17:15 Hereford

Tuesday 15 October 2019

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Sri Lanka The Jewel Of Asia 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 4m 4.40s

1^st

Milkwood

511-5

6/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: James Best

Patiently ridden in rear, smooth headway tracking leaders approaching 2 out, challenged last, quickened to lead run-in, soon clear tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1

2^nd

4 ½

Does He Know

411-5

11/4

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Raced keenly, chased leaders, mistake 2nd, went 2nd between last 2, soon driven along, every chance when wandered and mistake last, plugged on in 2nd run-in op 5/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Avoid De Master

511-5

20/1

T: David DennisJ: Nick Scholfield

Made most until headed not pace of winner run-in, soon hung right and weakened into 3rd op 33/1

4^th

4 ½

Rootless Tree

411-5

7/4f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, went 2nd briefly after 2 out, weakened before the last op 10/3 tchd 15/8

5^th

Pillar Of Steel

410-12

40/1

T: J L SpearingJ: J E Moore

Soon chasing leaders on outside, weakened before the last op 50/1

6^th

nse

Miss Antipova

710-12

100/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Patrick Cowley (5)

Held up in rear, pushed along in mid-division after 2 out, plugged on

7^th

2 ¼

Sastruga

611-5

20/1

T: Henry OliverJ: J McGrath

Never better than mid-division, towards rear and struggling before 2 out

8^th

1 ¼

Sam I

611-5

11/2

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Mistakes in mid-division, blundered 2nd, headway chasing leaders when blundered again 2 out, soon weakened op 4/1 tchd 6/1

9^th

Miss Mondito

410-12

33/1

T: T LaceyJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (5)

Raced keenly, chased leader, every chance 2 out, lost 2nd after 2 out, weakened between last 2 op 18/1

10^th

Illdoittomorrow

411-5

66/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

Always towards rear, never on terms tchd 50/1

11^th

Court Dancer

411-5

40/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders on outside, weakened before 2 out

12^th

Let's Getaway

411-5

10/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, went right and mistake 3rd, headway on outside chasing leaders when went badly right 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 12/1 tchd 14/1

13^th

Clondaw Sam

611-5

100/1

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off

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Non-Runners

Fidelio Vallis¹⁸⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: P F Nicholls J: Harry Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.20, £1.50, £4.80EX:£35.40Trifecta:£328.40SF:£22.66Swingers:£5.10, £14.60, £6.40

Forecasts

Fidelio Vallis (6/4), Rootless Tree (7/4), Does He Know (11/4), Sam I (11/2), Milkwood (6/1), Let's Getaway (10/1), Avoid De Master (20/1), Sastruga (20/1), Miss Mondito (33/1), Pillar Of Steel (40/1), Court Dancer (40/1), Illdoittomorrow (66/1), Miss Antipova (100/1), Clondaw Sam (100/1)

A fairly mixed bag with all bar four of these making their hurdling debuts. The best hurdles form is undoubtedly in the possession of Paul Nicholls French import Fidelio Vallis who finished second on his debut at Auteuil and he sets a good standard to aim at here. It won’t come as a surprise to see him win this but there are one or two interesting dark horses in contention not least Kim Bailey’s winning point-to-pointer DOES HE KNOW; the yard do well with this type and he’s chosen to make a winning debut. Bumper winners Milkwood and Rootless Tree are also of interest particularly the latter with Sam I also worth watching for any market support.

Does He Know
Fidelio Vallis
Rootless Tree

Previous Winners

2018

What's Occurring

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: L P Aspell | T: O Sherwood

4/6

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £305.00