15:25 Cheltenham
Saturday 28 January 2017
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Neptune Investment Management Classic Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 4f 56y | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 5m 4.1s
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob
Pressed leader, mistake 3rd, led 5th, edged right flat, stayed on well op 10/3 tchd 7/2
T: N J HendersonJ: D N Russell
Held up, not fluent normal 3 out, soon closed, 2nd before omitted last, soon ridden, stayed on, unable to challenge winner op 11/2
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Tracked leaders on inside, jumped slowly 2nd, ridden after normal 2 out, not pace of front pair from omitted last
T: P F NichollsJ: N D Fehily
Tracked leaders on outside, 2nd after normal 3 out, every chance when not fluent next, one pace in 4th bypassing omitted last tchd 5/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistake 5th, lost place after normal 2 out, weakened approaching omitted last op 11/1 tchd 14/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly
Tracked leaders, ridden after normal 3 out, weakened before omitted last op 11/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
Led until not fluent 5th, mistake normal 3 out, soon weakened op 12/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Always in rear op 9/1
T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson
Held up towards rear on outside, lost place normal 3 out, behind when blundered next op 12/1 tchd 16/1
Also Ran
T: T LaceyJ: B J Geraghty
Held up in rear, pushed along before 3rd, struggling from next, behind when pulled up before normal 3 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £2.00, £4.60EX:£17.40Trifecta:£217.40Tricast:£184.62SF:£16.24Swingers:£3.50, £10.00, £16.50
Forecasts
Wholestone (11/4), William Henry (5/1), Topofthegame (11/2), Kimberlite Candy (7/1), Coo Star Sivola (8/1), Elegant Escape (12/1), Sneaky Feeling (12/1), Keep In Line (14/1), Poetic Rhythm (16/1), Mr Mcgo (16/1)
Alan King has proved to be the trainer to follow in this with wins in 2012, 2015 and 2016 but his representative this time around, Keep in Line, has finished unplaced on two attempts in this grade. Wholestone has plenty of experience at this level already and sets a good standard. This especially true based on his form around this course but there may be one or two who can improve past him here. One of those would be Topofthegame who put up a hugely impressive performance when winning at Ascot on his debut despite looking very green. He’s bound to come on from that run and will have learnt plenty from the experience. Both Sneaky Feeling and WILLIAM HENRY have good bumper form and have progressed well. The former shaped well over hurdles at Newbury and will appreciate the extra distance but it’s William Henry who makes most appeal after his seven length romp at Newbury last time out in a race where Nicky Henderson always runs one of his better novices. Kimberlite Candy defends an unbeaten record and arguably deserves to be a little shorter in the market, especially on the form of his Ascot debut.
1. William Henry
2. Topofthegame
3. Kimberlite Candy
Prize Money
1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00
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