15:00 Hereford

Tuesday 17 October 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Racing Club Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 12.70s

1^st

Can't Beat History

711-3

9/2

T: Henry OliverJ: Lee Edwards

Chased leaders, went 2nd at 3rd, jumped slowly next, led 4 out, clear from next, easily op 5/1 tchd 11/2

2^nd

Deadly Missile

610-5

7/2

T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste

Held up in rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders 4th, pushed along and outpaced in 3rd before 13th, went modest 2nd and blundered 2 out, no chance with easy winner op 4/1

3^rd

Frankie Faulkner

612-0

9/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)

Held up, went modest 4th at 15th, plugged on into 3rd run-in and closed on 2nd, no chance with easy winner op 7/2

4^th

Talkingthetalk

610-8

16/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Led until 4 out, chased winner until 2 out, weakened into 4th run-in

5^th

Dynali

710-7

40/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Chased leaders early, dropped to rear at 5th, tailed off op 33/1

Also Ran

Meechlands Magic

710-5

7/4f

T: Mrs D A HamerJ: Harry Reed

Jumped right, chased leaders, hampered and unseated rider 4th op 13/8

Newtonian

610-2

12/1

T: M SheppardJ: R Patrick

Chased leader, mistake 3rd, badly hampered next, pulled up quickly op 11/1

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Non-Runners

Dukehill⁵²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: R L Llewellyn J: Toby Wynne

Sadie Hill¹²²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: A Ralph J: Jay Tidball

Regarde⁷

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: Jamie Snowden J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.10, £2.30EX:£17.60Trifecta:£64.90Tricast:£70.37SF:£19.78Swingers:£3.00, £3.10, £2.70

Forecasts

Regarde (6/4), Meechlands Magic (7/4), Deadly Missile (7/2), Can't Beat History (9/2), Frankie Faulkner (9/2), Sadie Hill (10/1), Newtonian (12/1), Dukehill (14/1), Talkingthetalk (16/1), Dynali (40/1)

This looks likely to go to penalised-winner MEECHLANDS MAGIC, who scored from 10 lb out of the handicap at Worcester and is racing off 3 lb lower here despite his penalty, gets the nod. Frankie Faulkner and Can't Beat History can take minor honours.