16:40 Hereford

Monday 29 January 2018

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

Festival Preview Night 1st March Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 5m 33.15s

1^st

Shotavodka

1212-6

10/1

T: Miss H BrookshawJ: Hugh Nugent (5)

Held up towards rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 10th, 2nd approaching 3 out, challenged and hit last, quickened to lead run-in op 16/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Full Trottle

912-6

4/1

T: Miss L ThomasJ: Mr Jonathan Bailey (3)

Chased leaders, led before 3 out, joined last, headed and kept on same pace run-in op 11/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

Sir Jack Yeats

712-6

10/1

T: R SpencerJ: Mr William Biddick

Led until 2nd, chased leaders, pushed along in 4th and outpaced before 2 out, modest 3rd run-in op 8/1

4^th

Opening Batsman

1212-6

7/2f

T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, kept on into 4th at the last, no chance with leading duo op 11/4

5^th

Loughaderra Prince

911-12

4/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Mr N George (5)

Led 2nd until after 4th, chased clear leader, closed and every chance 3 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair but no chance, weakened run-in op 11/2 tchd 7/2

6^th

Rouge Et Blanc

1311-12

40/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Miss Pippa Glanville (7)

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 6th, weakened before 2 out

7^th

Drumhart

912-6

66/1

T: Mrs D RalphJ: Miss Josephine Banks (7)

Pulled hard, mistake 2nd, headway to lead after 4th and soon clear, headed and weakened before 3 out, tailed off

8^th

De Bene Esse

812-6

40/1

T: Miss C PackwoodJ: Lorcan Williams (5)

Keen, chased leaders, lost place before 7th, behind and struggling, after next, tailed off tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Toby Lerone

1112-6

4/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Mr S Davies-Thomas (3)

Held up towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out tchd 7/2

Paddy The Stout

1312-2

100/1

T: L HumphreyJ: Mr L Humphrey (7)

Towards rear, blundered 9th and 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

Bouggietopieces

811-12

66/1

T: A B LeyshonJ: Mr James King

Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

Got The Nac

911-12

9/1

T: Mrs K SmylyJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Took keen hold, held up, headway chasing leaders 10th, unseated rider 12th op 17/2 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

Deadly Sting⁶⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: Paul Henry Webb J: Charlie Price

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.90Pl:£2.50, £2.00, £3.50EX:£57.50Trifecta:£503.30SF:£50.79Swingers:£6.30, £14.60, £4.20

Forecasts

Opening Batsman (7/2), Full Trottle (4/1), Loughaderra Prince (4/1), Toby Lerone (4/1), Got The Nac (9/1), Shotavodka (10/1), Sir Jack Yeats (10/1), Deadly Sting (16/1), Rouge Et Blanc (40/1), De Bene Esse (40/1), Drumhart (66/1), Bouggietopieces (66/1), Paddy The Stout (100/1)

Dan Skelton plotted a similar course when sending out TOBY LERONE to defy a lengthy absence in this race 12 months ago and, with suitable testing conditions prevailing once again, the 11-year-old could take some stopping. Opening Batsmen, Sir Jack Yeats and Got The Nac look the most persuasive of the remainder, whilst any market move for Loughaderra Prince would be interesting.

Toby Lerone
Sir Jack Yeats
Opening Batsman

Previous Winners

2017

Toby Lerone

Weight: 12-4 |Age: 10

J: Mr S Davies-Thomas | T: D Skelton

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,120.002nd: £968.003rd: £484.004th: £242.00