15:00 Stratford

Saturday 20 October 2018

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Euan Robertson Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:59 | Winning time: 4m 33.40s

1^st

Gaelic Flow

710-0

3/1

T: C J DownJ: Bryony Frost (3)

Always prominent, led after 2 out, clear last, stayed on well op 6/1

2^nd

Head Lad

511-2

9/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up on inside, not clear run after 6th, headway approaching 2 out, chased winner before last, stayed on, no impression op 14/1

3^rd

Never A Word

411-9

7/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ross Turner (7)

Chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, outpaced after next, stayed on flat, went 3rd close home tchd 13/2

4^th

Turnbury

710-10

11/1

T: Mrs N S EvansJ: Robert Williams (3)

Led, headed after 2 out, one pace before last, lost 3rd close home op 12/1 tchd 14/1

5^th

1 ½

Ginge de Sophia

511-13

16/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

Mid-division, driven after 2 out, stayed on flat, no impression op 11/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

Neetside

611-10

12/1

T: David DennisJ: David Noonan

Held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, soon ridden, 4th and fading last op 13/2 tchd 14/1

7^th

2 ½

Presenting Streak

911-9

16/1

T: P WinksJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

8^th

Hoponandsee

711-6

9/4f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, mistakes, headway after 2 out, never on terms, weakened before last op 5/2 tchd 15/8

9^th

Maronette

511-2

20/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Chased leaders, lost place when awkward 2nd, weakened after 2 out op 14/1

10^th

The Grinder

611-7

16/1

T: N KentJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division, struggling after 3 out, well beaten next op 12/1

Also Ran

Broadway Dreams

411-12

40/1

T: M BlakeJ: Philip Donovan (7)

In rear, pushed along after 4th, mistake next, well beaten from 3 out, pulled up before last op 33/1 tchd 50/1

Twycross Warrior

611-7

50/1

T: R DickinJ: James Nixon (7)

Prominent early, chased leaders, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.70, £2.20, £2.10EX:£33.20Trifecta:£534.20Tricast:£180.43SF:£30.78Swingers:£5.80, £2.30, £5.80

Forecasts

Hoponandsee (9/4), Gaelic Flow (3/1), Never A Word (7/1), Head Lad (9/1), Turnbury (11/1), Neetside (12/1), Ginge de Sophia (16/1), Presenting Streak (16/1), The Grinder (16/1), Maronette (20/1), Broadway Dreams (40/1), Twycross Warrior (50/1)

NEVER A WORD has been running well of late and he can gain a deserved victory by taking this competitive handicap hurdle. Gaelic Flow has run well at this venue in the past and he can finish runner-up ahead of Hoponandsee who is a winner already this year.