13:30 Newcastle

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:2015:5516:3017:0017:45

vertem.co.uk Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 6m 6.60s

1^st

Eternally Yours

510-7

5/2

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Settled in rear, headway after 4 out, chased leaders, before 2 out, led after last, quickened clear, easily (2 hurdles omitted) op 3/1

2^nd

Love At Dawn

510-7

33/1

T: P D NivenJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Prominent, lost place approaching 5th, rallied 3 out, every chance last, kept on well, no chance with winner tchd 40/1

3^rd

Luvly Boy Blue

711-0

100/1

T: S CorbettJ: Mr R Wilson (7)

Held up in last trio, headway before 4 out, led approaching next, soon ran green and wandered about, continued to run green approaching last 2 hurdles, headed after last, no extra op 80/1

4^th

Granard

611-6

4/7f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

In touch, headway after 4 out, every chance from next, weakened closing stages op 4/9

Also Ran

Boy Named Sioux

711-0

7/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Keen in touch, joined leaders halfway, mistake 4 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before next tchd 6/1

Jiminy Cricket

711-0

33/1

T: S G WestJ: J Kington (3)

Led until after 4th, remained prominent, mistake 4 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before next

Montydarkdestroyer

711-0

50/1

T: J J DaviesJ: W T Kennedy

Held up in rear, under pressure when not fluent 3 out, pulled up after next op 33/1 tchd 66/1

Wor Verge

511-0

14/1

T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)

Prominent, led after 4th, mistake 4 out, headed before next, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.10, £5.80, £15.00EX:£71.30Trifecta:£759.00SF:£65.10Swingers:£6.10, £5.20, £0.00

Forecasts

Granard (4/7), Eternally Yours (5/2), Boy Named Sioux (7/1), Wor Verge (14/1), Love At Dawn (33/1), Jiminy Cricket (33/1), Montydarkdestroyer (50/1), Luvly Boy Blue (100/1)

Stronger numerically than the Ffos Las contest in which GRANARD made a winning hurdles debut earlier in the month, but not a lot to recommend with regards his other rivals so far. The majority of the field are either inexperienced over hurdles, returning from an absence or stepping up in trip, so the Nigel Twiston-Davies trained runner looks by far the safest option. Whilst he drops slightly back in trip today, heavy ground at a stiff galloping track will help to offset that potential negative factor. Boy Named Sioux should prove best of the rest.

Granard
Boy Named Sioux
Eternally Yours

Previous Winners

2017

Ami Desbois

Weight: 12-4 |Age: 7

J: Wayne Hutchinson | T: D Killahena & G McPherson

2/5

Prize Money

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