16:05 Kempton

Monday 7 May 2018

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 55.20s

1^st

Faint Hope

611-5

9/1

T: G HarrisJ: L Heard

Held up in touch, steady headway on inside after 6th, close 3rd before 2 out where not fluent, ridden and wandered between last 2, stayed on from the last to lead final 100 yards op 16/1

2^nd

1 ½

Spin A Yarn

511-7

4/1c

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Led until narrowly headed 1nd, chased leader, led again 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, in front again at the last, headed and not pace of winner last 100 yards tchd 7/2

3^rd

Fixed Rate

511-12

8/1

T: C J MannJ: Angus Cheleda (10)

Tracked leaders on outside, 2nd before 4 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra in 3rd run-in op 10/1

4^th

4 ½

Rothman

811-10

4/1c

T: C GordonJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, outpaced after next, mistake 6th, plugged on but never on terms with leaders after tchd 7/2

5^th

2 ¾

Querry Horse

611-12

8/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Jack Sherwood (3)

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden and weakening when mistake next op 13/2

6^th

4 ½

Brown Bear

711-6

12/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Bowen (3)

Held up in 6th, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next op 7/1

7^th

Aviator

1011-4

16/1

T: J M P EustaceJ: Nick Scholfield

Behind, some late modest headway, never on terms op 14/1

8^th

North Hill

711-9

4/1c

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Mistake 2nd, always behind, tailed off op 9/2

Also Ran

Foxy Act

711-7

12/1

T: C J DownJ: Page Fuller (5)

Not that well away, soon chasing leaders on inside, led 2nd, mistake and headed 4th, lost 2nd before 4 out, weakening when hampered next, behind and pulled up before 2 out tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.20Pl:£2.70, £1.70, £2.20EX:£59.70Trifecta:£575.70Tricast:£301.55SF:£44.86Swingers:£8.40, £12.80, £6.10

Forecasts

Spin A Yarn (4/1), Rothman (4/1), North Hill (4/1), Fixed Rate (8/1), Querry Horse (8/1), Faint Hope (9/1), Brown Bear (12/1), Foxy Act (12/1), Aviator (16/1)

It may be worth siding with FAINT HOPE. Grace Harris' charge put in a solid effort in novice company on his first run after a wind operation last time, and was always more likely to be a better handicapper. If improving again, as horses often do on their second run after wind surgery, he could get off the mark here. The lightly-raced Spin A Yarn and the in-form Rothman are others with claims.

Faint Hope
Spin A Yarn
Rothman

Previous Winners

2017

Ballymountain Boy

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Andrew Tinkler | T: M Keighley

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00