14:40 Hereford

Sunday 23 February 2025

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Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 4m 57.80s

1^st

Zestful Hope

811-8

15/8f

T: C E LongsdonJ: James Bowen

Held up in midfield, not fluent 2nd, headway before 4th, led 6th, mistake 7th, soon headed, ridden and chased leader before 9th, soon led, 2 lengths clear 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, drifted left close home, always holding on near finish op 11/4

2^nd

Intimate

712-2

9/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up in rear, ridden and chased leaders before 2 out where bumped, headway to chase winner approaching last, briefly threatened close home, held near finish op 7/2 tchd 10/3

3^rd

Jaipaletemps

611-13

9/1

T: D PipeJ: Ben Bromley (5)

Midfield, headway before 7th, soon led, jumped left 8th, not fluent 9th, soon headed, ridden and outpaced by winner before 2 out where bumped, soon lost 2nd, tailed off run-in tchd 14/1

4^th

Greenrock Abbey

911-0

7/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: Liam Harrison

Prominent, led before 5th, mistake and headed 6th, pushed along before 3 out, soon tailed off op 9/2

Also Ran

Gris Majeur

811-12

9/4

T: Sheila LewisJ: S Bowen

Led, headed and ridden before 5th, outpaced before 8th, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up op 5/2 tchd 11/4

Golden Whisky

1211-11

18/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Miss Eleanor Williams (7)

Midfield, awkward 3rd, soon dropped to rear, detached before 7th, pulled up before 9th tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

Good Friday Fairy⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: Ben Clarke J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.50, £2.40EX:£11.40Trifecta:£44.00SF:£10.70Swingers:£2.00, £2.90, £4.50

Forecasts

Good Friday Fairy (6/4), Zestful Hope (15/8), Gris Majeur (9/4), Intimate (9/2), Greenrock Abbey (7/1), Jaipaletemps (9/1), Golden Whisky (18/1)

GOOD FRIDAY FAIRY was back to his very best when an easy all-the-way winner at Wincanton last week and can defy an 8 lb rise. Gris Majeur went close at Ffos Las last time so looks the obvious threat.