14:55 Doncaster

Friday 13 December 2019

All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Richard Fahey: Take The Reins Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 5m 0.45s

1^st

Methag

611-0

7/2

T: A M HalesJ: Bryony Frost

With leader, led 5th until 4 out, in front again next, ridden between last 2, good jump to assert last, came clear run-in op 5/1

2^nd

El Kaldoun

511-9

11/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Slight lead until 5th, with winner, led again narrowly 4 out until next, chased winner, chance 2 out, ridden before last, no extra run-in op 2/1

3^rd

Floating Rock

411-13

13/2

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

Tracked leaders, effort between horses in 3rd and every chance 3 out, hung left and one pace next, kept on run-in pressing for 2nd, no chance with winner op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2

4^th

2 ¾

Cathal's Star

611-7

28/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day

Held up in last pair, headway approaching 2 out, plugged on op 40/1 tchd 50/1

5^th

Aloomomo

911-8

14/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, plugged on run-in op 12/1 tchd 11/1

6^th

Meteorite

511-7

9/1

T: T SymondsJ: James Nixon (5)

Chased leaders, weakened last tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1

7^th

Talktomenow

512-0

16/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up, short-lived effort on outside chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and beaten before next op 22/1

8^th

3 ½

Fort Denison

511-10

9/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (5)

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after op 17/2 tchd 8/1

9^th

Fibonacci

511-4

14/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Pulled very hard, settled towards rear 2nd, jumped big and hampered next, some headway and hung left before 2 out, soon beaten op 20/1 tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Over Stated

711-9

7/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Daniel Hiskett (3)

Raced keenly, held up in touch, fell 3rd op 15/2 tchd 9/1

Ah Well

711-6

40/1

T: T GallagherJ: J M Quinlan

Held up, brought down 3rd op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.20Pl:£1.80, £1.40, £2.20EX:£16.20Trifecta:£80.60Tricast:£61.02SF:£14.21Swingers:£4.20, £6.20, £5.40

Forecasts

El Kaldoun (11/4), Methag (7/2), Floating Rock (13/2), Over Stated (7/1), Meteorite (9/1), Fort Denison (9/1), Aloomomo (14/1), Fibonacci (14/1), Talktomenow (16/1), Cathal's Star (28/1), Ah Well (40/1)

Nicky Henerson's EL KALDOUN has been brought along steadily and may be ready to claim his first win over hurdles. The five-year-old ran a fair race last time out at Kempton on his reappearance and should be all the better for that outing. Floating Rock is another who has been brought on quietly and he showed his well being when finishing a good second at Taunton last time. He is going the right way and should soon be winning. Fort Denison has some fair form on the Flat and showed his liking for hurdles when runner-up last time out at Plumpton. He could go well.

El Kaldoun
Floating Rock
Fort Denison

Previous Winners

2018

Kloud Gate

Weight: 12-1 |Age: 6

J: J E Moore | T: G & J Moore

1/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00