14:30 Hereford

Thursday 17 December 2020

All12:2512:5513:2513:5514:3015:0515:40

RE HR Solutions Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 10.23s

1^st

Demopolis

610-11

11/10f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

In touch, headway 4 out, left 2nd 2 out, led before next, ridden out op 10/11

2^nd

1 ¾

Cawthorne Lad

411-5

10/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Led soon after 1st, headed 4 out, tracked leader, left in lead 2 out, ridden and headed before next, stayed on flat op 11/1 and tchd 12/1

3^rd

Long Call

711-7

7/1

T: A W CarrollJ: R T Dunne

Towards rear, headway when left 3rd 2 out, weakened approaching last, pressed for 3rd close home op 15/2 and tchd 10/1

4^th

Mongol Emperor

510-13

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In touch, headway 4 out, tracking leaders when badly hampered 2f out and lost all chance, rallied flat op 11/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Scorpion Haze

711-7

18/1

T: A StrongeJ: Adam Wedge

In touch, dropped to rear 4th, beaten when badly hampered 2f out, tailed off op 25/1

6^th

Rootless Tree

511-4

33/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)

Always in rear, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

Song Of The Hunter

611-6

11/2

T: Miss G HaywoodJ: Benjamin Poste

Led 1st, tracked leader, led again 4 out, 2 lengths clear when crumpled on landing and fell 2 out op 15/2

The Garrison

610-13

6/1

T: G HarrisJ: Ben Jones (3)

Tracked leaders, 2 lengths down when hit 3 out and unseated rider op 13/2 and tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

Hijran³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Henry Oliver J: Ben Godfrey

Don't Ask³⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: A M Hales J: Kielan Woods

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.10, £2.20, £2.10EX:£13.20Trifecta:£48.50Tricast:£54.70SF:£13.12Swingers:£3.20, £2.30, £7.40

Forecasts

Demopolis (11/10), Song Of The Hunter (11/2), The Garrison (6/1), Long Call (7/1), Cawthorne Lad (10/1), Mongol Emperor (12/1), Hijran (14/1), Don't Ask (14/1), Scorpion Haze (18/1), Rootless Tree (33/1)

A few of these offer potential but it's hard to ignore the rock-solid claims of DEMOPOLIS who hasn't looked back since the tongue tie went on and can provide the resurgent Philip Hobbs with another winner after his fine reappearance Market Rasen second. Handicap-debutant Song of The Hunter lacks a recent run but is still much respected with Mongol Emperor and Cawthorne Lad worth considering too.

DEMOPOLIS (FR)
SONG OF THE HUNTER (FR)
MONGOL EMPEROR (IRE)

Prize Money

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