division, headway after 6th, 5th and ridden 3 out, weakened after next tchd 10/1

7^th

Cold As Ice

611-5

9/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division, not always fluent, pushed along and struggling 7th, very remote 8th 3 out

8^th

The Final Whistle

511-5

100/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Robert Williams (3)

In rear, remote 7th 3 out, no chance and soon well behind

9^th

Concealed Ambition

611-5

100/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: James Best

Tracked leaders, weakened before 6th, very remote 8th 3 out

Also Ran

Berlief Aramis

811-5

66/1

T: A PhillipsJ: S Bowen

In rear, not fluent 3rd, behind next, tailed off 10th 3 out, pulled up after op 50/1

Lake Washington

511-5

66/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Alain Cawley

Took keen hold, led after 1st, clear next until jumped left 4th, went left 5th, soon headed and weakened, tailed off 11th 3 out, pulled up after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £1.70EX:£7.20Trifecta:£17.00SF:£5.69Swingers:£2.00, £1.10, £2.20

Forecasts

Rock My Style (9/5), Sunset Showdown (2/1), Piton Pete (4/1), Cold As Ice (9/1), Sunday In The Park (12/1), Itsamanslife (25/1), Touch Of Velvett (66/1), Lake Washington (66/1), Berlief Aramis (66/1), The Final Whistle (100/1), Concealed Ambition (100/1)

A race which lacks strength in depth, and those horses allocated handicap marks look to have been given lofty perches for what they've actually achieved. Piton Pete has shown ability, but he'd surely struggle to be competitive off a mark of 125, so his trainer Oliver Sherwood looks to be rather limited in terms of finding winning opportunities; other than in this grade. Rock My Style has a few slight question marks to address, but probably boasts the pick of the form over hurdles so far. Therefore, a chance is taken on the hurdles debutante (point-to-point winner) SUNSET SHOWDOWN. This gelding was well found in the market ahead of his rules bumper debut at Chepstow in November, and thankfully for his new trainer, he doesn't lock horns with Good Boy Bobby here.