14:00 Kempton

Monday 9 April 2018

All14:0014:3015:0515:3516:1016:4517:2017:50

Matchbook Betting Exchange Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 5.60s

1^st

Highway One O One

612-0

7/4f

T: C GordonJ: Harry Reed (5)

Made all, hit 2nd, clear from 2 out where awkward, stayed on strongly, unchallenged op 2/1 tchd 13/8

2^nd

Equus Amadeus

511-7

5/1

T: T LaceyJ: Aidan Coleman

Took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner op 4/1 tchd 7/2

3^rd

2 ¼

Lungarno Palace

711-7

3/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Alain Cawley

Chased winner, bad mistake 4 out, lost 2nd next, chased leading pair, 2nd again before 2 out until 2 out, stayed on same pace in 3rd tchd 7/2

4^th

Salix

410-8

33/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Settled in rear, steady headway after 3 out, modest 4th and hit last, nearest finish op 25/1

5^th

Ilewin Geez

811-0

11/2

T: C J MannJ: Harry Bannister

Held up towards rear, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, plugged on op 7/1 tchd 15/2

6^th

Jaboticaba

411-1

7/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Pulled hard, soon chasing leaders on inside, went 2nd 3 out until before next, weakened between last 2 op 6/1

7^th

2 ¾

Du Destin

511-0

40/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, no threat after op 50/1

8^th

Gamekeeper Bill

410-8

100/1

T: A BaileyJ: T E Whelan

Held up towards rear, never involved, tailed off

9^th

2 ¾

Stanza Boy

611-0

200/1

T: D FaulknerJ: Dave Crosse

Always behind, tailed off op 100/1

10^th

Miss Malarky

510-7

200/1

T: Mrs L C JewellJ: Joshua Moore

Towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake next, headway into mid-division when bumped 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 100/1

11^th

Head Lad

511-0

100/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

Also Ran

Market Court

711-0

150/1

T: N J GiffordJ: Tom Cannon

Always behind, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next op 100/1 tchd 200/1

Mazalto

510-7

33/1

T: P PhelanJ: James Best

Pulled hard in mid-division, saddle slipped and pulled up before 3rd

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.20, £1.60, £1.40EX:£11.10Trifecta:£26.50SF:£10.85Swingers:£2.10, £1.70, £3.20

Forecasts

Highway One O One (7/4), Lungarno Palace (3/1), Equus Amadeus (5/1), Ilewin Geez (11/2), Jaboticaba (7/1), Salix (33/1), Mazalto (33/1), Du Destin (40/1), Gamekeeper Bill (100/1), Head Lad (100/1), Market Court (150/1), Stanza Boy (200/1), Miss Malarky (200/1)

It would look to be those carrying penalties that are of most interest here with Highway One O One dropping back into novice company after being given a tough handicap debut although he does have a double penalty to cope with here. EQUUS AMADEUS will have come on for the run last time out and providing he settles this time around he should be a much more solid proposition here. Lungarno Palace won on his hurdling debut last time and he’s another who can improve while Salix and Jaboticaba are both of interest if they can settle better. Ilewin Geez and Mazalto are two other that enter the mix in what is a decent opener to the card.

Equus Amadeus
Lungarno Palace
Ilewin Geez

Previous Winners

2017

Man From Mars

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 5

J: N D Fehily | T: Nick Williams

1/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00