14:48 Hereford

Saturday 16 December 2023

All11:5512:2513:0013:3514:1314:4815:22

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  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 1f 119y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:48  |   Winning time: 6m 29.02s
1st
Horse silk
1
Norton Hill
712-0
15/8j
T: A J HoneyballJ: D A Jacob
Made all, led narrowly, not fluent 9th, pushed along and asserted home turn, kept on well run-in tchd 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
12
2
Slip Road
811-13
11/1
T: P & M BowenJ: Ben Jones
In rear, in touch, headway into 3rd after 2 out, ridden home turn, plugged on into 2nd close home, not trouble winner op 12/1 tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
4
Bertie Wooster
511-10
15/8j
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Pressed leader, pushed along after 2 out, outpaced home turn, kept on same pace and lost 2nd close home op 9/4
4th
Horse silk
7
7
I'm A Starman
1011-3
16/1
T: M G RimellJ: Lily Pinchin
In touch towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, plugged on, never a factor op 12/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
3
Diger Daudaie
1011-11
40/1
T: Henry OliverJ: Harriet Tucker (7)
Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, pushed along before 9th, lost touch 3 out op 50/1 tchd 66/1
6th
Horse silk
6
8
Belles Benefit
711-2
11/2
T: B I CaseJ: Harry Bannister
Prominent, pushed along before 2 out, weakened tamely after 2 out op 5/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
Blue Shark
611-10
9/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Benjamin Macey (10)
In rear, in touch, not fluent 2nd, cajoled along at times, ridden and struggling 4 out, pulled up after 2 out tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
6
Ithaka
711-7
25/1
T: R PotterJ: Finn Lambert (5)
Chased leaders, not fluent 2 out and weakened tamely, soon pulled up op 12/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.10, £2.80, £1.20EX:£22.40Trifecta:£48.40Tricast:£43.42SF:£22.75Swingers:£4.80, £1.20, £4.70

Forecasts

Norton Hill (15/8), Bertie Wooster (15/8), Belles Benefit (11/2), Blue Shark (9/1), Slip Road (11/1), I'm A Starman (16/1), Ithaka (25/1), Diger Daudaie (40/1)

Verdict

NORTON HILL is totally unexposed as a stayer and is selected to defy a 4 lb rise for last month's C&D win. Bertie Wooster is going the right way himself and is sure to pose a big threat to the selection if seeing out this longer trip. Belles Benefit may prove best of the rest.

  1. NORTON HILL (IRE)
  2. BERTIE WOOSTER (IRE)
  3. BELLES BENEFIT (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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