14:30 Leicester

Monday 15 November 2021

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Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 3m 47.62s

1^st

Zabeel Champion

410-12

7/4

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Nick Scholfield

In touch, headway 3 out, led next, headed narrowly last, ridden and rallied to lead again towards finish op 13/8

2^nd

Lydford

410-12

4/5f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway 2 out, led narrowly next, soon ridden, headed towards finish op 8/11 tchd 5/6

3^rd

2 ¾

First Angel

510-12

8/1

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked clear leading pair, closed 3 out, ridden and every chance next, kept on one pace op 10/1

4^th

Drunken Pirate

810-12

16/1

T: M R BosleyJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led and soon clear, reduced lead 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened flat tchd 14/1

5^th

Blended Stealth

410-12

80/1

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

In rear, pushed along and some headway 3 out, kept on same pace tchd 66/1

6^th

Rockingham South

510-12

250/1

T: H ChismanJ: Benjamin Poste

In touch, ridden and weakened 2 out op 125/1

7^th

For Fitz Sake

510-12

33/1

T: L MorganJ: R P McLernon

Tracked clear leader and clear of chasing group, pecked on landing 4 out, weakened soon after next, tailed off op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Roger Rarebit¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: T Lacey J: Stan Sheppard

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.20, £1.10EX:£3.60Trifecta:£10.10SF:£3.58Swingers:£1.10, £1.60, £1.70

Forecasts

Lydford (4/5), Zabeel Champion (7/4), First Angel (8/1), Drunken Pirate (16/1), Roger Rarebit (16/1), For Fitz Sake (33/1), Blended Stealth (80/1), Rockingham South (250/1)

This looks a potential match between hurdling-debutants ZABEEL CHAMPION and Lydford, who both showed plenty of ability on the Flat. Zabeel Champion was the higher rated of the 2 (showed smart form) so is preferred.

ZABEEL CHAMPION
LYDFORD
FIRST ANGEL (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Isolate

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 4

J: Tom Cannon | T: A King

4/7

Prize Money

1st: £6,535.002nd: £3,011.003rd: £1,505.004th: £754.00