14:15 Wincanton

Sunday 22 April 2018

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

cowsfeet.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 49.40s

1^st

Blu Cavalier

811-12

1/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (7)

Raced wide tracked leaders going well, challenged 2 out, led between last 2, soon clear, kept on strongly run-in op 11/10

2^nd

Cotswold Way

511-0

50/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd before the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with easy winner

3^rd

Stylish Moment

511-0

10/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, kept on into modest 3rd close home tchd 8/1

4^th

Watcombe Heights

811-6

9/2

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Led headed approaching 2 out, weakened before the last, lost modest 3rd close home op 11/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

El Presente

511-6

8/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Chased leaders on inside, mistake and stumbled 4th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next tchd 7/1

6^th

Malachite

511-6

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, weakened between last 2 tchd 9/2

7^th

Ballyknock Cloud

711-6

20/1

T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leader led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, soon lost 2nd, weakened before the last tchd 25/1

8^th

Ritas Bid

510-7

80/1

T: H FryJ: N P Madden

Mid-division on outside, jumped slowly 6th, brief effort on outside after 3 out, ridden and weakening when mistake next, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 66/1

9^th

Selfcontrol

711-0

50/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Always behind, not fluent 5th, reminders and beaten after 3 out, tailed off op 33/1

10^th

Costly Dream

611-0

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Jumped poorly, always in rear, tailed off and eased before 2 out

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Non-Runners

Mere Ironmonger⁷³⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: B G Powell J: Paul O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £10.50, £2.40EX:£54.60Trifecta:£697.50SF:£74.55Swingers:£20.00, £3.80, £54.40

Forecasts

Blu Cavalier (1/1), Watcombe Heights (9/2), Malachite (5/1), El Presente (8/1), Stylish Moment (10/1), Mere Ironmonger (16/1), Ballyknock Cloud (20/1), Costly Dream (33/1), Cotswold Way (50/1), Selfcontrol (50/1), Ritas Bid (80/1)

MALACHITE made a winning debut over hurdles last time out and he can follow up under a penalty in this opening contest. Nicky Henderson is good form (11/40) at present and his son of Malinas can see off Blu Cavalier who carries a double penalty having won two hurdle races previously. El Presente, can finish third in this having filled the same position at Bangor last time out.

Malachite
Blu Cavalier
El Presente

Previous Winners

2017

Dreamcatching

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 4

J: Stan Sheppard | T: P F Nicholls

2/11

Prize Money

1st: £5,133.002nd: £1,507.003rd: £754.004th: £377.00