15:15 Newton Abbot

Friday 21 September 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:55

Happy 60th Birthday Chris Cross Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 7.20s

1^st

Shiroccan Roll

410-12

4/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in touch, headway on outside after 4th, went 2nd and poised to challenge after 3 out, ridden between last 2, led when went left last, drew readily clear flat op 9/2 tchd 10/3

2^nd

4 ½

Buachaill Beag

710-12

66/1

T: M G RimellJ: J E Moore

Led, pushed along when hard pressed after 3 out, ridden between last 2, headed when not fluent and slightly hampered last, outpaced flat

3^rd

Auld Sod

510-12

3/1

T: R HarrisJ: James Best

Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, ridden before next, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat, no chance with front pair op 4/1

4^th

Great Fairy

510-12

66/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, never on terms with front pair, lost modest 3rd flat op 50/1

5^th

2 ½

Maraakib

610-12

25/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: M G Nolan

Held up in touch, chased leaders after 3 out, ridden before next, kept on same pace, never able to challenge tchd 22/1

6^th

Stand By Me

810-12

8/1

T: A E JonesJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in rear, struggling 3 out, never a threat tchd 9/1

7^th

Casement

410-12

7/2

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

In touch, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, weakened before next tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Acker Bilk

411-4

2/1f

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leader, lost place after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before next op 7/4 tchd 13/8

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Non-Runners

Plymouth Sound²⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: B J Llewellyn J: Robert Williams

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.80, £18.10, £1.80EX:£115.20Trifecta:£1,769.60SF:£186.51Swingers:£12.80, £3.90, £18.80

Forecasts

Acker Bilk (2/1), Auld Sod (3/1), Casement (7/2), Shiroccan Roll (4/1), Stand By Me (8/1), Maraakib (25/1), Plymouth Sound (33/1), Buachaill Beag (66/1), Great Fairy (66/1)

Casement is respected on hurdling debut for a yard that do well here and whose horses are in good form. Softer ground appears important to him and as a result ACKER BILK is taken to follow up his Worcester success and overcome a penalty. He showed plenty of enthusiasm for this new discipline and had the race sewn up two out, although his task was made easier when the favourite fell.

Acker Bilk
Casement
Shiroccan Roll

Previous Winners

2017

Amour de Nuit

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 5

J: Bryony Frost | T: P F Nicholls

4/7

Prize Money

1st: £5,003.002nd: £1,469.003rd: £735.004th: £367.00