14:35 Doncaster

Friday 28 February 2020

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888Sport Bet Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 21.00s

1^st

Exelerator Express

611-2

5/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked front pair on outside, switched inside and close 2nd when went left 3 out, ridden between last 2, led last, asserted clear flat op 9/2

2^nd

Goobinator

411-7

2/5f

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Led to after 2nd, tracked leader, regained lead and came towards stands side rail turning in, ridden between last 2, hit and headed last, no extra and well held flat op 1/2 tchd 4/11

3^rd

Rob Royal

811-2

100/1

T: J CoulsonJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, mistake 4th, plugged on into modest 3rd after 2 out, no chance with clear pair

4^th

Hello Bob

510-9

25/1

T: S DrinkwaterJ: Adrian Heskin

Mid-division, left disputing modest 3rd 3 out until after next, weakened last

5^th

Bushypark

611-2

14/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Not fluent 1st, behind, headway into mid-division 4th, left disputing modest 3rd 3 out until after next, weakened last op 20/1

6^th

Tartan Bute

711-2

40/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day

Mistakes, always towards rear, lost touch after 4th, continued tailed off

Also Ran

Ever So Cool

510-9

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Conor Shoemark

Mid-division, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out

Piedita

610-9

7/2

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Joe Colliver

Raced keenly, tracked leader, led after 2nd, driven and headed turning in, close 3rd when slightly bumped and unseated rider 3 out op 4/1 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Let The Heirs Walk²⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£1.40, £1.10, £6.90EX:£13.10Trifecta:£236.40SF:£8.66Swingers:£1.40, £11.20, £21.50

Forecasts

Goobinator (2/5), Let The Heirs Walk (2/1), Piedita (7/2), Exelerator Express (5/1), Bushypark (14/1), Hello Bob (25/1), Ever So Cool (25/1), Tartan Bute (40/1), Rob Royal (100/1)

Some of the contenders at bigger prices clearly hold some interest although any one of them would need to be smart to take this. Bushypark a point-to-point winner for the Phil Kirby yard is one of the most unexposed types in this while Exelerator Express fresh from a wind op must be respected along with hurdling debutante Piedita although she will have to prove she can handle conditions. Let The Heirs Walk showed that he could progress further when making the most of an easy opportunity at Sedgefield but on this occasion the progressive and versatile GOOBINATOR is preferred after his 10L win at Carlisle that win being franked by the Musselburgh win of the fourth on Thursday.

Goobinator
Let The Heirs Walk
Bushypark

Previous Winners

2019

Peppay Le Pugh

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 8

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00