16:30 Hereford

Tuesday 26 March 2019

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Trumpers Tea Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 27.10s

1^st

Ratfacemcdougall

611-7

15/8

T: B I CaseJ: Max Kendrick (5)

Chased leader, left in lead just after 6th, stayed on, ridden out

2^nd

1 ½

Tarrona

1011-1

11/1

T: A PhillipsJ: C J Todd (7)

Held up in touch, not fluent 6th, went 2nd normal 3 out, stayed on but unable to get to winner from omitted last

3^rd

Imperial Elysian

511-1

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear, jumped big 1st, left 4th just after 6th, not fluent next, went modest 3rd from normal 2 out, no chance with front pair

4^th

Talktomenow

511-1

11/10f

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, left 2nd just after 6th, ridden normal 3 out, weakened and lost 3rd next

5^th

Oyster Perch

510-8

50/1

T: R H BucklerJ: M G Nolan

In rear, soon pushed along, mistake 3rd, reminder next, behind from 6th

Also Ran

Plenty Of Butty

611-1

66/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: T Scudamore

Took keen hold, led, not fluent 1st, clear 3rd until mistake 5th, something amiss, headed and pulled up after next

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Non-Runners

New Quay³²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Bridget Andrews

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.20, £3.20EX:£16.50Trifecta:£38.80SF:£21.07Swingers:£2.30, £1.70, £4.80

Forecasts

Talktomenow (11/10), Ratfacemcdougall (15/8), New Quay (11/4), Imperial Elysian (4/1), Tarrona (11/1), Oyster Perch (50/1), Plenty Of Butty (66/1)

Question marks over all the main protagonists and guessing who is going to overcome them to score is not easy. Talktomenow has a really good effort against Getaway Trump to his name and a repeat of that is probably good enough to take this, but two lesser efforts since that run are worrying, and the addition of cheekpieces looks more in hope than anything. Ratfacemcdougall's Doncaster win looks a bit suspect, and New Quay has work to do under a penalty, so IMPERIAL ELYSIAN gets the vote. This longer trip should help and you an expect improvement for it. With so many question marks flying about, both Tarrona and Oyster Perch can be given place chances.

Imperial Elysian
Talktomenow
Tarrona

Previous Winners

2018

Westend Story

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: R Johnson | T: P Hobbs & J White

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00