13:05 Taunton

Thursday 13 December 2018

All12:3513:0513:3514:1014:4515:1515:50

Kings College Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 4m 13.87s

1^st

Envole Toi

410-12

25/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Made all, just held on

2^nd

Birds Of Prey

410-12

8/11f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, jumped badly right 1st, headway before 2 out, chased winner run-in, just held tchd 5/6

3^rd

1 ¾

Le Ligerien

510-12

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up towards rear and keen, soon tracked leaders, went 2nd before 5 out, kept on and no extra towards finish op 25/1

4^th

Nifty At Fifty

510-12

16/1

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

In rear, good headway after 3 out, ridden after last, kept on same pace, went 4th towards finish op 20/1

5^th

Oriental Flame

510-5

12/1

T: C J MannJ: Harry Bannister

Held up mid-division, kept on same pace, lost 4th towards finish op 11/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

Espalion

410-12

12/1

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle (7)

Held up mid-division, weakened from 2 out op 14/1

7^th

Press Gang

510-12

7/1

T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Soon in rear, weakened before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 13/2

8^th

Aclassagold

510-12

80/1

T: D FaulknerJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out op 100/1 tchd 66/1

9^th

2 ¾

Cooperess

510-5

100/1

T: D BurchellJ: Miss Jodie Hughes (7)

Held up towards rear, weakened from 3 out

Also Ran

Colditz Castle

410-12

16/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up in touch, one pace when badly hampered and unseated rider 2 out op 14/1

Just Midas

510-12

80/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened from 4 out, pulled up op 100/1 tchd 66/1

Paxman

410-12

13/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adrian Heskin

Tracked winner, a close 4th and looking one pace when fell 2 out op 10/1 tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

Vards²²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: Jack Barber J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.50Pl:£5.20, £1.02, £10.50EX:£55.70Trifecta:£526.00SF:£45.88Swingers:£8.60, £0.00, £11.00

Forecasts

Birds Of Prey (8/11), Paxman (13/2), Vards (13/2), Press Gang (7/1), Oriental Flame (12/1), Espalion (12/1), Nifty At Fifty (16/1), Colditz Castle (16/1), Envole Toi (25/1), Le Ligerien (33/1), Aclassagold (80/1), Just Midas (80/1), Cooperess (100/1)

The weaker of the two divisions with only a small handful appealing as betting propositions. BIRDS OF PREY, a useful recruit from the Flat, is forwarded in the hope he can make progress over hurdles, while Paxman and Oriental Flame are a couple of others worthy of consideration. A betting market move for Vards could also prove to be significant.