14:45 Exeter

Tuesday 5 March 2019

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gg.co.uk Cheltenham Festival Tips 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 6m 9.10s

1^st

Truckers Lodge

712-1

3/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (5)

Made most but pressed throughout, hard ridden flat, in command near finish, very game tchd 7/2

2^nd

Unwin Vc

511-3

7/2

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Held up in mid-division, closed from 5th, challenged from 3 out, every chance flat, held close home op 5/1

3^rd

Walk In The Mill

911-3

9/4f

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Prominent, 3rd and held 2 out, no extra last tchd 5/2

4^th

Lamanver Pippin

611-9

12/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Prominent, ridden in 4th and no extra 3 out, weakened next op 14/1

5^th

Secret Reprieve

511-9

4/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, lost place before 4 out, weakened approaching next op 10/3

6^th

Eclair Des Sablons

511-3

50/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

Prominent, lost place after 4 out, soon behind

7^th

Alkopop

511-3

80/1

T: D W P ArbuthnotJ: Tom Cannon

In rear, struggling 5th, well behind from next

8^th

North Star Oscar

511-3

14/1

T: W GreatrexJ: D A Jacob

Took keen hold, soon in touch on inside, weakened after 4 out op 12/1

9^th

Broadclyst

711-3

16/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Chased leaders on outside, mistake 7th, lost place before 4 out, soon behind op 20/1

10^th

Buster Edwards

611-3

50/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up in mid-division, weakened after 4 out

11^th

Clondaw's Answer

611-3

125/1

T: K WoollacottJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in mid-division, mistake 1st, not fluent next, struggling 7th, soon behind op 100/1

Also Ran

Putdecashonthedash

611-3

100/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: Nick Scholfield

Behind, jumped right and mistake 3rd, tailed off 7th, pulled up after

Lady Kingsmill

810-10

200/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: David Noonan

Towards rear, mistake 1st, untidy and unseated rider 3rd

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.10, £1.50, £1.40EX:£15.30Trifecta:£51.80SF:£15.24Swingers:£3.10, £1.40, £2.50

Forecasts

Walk In The Mill (9/4), Truckers Lodge (3/1), Unwin Vc (7/2), Secret Reprieve (4/1), Lamanver Pippin (12/1), North Star Oscar (14/1), Broadclyst (16/1), Eclair Des Sablons (50/1), Buster Edwards (50/1), Alkopop (80/1), Putdecashonthedash (100/1), Clondaw's Answer (125/1), Lady Kingsmill (200/1)

143-rated chaser WALK IN THE MILL makes plenty of appeal here in just his second career hurdle race. The 2m3½f trip latest when third would have been on the sharp side but this 3m2f winner over fences will be far more at home here and will take some beating. Truckers Lodge was well beaten into second latest in a Doncaster Grade Two but is nevertheless a very useful novice and he can go well despite a double penalty. Secret Reprieve impressed last time out and is also worth genuine consideration.