17:00 Kempton

Saturday 17 March 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Commission Free Racing At Matchbook Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 58.8s

1^st

Mister Fisher

40-0

5/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: Ned Curtis (5)

Held up towards rear, going well when switched left 3f out, 3rd over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, led 150 yards out, ran on well op 10/11 tchd 11/8

2^nd

1 ¼

Manvers House

50-0

25/1

T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden

With leader, led over 3f out, headed and not pace of winner 150 yards out, kept on op 33/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Oakley

50-0

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up in last pair, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, 2nd 3f out until over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd op 12/1

4^th

Rhythm Is A Dancer

50-0

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, one pace in 4th and no impression final 2f op 6/1

5^th

Starjac

40-0

50/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

Raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

6^th

Ebony Gale

40-0

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Conor Smith (5)

Held up in last pair, plugged on final 2f op 16/1

7^th

1 ¾

Soldier Of Love

50-0

7/2

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Slight lead until over 3f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 2f out op 4/1

8^th

1 ½

Savanna Roar

50-0

33/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Took keen hold, always towards rear op 50/1

9^th

2 ¾

Gaelic Poet

40-0

25/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: James Best

Mid-division on outside, pushed along 6f out, soon lost place op 50/1

10^th

Lucky Accord

60-0

66/1

T: P HideJ: A Glassonbury

Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon lost place, tailed off

11^th

Cilaos Glace

50-0

10/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Pulled hard, chased leaders on inside, weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

N/A

Ballinahinch

130-0

T: S DurackJ:

N/A

Bubble O'Clock

120-0

T: P F NichollsJ:

N/A

Colonel Custard

120-0

T: Nicky MartinJ: Matt Griffiths

N/A

Commodore Barry

120-0

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ:

N/A

Gaucho Gil

120-0

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ:

N/A

Getaway Trump

120-0

T: P F NichollsJ:

N/A

Goutez Moi

120-0

T: Mrs L J MonganJ:

N/A

Guiding Stars

120-0

T: H WhittingtonJ:

N/A

Legal Eyes

120-0

T: B PaulingJ:

N/A

Sebastopol

40-0

9/2

T: T LaceyJ: N D Fehily

NonRunner

N/A

My Story

130-0

T: N P MulhollandJ:

N/A

Sam I

120-0

T: H FryJ:

N/A

Serosevsky

120-0

T: H FryJ:

N/A

Sharp Getaway

130-0

T: B I CaseJ:

N/A

Some Day Soon

120-0

T: Jamie SnowdenJ:

N/A

Baddesley Prince

110-0

T: C GordonJ:

N/A

Dark Episode

110-0

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

N/A

Moor Freedom

120-0

T: P GundryJ:

N/A

So Lonely

110-0

T: J ButlerJ:

N/A

Before Midnight

120-0

T: N J HendersonJ:

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £7.80, £2.50EX:£39.40Trifecta:£740.20SF:£47.61Swingers:£20.80, £4.40, £91.20

Forecasts

Mister Fisher (5/4), Soldier Of Love (7/2), Rhythm Is A Dancer (9/2), Sebastopol (9/2), Oakley (10/1), Cilaos Glace (10/1), Ebony Gale (14/1), Manvers House (25/1), Gaelic Poet (25/1), Savanna Roar (33/1), Starjac (50/1), Lucky Accord (66/1)

Probably a decent bumper with Mister Fisher looking the most interesting of the newcomer contingent. Emphatic point-to-point winner Sebastopool and Ascot runner-up Soldier of Love have already demonstrated their potential but both have softer ground to contend with here, so RHYTHM IS A DANCER gets the vote. Paul Nicholls' gelding comfortably beat everything bar Sevarano in a decent-looking bumper on soft ground here last month and, with natural improvement, should prove a tough nut to crack.