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Saturday 4 December 2021

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Unibet - 2021 Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 5m 38.27s

1^st

Tamar Bridge

611-0

2/1f

T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin

Mid-division, headway well over 2 out, mistake 2 out but soon challenging, every chance approaching last, ran on gamely and led narrowly closing stages, all out tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4

2^nd

Pounding Poet

510-11

11/2

T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne

Held up, closer before 6th, headway on outer over 2 out, led before last, ridden and pressed flat, headed narrowly closing stages but ran on gamely, just held op 6/1

3^rd

7 ½

Kateson

811-6

12/1

T: A RalphJ: Nick Scholfield

Led, ridden over 2 out, pressed and quickly headed before last, mistake last, kept on until no extra closing stages op 9/1

4^th

Elvis Mail

711-10

16/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell

Held up, smooth headway under 2 out, shaken up in 4th before last, kept on same pace until no extra closing stages op 25/1

5^th

1 ¾

Ballyandy

1011-12

11/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Finn Lambert (10)

Chased leaders, lost ground under 4 out, kept on same pace until ran on well flat, took 5th close home tchd 10/1

6^th

Straw Fan Jack

611-5

7/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Aidan Coleman

Tracked leader, mistake and stumbled 4 out, ridden under 2 out towards far side, kept on until no further impression and held flat op 10/1

7^th

Midnight River

611-10

17/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

In rear, closer before 6th, bad mistake 7th, ridden and left behind under 2 out op 9/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

9 ½

Storm Nelson

811-0

14/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division, pushed along over 2 out, left behind under 2 out op 16/1

9^th

Martinhal

611-4

16/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, lost position over 2 out and soon held op 9/1

10^th

Winningseverything

711-0

12/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Tracked leader early, chased leaders after 5th, mistake 6th, ridden under 2 out and no impression, weakened quickly before last op 14/1

Also Ran

Albert's Back

711-6

33/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: G Sheehan

Held up in rear, headway on outer before 7th, pushed along under 2 out and found little, soon weakened and pulled up op 20/1

Canford Light

410-7

66/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (5)

Held up, dropped to last under 4 out, fell 3 out op 33/1

Aurora Thunder

710-5

22/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Held up, lost ground under 3 out and soon ridden, beaten under 2 out and soon pulled up op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Carys' Commodity³⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

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

Highway One O Two¹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: C Gordon J: D A Jacob

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.60, £2.20, £3.80EX:£13.80Trifecta:£128.80Tricast:£111.26SF:£13.79Swingers:£3.90, £6.30, £14.90

Forecasts

Tamar Bridge (2/1), Pounding Poet (11/2), Straw Fan Jack (7/1), Carys' Commodity (8/1), Midnight River (17/2), Ballyandy (11/1), Kateson (12/1), Winningseverything (12/1), Storm Nelson (14/1), Elvis Mail (16/1), Martinhal (16/1), Highway One O Two (20/1), Aurora Thunder (22/1), Albert's Back (33/1), Canford Light (66/1)

Tom Lacey sent out Kateson to land this in 2020 and might be able to stage a repeat courtesy of POUNDING POET, who lost his unbeaten record in handicaps on his C&D return but still shaped well in second so can improve again and strike under Robbie Dunne. Olly Murphy is another trainer who has tasted recent success in this and his Tamar Bridge heads the many dangers along with Storm Nelson.

POUNDING POET (IRE)
TAMAR BRIDGE (IRE)
STORM NELSON (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Kateson

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: T Scudamore | T: T Lacey

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00