16:40 Worcester

Sunday 24 June 2018

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:40

Bet toteWIN At totesport.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 40.70s

1^st

Celestial Path

611-12

5/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Made all, drew clear last, redily op 7/2

2^nd

Thames Knight

611-6

9/2

T: J R BoyleJ: R T Dunne

In touch, headway 4 out, chased winner next, jumped left 2 out, and last, not pace to challenge op 5/1 tchd 11/4

3^rd

Scotsbrook Night

510-8

11/4f

T: S LycettJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, effort after 3 out, weakened before last op 7/2 tchd 4/1

4^th

Sprogzilla

910-6

16/1

T: H JamesJ: Charlie Hammond (5)

Prominent, mistake 4 out, soon under pressure, stayed on same pace approaching last

5^th

3 ¼

St Patrick's Day

611-9

16/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: Adam Wedge

Mid-division, slow 4th, headway 2 out, never a threat op 14/1

6^th

Poet's Charm

410-12

14/1

T: M HillJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Behind, headway 3 out, never on terms op 12/1 tchd 16/1

7^th

Pirolo

611-0

9/1

T: N J HawkeJ: T J O'Brien

In touch, chased leaders 3 out, weakening when blundered last op 14/1 tchd 16/1

8^th

1 ¼

May Mist

610-11

66/1

T: T WallJ: Josh Wall (5)

In touch, mistake 5th, weakened next op 50/1

9^th

Executive Prince

811-3

10/1

T: J ScottJ: Nick Scholfield

Pulled hard in rear, headway 3 out, soon weakened tailed off op 7/1

10^th

1 ¾

Akkapenko

410-9

14/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up, mistake 1st, headway under pressure 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off op 16/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Hatem

511-8

16/1

T: C R DoreJ: N P Madden

Mid-division, lost action and pulled up soon after 4 out

Involve

411-0

33/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£2.40, £2.80, £1.10EX:£37.00Trifecta:£130.50Tricast:£74.13SF:£27.62Swingers:£7.30, £3.30, £3.10

Forecasts

Scotsbrook Night (11/4), Thames Knight (9/2), Celestial Path (5/1), Pirolo (9/1), Executive Prince (10/1), Poet's Charm (14/1), Akkapenko (14/1), Sprogzilla (16/1), St Patrick's Day (16/1), Hatem (16/1), Involve (33/1), May Mist (66/1)

This doesn't look the deepest novices' handicap hurdle of all time and the answer may well be SCOTSBROOK NIGHT, who has been progressing nicely recently for Shaun Lycett, including when second at Southwell last time out, and off the same mark can take another forward step here to be the one to be with. In a race where it may pay to look towards the bottom of the weights, Sprogzilla and Poet's Charm are others for the shortlist.

Scotsbrook Night
Sprogzilla
Poet's Charm

Previous Winners

2017

Sweeping Rock

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: J E Moore | T: J L Spearing

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £450.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00