15:00 Kempton

Saturday 23 February 2019

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Sky Bet Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 43.10s

1^st

Southfield Stone

611-2

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led until 2nd, led again 3 out, 2 lengths ahead 2 out, ridden before blundered last, hung left run-in, stayed on op 7/1

2^nd

Angels Breath

511-7

8/11f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders on inside, went 2 lengths 2nd approaching 2 out, left with chance as winner blundered last, stayed on, always held op 5/6

3^rd

Normal Norman

511-2

40/1

T: J RyanJ: P J Brennan

Held up in last pair, outpaced 3 out, plugged on from next, went 3rd between last 2, no chance with 1st 2

4^th

Brecon Hill

611-2

25/1

T: Mrs S J HumphreyJ: D A Jacob

Led, 2nd, hit 4th, pushed along and headed 3 out, lost 2nd on long run before next, weakened

5^th

Scarlet Dragon

611-2

7/2

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Keen tracking leaders, hit 4 out, 2nd briefly on long run before next, weakened between last 2, blundered last op 10/3 tchd 4/1

6^th

I K Brunel

511-2

20/1

T: O MurphyJ: B J Geraghty

Slightly hampered 4th, always in rear and never a factor, tailed off op 25/1

Also Ran

Tokay Dokey

511-2

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Keen, tracked leaders on outside until fell 4th op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Rouge Vif²⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: H Whittington J: G Sheehan

Daphne Du Clos²⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: N D Fehily

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£2.70, £1.10EX:£12.50Trifecta:£171.10SF:£10.87Swingers:£1.70, £13.10, £8.70

Forecasts

Angels Breath (8/11), Scarlet Dragon (7/2), Southfield Stone (6/1), Rouge Vif (10/1), Daphne Du Clos (12/1), Tokay Dokey (14/1), I K Brunel (20/1), Brecon Hill (25/1), Normal Norman (40/1)

Recently deposed Supreme Novices favourite ANGELS BREATH faces a serious test of his credentials here but if he is to be winning the Cheltenham opener he really ought to take this contest and he is taken to do so. High-class flat performer Scarlet Dragon looked likely to take similar order over hurdles at Huntingdon latest and is a big danger receiving 5lb from the selection. Best of the rest may be Southfield Stone.

Angels Breath
Scarlet Dragon
Southfield Stone

Previous Winners

2018

Global Citizen

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 6

J: D A Jacob | T: B Pauling

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00