16:00 Hereford

Wednesday 4 January 2023

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:00

Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 36.50s

1^st

Not Sure

711-13

7/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick

Always prominent, went 2nd 8th, led before 3 out (normal 4 out), kept on strongly and ridden clear extended run-in op 11/2 tchd 8/1

2^nd

Henschke

912-2

8/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Chased leaders, went 2nd and blundered last (normal 2 out), stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 11/1

3^rd

Skinflint

1111-12

9/2j

T: Henry OliverJ: D F O'Regan

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd before 2 out (normal 3 out), lost 2nd at the last (normal 2 out), plugged on in well held 3rd tchd 5/1

4^th

2 ¼

Shaw's Cross

1110-12

9/2j

T: P HendersonJ: B S Hughes

Off the pace in rear-division, headway out wide after 3 out (normal 4 out) plugged on in modest 4th after next op 5/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

9 ½

Rock On Rita

711-2

22/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon

Chased leader until 8th, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out op 18/1

6^th

6 ½

Ben Brody

1311-9

50/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, pushed along in 6th and no impression after 2 out (normal 3 out) op 40/1 tchd 33/1

7^th

Lazy Sunday

911-7

5/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: M G Nolan

Soon rear-division, never involved op 17/2

8^th

1 ½

Uberman

911-4

14/1

T: K DavisJ: Mr Daniel Kyne (7)

Mid-division, bit closer when hit 5th, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out (normal 4 out), weakened next op 16/1

9^th

Kestrel Valley

910-12

5/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Never closer than mid-division, not fluent and lost place 5th, towards rear when bad mistake 8th, never on terms after, tailed off op 9/2

10^th

1 ½

Wind Tor

1111-8

22/1

T: P GundryJ: Miss Chloe Emsley (7)

Well placed early, raced wide and soon behind, tailed off op 18/1 tchd 16/1

11^th

Tanrudy

910-9

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Made most until before 3 out (normal 4 out), lost 2nd before 2 out (normal 3 out) chased leaders, weakened quickly before next, tailed off op 17/2

Also Ran

Dawn Wonder

610-13

150/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: James Best

Mid-division, closer when hit 9th, weakened 11th, tailed off and pulled up after 2 out (normal 3 out) op 100/1 tchd 200/1

Demothi

810-3

33/1

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up after 2 out (normal 3 out) op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Alberic⁴⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P Hobbs & J White J: T J O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.60, £3.10, £1.60EX:£71.30Trifecta:£434.00Tricast:£283.77SF:£56.64Swingers:£11.10, £6.70, £10.10

Forecasts

Skinflint (9/2), Shaw's Cross (9/2), Lazy Sunday (5/1), Kestrel Valley (5/1), Not Sure (7/1), Henschke (8/1), Uberman (14/1), Alberic (14/1), Tanrudy (20/1), Rock On Rita (22/1), Wind Tor (22/1), Demothi (33/1), Ben Brody (50/1), Dawn Wonder (150/1)

SHAW'S CROSS is yet to taste success over the larger obstacles but Paul Henderson's charge is proving consistent this season so he's fancied to get the job done at the expense of Lazy Sunday, who showed an aptitude for chasing when third at Worcester on return and should still improve provided a first-fence fall at Taunton was just a minor bump in the road. Skinflint and Wind Tor round off the shortlist.

SHAW'S CROSS (IRE)
LAZY SUNDAY
SKINFLINT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Jobesgreen Lad

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: J J Burke | T: T R George

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,096.002nd: £2,345.003rd: £1,172.004th: £587.005th: £292.00