17:12 Warwick

Saturday 8 May 2021

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racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 4m 47.91s

1^st

Erne River

611-7

8/15f

T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond

Made all, quickened after 2 out and shaken up on run to final flight, well clear and eased close home op 1/2 tchd 4/7

2^nd

Moonlight Flit

511-1

22/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Prominent early before settling in midfield, went third 3 out, headway to chase leader after 2 out, soon driven and kept on but not pace of winner op 25/1

3^rd

Deeper Blue

511-1

10/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Held up in touch, niggled along before 3 out, effort 2 out, went third before last, plugged on op 13/2

4^th

1 ¼

Sinister Minister

611-1

14/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (3)

Held up towards rear, under pressure after 4 out but responded to stay in touch, went fourth before last op 22/1

5^th

Opening Bid

611-7

5/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Keen early and tracked leader, urged along in second 2 out, under pressure soon after and dropped to fifth before last

6^th

Gosuatri

511-1

17/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Close up, ridden after 4 out and began to lose ground, weakened op 12/1

7^th

Close Friend

511-1

20/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Settled in rear, under pressure before 4 out and began to lose touch, soon detached op 25/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Libbdan

710-8

100/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed

Towards rear, began to lose touch with main group well before 4 out and pulled up in back straight

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.02, £4.80, £2.50EX:£15.90Trifecta:£103.20SF:£17.71Swingers:£3.20, £2.30, £19.30

Forecasts

Erne River (8/15), Opening Bid (5/1), Gosuatri (17/2), Deeper Blue (10/1), Sinister Minister (14/1), Close Friend (20/1), Moonlight Flit (22/1), Libbdan (100/1)

ERNE RIVER sets a good standard on the form of his Doncaster success. and, with more improvement in the pipeline, he is fancied to follow up. Opening Bid looks the one to give Nick Kent's 6-y-o most to do on the back of his recent Newton Abbot success, with Deeper Blue appealing as the pick of the hurdling newcomers.