14:40 Warwick

Wednesday 28 March 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:5016:2516:55

Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 4m 21.80s

1^st

Whatmore

611-12

11/8

T: H D DalyJ: R Johnson

Tracked clear leader, took closer order 5 out, led approaching 3 out, driven clear after next, ran on strongly op 15/8

2^nd

Higgs

511-0

66/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: David Bass

Pulled hard tracking leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, stayed on under pressure closing stages, no chance with winner op 50/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Captain Jack

511-0

7/1

T: R J PriceJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, kept on under pressure after last op 8/1

4^th

Fields Of Fortune

410-7

8/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Always behind, weakened 4 out, left in remote 4th at last op 7/1

5^th

2 ½

Taking A Chance

510-7

20/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, weakened after 4 out op 25/1

6^th

Zamalight

410-7

100/1

T: O MurphyJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Always behind

7^th

Totterdown

711-0

33/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Daniel Hiskett (5)

Led, keen and soon 7 lengths clear, jumped right throughout, headed before 3 out, soon weakened

Also Ran

Harefield

511-6

1/1f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Chased leaders, progress 3 out, under pressure next, 4th and weakening when fell last op 5/6

Non-Runners

Rebel Royal³⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Bridget Andrews

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.10, £15.30, £2.40EX:£133.00Trifecta:£782.80SF:£88.15Swingers:£13.40, £3.10, £28.50

Forecasts

Harefield (1/1), Whatmore (11/8), Captain Jack (7/1), Fields Of Fortune (8/1), Taking A Chance (20/1), Rebel Royal (20/1), Totterdown (33/1), Higgs (66/1), Zamalight (100/1)

Unless there's dramatic improvement from one of the others then this looks a match between WHATMORE and Harefield. At the weights the latter would look the one to be with but Whatmore may be the more straightforward and facing a much easier task than has been the case, can give the weight away. Alan King's other representative Fields Of Fortune may be best of the rest.

Whatmore
Harefield
Fields Of Fortune

Previous Winners

2017

Multiculture

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 5

J: R Johnson | T: P Hobbs & J White

1/9

Prize Money

1st: £4,419.002nd: £1,297.003rd: £649.004th: £324.00