16:25 Wincanton

Sunday 22 April 2018

All14:1514:5015:2015:5016:2516:5517:3018:00

Cadbury Business Park Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 3m 39.20s

1^st

Diamond Guy

511-0

2/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, led 3 out, clear after next, kept on strongly, easily op 3/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Shoal Bay

511-6

7/2

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Chased leader, led approaching 4th until 3 out, chased winner until before next, 2nd again at the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner tchd 4/1

3^rd

Smuggler's Blues

611-0

7/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: N D Fehily

Took keen hold, soon tracking leaders on outside, went 3rd at the last, plugged on, no chance with winner op 13/2 tchd 6/1

4^th

Irish Prophecy

511-6

3/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders, 2nd before 2 out until hit the last, weakened run-in op 7/2

5^th

Serosevsky

511-0

16/1

T: H FryJ: N P Madden

Mid-division, outpaced before 2 out, plugged on op 12/1

6^th

Blushing Red

410-9

33/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, headway on outside before 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 20/1

7^th

1 ½

City Star

610-7

66/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Always towards rear op 50/1

8^th

1 ¾

Penneys Hun

511-6

25/1

T: M BlanshardJ: Hugh Nugent (7)

Mid-division, weakened after 3 out

9^th

1 ¼

Mutoondresdashorse

410-9

80/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Towards rear most of way op 66/1 tchd 100/1

10^th

1 ½

Pirolo

611-0

50/1

T: N J HawkeJ: T J O'Brien

Raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next

11^th

Fred's Filly

510-7

150/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: Sean Houlihan (5)

Always in rear, tailed off

12^th

Big Difference

511-0

16/1

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Always towards rear tchd 18/1

13^th

Indigo Stamp

711-0

250/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Dave Crosse

Led until approaching 4th, chased leader until before 3 out, weakened rapidly soon after 3 out, tailed off

14^th

Cranstal

511-0

28/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Always towards rear, tailed off and eased after 2 out, soon pulled up op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Nanny Makfi¹⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: B Barr J: Thomas Garner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £2.50EX:£10.40Trifecta:£39.10SF:£8.87Swingers:£2.00, £3.90, £5.10

Forecasts

Diamond Guy (2/1), Irish Prophecy (3/1), Shoal Bay (7/2), Smuggler's Blues (7/1), Serosevsky (16/1), Big Difference (16/1), Penneys Hun (25/1), Cranstal (28/1), Blushing Red (33/1), Pirolo (50/1), Nanny Makfi (50/1), City Star (66/1), Mutoondresdashorse (80/1), Fred's Filly (150/1), Indigo Stamp (250/1)

Bumper winner DIAMOND GUY can get off the mark at the second attempt over hurdles by taking this novice hurdle race. The selection represents the in form stable of Paul Nicholls (9/42) and having won a bumper here in the past he can get the better of Shoal Bay who was last seen contesting a Grade 1 event at last months Cheltenham Festival. Sandown winner Irish Prophecy can claim third on his first outing of 2018.

Diamond Guy
Shoal Bay
Irish Prophecy

Previous Winners

2017

Capitaine

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: P F Nicholls

1/14

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00