20:25 Aintree
Friday 15 June 2018
All17:4518:1518:5019:2019:5520:2520:55
Betfred 'Don't Pay The Penalty' Mares' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 3m 149y | Good (Good to Firm in places, watering) | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 6m 14.80s
T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander
Held up in touch, not fluent 8th, chased leaders before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, 3 lengths down in 3rd last, stayed on well flat, led towards finish op 11/4 tchd 5/2
T: C L TizzardJ: James Bowen (3)
Tracked leaders, switched outside before 2 out, went 2nd and challenged between last 2, led last, soon ridden, kept on, headed towards finish op 9/2 tchd 5/1
T: C W FairhurstJ: Joe Colliver
Held up in touch in rear, outpaced before 3 out, 5th and no impression last, ridden and stayed on towards stands side rail flat, took 3rd near finish, never nearer tchd 7/1
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Led, ridden after 2 out, soon hard pressed, blundered and headed last, no impression with front pair flat, lost 3rd near finish op 5/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Tracked leader, effort to challenge 3 out, outpaced after next, weakened last op 5/2 tchd 11/4
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off op 10/1
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Non-Runners
7
Sauvignon21
Weight: 10-12| Age: 7
T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton
NR
5
Ten Trees34
Weight: 11-1| Age: 8
T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: Sam Coltherd
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.80, £2.20EX:£17.50Trifecta:£66.90Tricast:£66.92SF:£15.97Swingers:£0.00, £0.00, £1.10
Forecasts
Sauvignon (2/1), Skewiff (9/4), Final Reminder (3/1), Drinks Interval (4/1), Katy Royal (6/1), Cockley Beck (6/1), Kayla (8/1), Ten Trees (12/1)
Not a deep race by Aintree standards, but a tricky puzzle to solve with a number of likeable enough mares in their grade. Final Reminder and Katy Royal are both progressive horses who clearly stay very well, whilst the steady weights climber Sauvignon commands respect given the form of the Skelton string. However, we look higher up the handicap for the likeliest winner and that is the Evan Williams-trained SKEWIFF. She is a tough sort who managed to see off all bar the previous (and improving) winner Litterale C at Ffos Las last month and can gain a deserved success despite her revised career high mark.
- Skewiff
- Final Reminder
- Sauvignon
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £450.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00
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