16:30 Taunton

Monday 11 March 2019

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William Hill Cheltenham Festival 1m Golden Race Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 55.90s

1^st

Smarty Wild

511-12

10/11f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, soon led, kept on well tchd 5/6 and tchd Evens

2^nd

Putting Green

711-8

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden after last, kept on op 33/1

3^rd

Here's Herbie

1111-7

5/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on run-in op 7/1

4^th

Eur Gone West

611-6

14/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 3 out, kept on same pace op 12/1

5^th

Sparkleandshine

612-0

11/2

T: H WhittingtonJ: J J Burke

Led to 2nd, led again 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, no extra op 5/1

6^th

Valse Au Taillons

611-4

20/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, headway before 2 out, no impression op 25/1

7^th

2 ½

Waiheke

611-0

16/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: L Heard

Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

8^th

3 ½

Pointed And Sharp

711-7

12/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, weakened before last tchd 11/1

9^th

Silver Quay

710-12

8/1

T: J D FrostJ: R P McLernon

Held up towards rear, weakened after 3 out op 10/1

10^th

Caro Des Flos

711-12

100/1

T: J S SmithJ: M D Grant

In rear, ridden after 3 out, never dangerous tchd 80/1

11^th

Belize

811-11

33/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Always towards rear, weakened from 6th, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

Red Hanrahan

811-11

100/1

T: Emma OwenJ: James Best

Held up towards rear, outpaced after 6th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.50, £4.40, £1.60EX:£26.50Trifecta:£172.30Tricast:£99.00SF:£35.39Swingers:£9.00, £2.10, £30.60

Forecasts

Smarty Wild (10/11), Here's Herbie (5/1), Sparkleandshine (11/2), Silver Quay (8/1), Pointed And Sharp (12/1), Eur Gone West (14/1), Waiheke (16/1), Valse Au Taillons (20/1), Putting Green (25/1), Belize (33/1), Caro Des Flos (100/1), Red Hanrahan (100/1)

Phillip Hobbs plays a strong hand here and can help send Richard Johnson off to the Cheltenham Festival with a winner if SMARTY WILD continues to flourish. The gelding has won his last two starts in a pleasing manner and can only benefit from the professional handling of the reigning champion jockey. Sparkleandshine can also play a strong role despite shouldering top weight, while Here's Herbie and Eur Gone West are also high in the pecking order when the best of their form is taken into consideration.

Smarty Wild
Sparkleandshine
Here's Herbie

Previous Winners

2018

Vado Forte

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 5

J: R T Dunne | T: T Lacey

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,133.002nd: £1,507.003rd: £754.004th: £377.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00