14:35 Hereford

Wednesday 27 November 2024

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

HCD Ltd Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 5m 1.86s

1^st

Don Rafael

411-12

5/2

T: M KeighleyJ: Daire James McConville (7)

Wore red hood to post, prominent behind clear leader, not fluent 4th, closed up before 4 out, led after 3 out, ridden after 2 out and steadily drew away, stayed on well, readily op 11/4

2^nd

7 ½

Mactavish

711-8

9/4

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Chased clear leaders, closer before 2 out, pushed along into 2nd home turn, kept on, no impression on winner, well clear of rest op 11/4

3^rd

Just Go For It

1112-0

50/1

T: K BishopJ: Sean Houlihan

Mid-division, pushed along 2 out, plugged on to take 3rd run-in, never involved op 66/1 tchd 40/1

4^th

Leave Her To Me

611-7

14/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter (3)

Rear mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, took 4th 2 out, ridden home turn, no progress tchd 12/1

5^th

1 ½

Any Biscuits

711-12

11/8f

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Led and soon clear, reduced lead 4 out where not fluent, headed after 3 out, ridden 2 out and gradually weakened op 11/10

6^th

3 ½

To Be Sure

911-9

50/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Ellis Collier (7)

Mid-division, ridden 2 out, no response tchd 40/1

Also Ran

Gillespie Road

411-2

40/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Towards rear, tailed off after 3 out, pulled up tchd 33/1

Great Threat

510-13

100/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Always in rear, struggling 3 out, pulled up op 125/1 and tchd 150/1

Eagle Court

710-2

66/1

T: M BlakeJ: Harry Reed

Towards rear, lost touch after 4 out, pulled up after 2 out tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Ikigai Star¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: C E Longsdon J: David Bass

Limerick Leader⁶³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: Mrs A M Thorpe J: H Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £5.70EX:£9.20Trifecta:£122.00Tricast:£215.84SF:£8.87Swingers:£1.50, £12.60, £13.30

Forecasts

Any Biscuits (11/8), Mactavish (9/4), Don Rafael (5/2), Limerick Leader (9/2), Ikigai Star (5/1), Leave Her To Me (14/1), Gillespie Road (40/1), Just Go For It (50/1), To Be Sure (50/1), Eagle Court (66/1), Great Threat (100/1)

ANY BISCUITS is in excellent hands and boasts an upwardly mobile profile, so he gets the nod over the in-form Don Rafael. Limerick Leader was an impressive winner on his final outing for Olly Murphy and shouldn't be ruled out on debut for a smaller yard.

ANY BISCUITS (IRE)
DON RAFAEL (IRE)
LIMERICK LEADER (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Great Ocean

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: Joe Anderson | T: N P Mulholland

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00