14:00 Wincanton

Thursday 19 October 2023

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Wincanton Season Opener Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 50y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:02  |   Winning time: 3m 44.87s
1st
Horse silk
1
Classic King
511-4
6/4j
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 3rd, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on op 9/4 tchd 11/8
2nd
Horse silk
10
6
Beny Nahar Road
411-3
6/4j
T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden
Keen to post, raced green, soon led, ridden 2 out, headed approaching next, kept on one pace op 6/5 tchd 11/10
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
Clinton Lane
511-4
200/1
T: Mark GillardJ: Fergus Gillard (3)
In touch, pushed along and headway 3 out, kept on run in tchd 250/1
4th
Horse silk
5
3
Grass's Jet
611-4
9/1
T: T GallagherJ: S Bowen
Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
6
5
Laser Focus
511-4
8/1
T: Alexandra DunnJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Close up, pushed along 2 out, ridden and weakened run in op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
Corporal Jackjones
411-3
8/1
T: S HosieJ: M G Nolan
Tracked leader until 3rd, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
60
8
Ruith Le Tu
411-3
150/1
T: P GundryJ: Nick Scholfield
Always in rear, struggling from 3 out op 100/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ¾
4
Irlandais
511-4
66/1
T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
In touch, ridden and struggling 3 out, soon weakened op 33/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.02, £1.10, £27.10EX:£4.60Trifecta:£189.90SF:£3.93Swingers:£1.10, £35.00, £36.20

Forecasts

Classic King (6/4), Beny Nahar Road (6/4), Laser Focus (8/1), Corporal Jackjones (8/1), Grass's Jet (9/1), Irlandais (66/1), Ruith Le Tu (150/1), Clinton Lane (200/1)

Verdict

BENY NAHAR ROAD has achieved enough on the Flat to think that a race like this should be within his grasp now hurdling. Fellow hurdle newcomer Classic King showed plenty of ability in bumpers and is second choice ahead of Alexandra Dunn's Irish recruit Laser Focus.

  1. BENY NAHAR ROAD (IRE)
  2. CLASSIC KING (IRE)
  3. LASER FOCUS (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,084.002nd: £1,882.003rd: £940.004th: £471.00

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