15:00 Southwell

Sunday 13 December 2020

All12:2012:5513:2513:5514:3015:0015:30

starsports.bet Pipped At The Post Offer EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 31.08s

1^st

Ocean Drifter

511-4

10/11f

T: O SherwoodJ: Brendan Powell

Made all, ridden before 2 out, wandered under pressure approaching last, stayed on strongly flat op 5/6 tchd 4/5

2^nd

3 ½

Bangers And Cash

410-12

16/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Held up, not fluent 5th, headway after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, headway to press leader before last, no extra flat op 18/1 tchd 22/1

3^rd

Beauport

410-12

7/1

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

Keen behind leaders, settled in midfield 2nd, close up 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace from before last op 9/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

6 ½

Rocheston

511-4

9/4

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, weakened before last op 2/1 tchd 15/8

5^th

Lanspark

510-12

16/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Raced away from rivals on inside rail, close up, dropped to midfield 3rd, ridden and weakened after 3 out, soon tailed off op 25/1

6^th

Just A Cracker

610-5

100/1

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: S Bowen

Held up, in rear 2nd, ridden and lost touch after 6th, tailed off from 3 out op 80/1

7^th

Freezing Point

410-12

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, reminders 7th, ridden after 3 out, outpaced and lost touch before 2 out, tailed off op 28/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Theme Tune³⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £5.70EX:£14.00Trifecta:£70.80SF:£16.58Swingers:£2.80, £2.00, £5.40

Forecasts

Ocean Drifter (10/11), Rocheston (9/4), Theme Tune (11/2), Beauport (7/1), Bangers And Cash (16/1), Lanspark (16/1), Freezing Point (25/1), Just A Cracker (100/1)

OCEAN DRIFTER comfortably opened his account at Fontwell last time and his form has a little more substance than that of his main rival Rocheston, so he's taken to prevail in a race that the pair could dominate. Hurdling-debutant Beauport is the pick of the others.

OCEAN DRIFTER (IRE)
ROCHESTON (FR)
BEAUPORT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Keen On

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £4,419.002nd: £1,297.003rd: £649.004th: £324.00