19:15 Worcester

Wednesday 29 August 2018

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:45

7bets4free.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 3m 54.30s

1^st

Acker Bilk

410-13

14/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, led before 2 out, ran on well op 7/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Astute Boy

410-13

7/2

T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Behind, headway when not fluent 4 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace op 9/2 tchd 11/4 and tchd 5/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Bard Of Brittany

410-13

66/1

T: M R ChannonJ: Dave Crosse

Pulled hard in rear, headway when hampered 3 out, chased leaders before last, kept on well

4^th

2 ¾

Thepensionfund

611-0

6/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Behind, jumped left 2nd, headway 2 out, chased leaders last, never a threat op 9/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

Casemates Square

410-13

20/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, never on terms tchd 25/1

6^th

3 ½

All Hands On Deck

510-7

22/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Mid-division, blundered 1st, hampered 3 out, headway next, never on terms op 25/1 tchd 20/1

7^th

1 ½

Troy Dee Knee

611-0

50/1

T: S LycettJ: M Goldstein

Led, headed before 2 out, weakened last tchd 40/1

8^th

Sommervieu

410-13

9/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, hampered 3 out, soon lost place op 14/1

9^th

Rubheira

610-7

100/1

T: B BarrJ: Sean Houlihan (5)

Mid-division, under pressure 3 out, soon beaten tchd 150/1

10^th

1 ¾

Another Drama

611-0

40/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, weakened before 3 out op 33/1 tchd 50/1

11^th

Dance With Kate

710-7

100/1

T: K BishopJ: James Best

Pulled hard early, held up, weakened 4 out, hampered next, tailed off

Also Ran

Muilean Na Madog

711-0

40/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Daniel Hiskett (5)

Keen on inside towards rear, under pressure when brought down 3 out tchd 50/1

Shadow Sadness

611-0

11/8f

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, every chance when fell 3 out op 5/4 tchd 11/10 and tchd 13/8

Freedom Chimes

410-13

14/1

T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste

Mid-division, headway before 4 out, every chance when blundered and unseated rider 3 out tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.90Pl:£3.90, £1.70, £18.20EX:£75.90Trifecta:£0.00SF:£61.32Swingers:£6.00, £39.10, £30.70

Forecasts

Shadow Sadness (11/8), Astute Boy (7/2), Thepensionfund (6/1), Sommervieu (9/1), Acker Bilk (14/1), Freedom Chimes (14/1), Casemates Square (20/1), All Hands On Deck (22/1), Another Drama (40/1), Muilean Na Madog (40/1), Troy Dee Knee (50/1), Bard Of Brittany (66/1), Rubheira (100/1), Dance With Kate (100/1)

Thepensionfund is the most interesting of these given a strong pedigree and the promise of his bumper debut. His yard are in form and rare visitors here so any market moves would have to be noted. Sommervieu is, at some point, likely to prove better than he has shown so far and Acker Bilk is an interesting recruit. The vote goes to SHADOW SADNESS who should have learnt plenty from his hurdling debut and would have been the pick of these on the level. The booking of Brian Hughes can be considered a positive sign.

Shadow Sadness
Thepensionfund
Sommervieu

Previous Winners

2017

Horseshoe Bay

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 5

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

5/6

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £229.00