15:55 Stratford

Thursday 31 October 2019

All13:4514:2014:5015:2515:5516:25

British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 4.08s

1^st

Imperial Flem

410-12

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in touch, chased leader before last, kept on to lead last 75 yards op 11/1 tchd 10/1

2^nd

Adjourned

410-12

10/3

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Led and keen, ridden and pressed last, kept on and headed last 75 yards op 7/2

3^rd

1 ½

Sheshoon Sonny

410-12

5/4f

T: A KingJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up mid-division, ridden before last, kept on run-in op 11/8 tchd 11/10

4^th

3 ¾

The Raven's Return

611-4

8/1

T: J W MullinsJ: J McGrath

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to challenged before last, no extra run-in op 7/1

5^th

2 ½

Eaglehill

510-12

25/1

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Prominent, lost place halfway, outpaced before 2 out, plugged on and never dangerous

6^th

Pinnacle Peak

410-12

50/1

T: M KeighleyJ: L P Aspell

Towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, never dangerous

7^th

1 ¼

Catlow

610-12

40/1

T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies

Mid-division, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened

8^th

Alnadam

610-12

11/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in touch, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened op 7/1

9^th

Follow Your Fire

410-12

66/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Always towards rear

10^th

Highate Hill

510-12

40/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Tracked leaders and keen, weakened before 2 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Spirit Of Waterloo

510-12

25/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)

In rear and mistakes, struggling from halfway, tailed off, pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.40Pl:£2.40, £1.30, £1.20EX:£46.40Trifecta:£203.50SF:£50.24Swingers:£6.50, £4.30, £1.70

Forecasts

Sheshoon Sonny (5/4), Adjourned (10/3), Alnadam (11/2), The Raven's Return (8/1), Imperial Flem (12/1), Eaglehill (25/1), Spirit Of Waterloo (25/1), Catlow (40/1), Highate Hill (40/1), Pinnacle Peak (50/1), Follow Your Fire (66/1)

The Dan Skelton yard boast a record of five winners from 23 runners at this track in the last three years around October/November and their £130,000 hurdling recruit ALNADIM can get off the mark here at the first attempt. Adjourned a £110,000 purchase after an impressive 6L win in a Southwell bumper 12 months ago can be expected to be improving over the next couple of starts while the Evan Williams-trained Imperial Flem looks an interesting hurdling debutante. The Raven's Return, winner of a Fontwell maiden hurdle when last seen in May deserves plenty of respect as does Wetherby bumper winner, Sheshoon Sonny for the Alan King yard.

Alnadam
Adjourned
The Raven's Return

Previous Winners

2018

Seddon

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 5

J: Adrian Heskin | T: T R George

8/11

Prize Money

1st: £6,758.002nd: £1,984.003rd: £992.004th: £496.00