19:25 Kempton

Thursday 26 April 2018

All16:4517:1517:4518:2018:5019:2519:55

Polyroof Products Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 5m 10.25s

1^st

Black Mischief

611-4

7/4f

T: H FryJ: Miss A B O'Connor (7)

Keen, held up in 5th, closer at 6th, led approaching 2 out, good jump to assert last, edged left and kept on well run-in op 2/1 tchd 9/4

2^nd

2 ½

Royal Irish Hussar

810-12

5/1

T: N J HendersonJ: David Bass

Pulled hard, held up last, jumped big 3rd and next, headway tracking leaders before 2 out, soon 2nd and every chance, went right last, hung right and no extra run-in tchd 9/2

3^rd

Star Foot

711-2

6/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: Page Fuller (5)

Tracked leaders on inside, mistake and outpaced 3 out, rallied on outside into 3rd approaching next op 7/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

Take To Heart

611-8

9/2

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Led and set steady pace, mistake 2nd, headed 4 out, lost 2nd weakened before 2 out where slightly hampered op 4/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

Braavos

711-12

10/1

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

Keen, tracked leader, led 4 out, awkward next, headed before 2 out, mistake and weakened 2 out op 7/1

Also Ran

Coillte Lass

711-7

11/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (7)

Keen, tracked leaders and wide, weakening when fell heavily 2 out tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

Backinthesaddle¹²⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: D Steele J: Conor Shoemark

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.50, £2.30EX:£9.90Trifecta:£39.80SF:£10.47Swingers:£1.30, £2.50, £3.80

Forecasts

Black Mischief (7/4), Take To Heart (9/2), Royal Irish Hussar (5/1), Coillte Lass (11/2), Star Foot (6/1), Braavos (10/1), Backinthesaddle (50/1)

Nicky Henderson has won three of the last four renewals of this but his representatives this time, Take To Heart and Royal Irish Hussar arrive needing to prove they retain their enthusiasm for the game. Braavos represents a stable in form and conditions are in his favour, whilst Coilte Lass should improve for the quicker ground and a reduction in her handicap mark. BLACK MISCHIEF arrives after a break and that is probably a good time to catch him. The trip and going should be right for him and his rider is good value for her claim.

Black Mischief
Coillte Lass
Braavos

Previous Winners

2017

Stowaway Magic

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 6

J: J McGrath | T: N J Henderson

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00