15:15 Sedgefield

Tuesday 13 March 2018

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188Bet Best Priced Mullins Cheltenham Wednesday 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 32.90s

1^st

Drums Of War

611-12

8/1

T: C GrantJ: Callum Bewley (3)

In touch, headway chasing leaders 3rd, 2nd 5th until pushed along before 2 out, hit 3 out, 2nd again before the last where not fluent, led run-in, driven out op 4/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

3 ¼

Simply Business

510-0

3/1

T: S EnglandJ: David England

Led, went clear after 3rd, reduced lead 2 out, headed and no extra run-in

3^rd

Strike West

611-3

7/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Keen, chased leaders, lost place 3rd, rallied in 3rd before 3 out, 2nd before 2 out and closed, lost 2nd before the last, weakened badly run-in tchd 9/2

4^th

1 ¼

Pronto Tonto

511-11

13/2

T: T D EasterbyJ: C R King

Held up in last pair, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, no impression op 5/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 11/2

5^th

Rapid Fritz

910-2

14/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Raced wide, chased leaders, 2nd after 4th until next, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out op 10/1

6^th

Beau Sancy

611-8

12/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Alison Clarke (7)

Keen in rear, headway chasing leaders 3rd, weakened quickly before 3 out, tailed off op 22/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Handy Hollow

511-6

5/2f

T: D McCain JnrJ: Lorcan Murtagh (5)

Chased leader who went clear after 3rd, lost 2nd after next, weakened 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£2.60, £2.10EX:£17.90Trifecta:£102.10SF:£22.19Swingers:£2.50, £2.30, £2.70

Forecasts

Handy Hollow (5/2), Simply Business (3/1), Strike West (7/2), Pronto Tonto (13/2), Drums Of War (8/1), Beau Sancy (12/1), Rapid Fritz (14/1)

This is a very modest contest and a chance is taken that Tim Easterby's handicap debutant PRONTO TONTO can show improved form having not really been sighted in three fair novice hurdles so far. Drums of War has claims on his second place at Musselburgh but ran badly in heavy ground last time so is hard to predict. Handy Hollow and Strike West have bits and pieces of form that stack up in this company, and the mare Simply Business is not totally out of it off a light weight.

Pronto Tonto
Handy Hollow
Simply Business

Previous Winners

2017

Modulus

Weight: 12-1 |Age: 8

J: Ryan Winks | T: P Winks

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00