16:00 Wincanton

Wednesday 5 April 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:05

Blackmore Vale Hurdle 1867 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 50.00s

1^st

Diamond Egg

511-6

5/2

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, not fluent 5th, led before not fluent 2 out, clear and edged left before last, edged left flat, comfortably op 10/3

2^nd

8 ½

West End Boy

511-6

7/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner before last where not fluent, kept on op 10/1

3^rd

6 ½

My Lady Phoenix

510-13

100/1

T: J ScottJ: David Prichard (5)

Held up in mid-division, headway from 4th, mistake 3 out, went 3rd before last, no impression op 80/1

4^th

Royal Max

511-6

4/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Prominent, led 2nd, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened before last op 9/2

5^th

7 ½

Smart Casual

511-6

16/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, no extra 2 out op 14/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

Alfie Sharp

511-6

40/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: M G Nolan

Held up in rear, not much room 1st, slow and reminder 4th, well behind 3 out, tailed off op 50/1 tchd 66/1

Also Ran

Gallopade

711-6

11/10f

T: W GreatrexJ: H Cobden

Led until not fluent 2nd, stayed handy, lost action, eased and pulled up before 2 out op 8/11

Hoodlum

511-6

150/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings

Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, behind 3 out, pulled up before last op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Coogan's Bluff⁴⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.20, £1.90, £9.30EX:£17.90Trifecta:£672.90SF:£20.93Swingers:£2.20, £27.40, £34.50

Forecasts

Gallopade (11/10), Diamond Egg (5/2), Royal Max (4/1), West End Boy (7/1), Smart Casual (16/1), Coogan's Bluff (16/1), Alfie Sharp (40/1), My Lady Phoenix (100/1), Hoodlum (150/1)

Dual-bumper winner GALLOPADE is getting the hang of things over hurdles now and this looks a good opportunity. Royal Max showed something to work on when fifth in a Ludlow maiden 6 weeks ago and is the obvious threat in what looks a weak maiden.