14:45 Newcastle

Saturday 2 December 2017

All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1014:4515:20

Happy Birthday Zhara & Kiera EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 4  |   2m 98y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:49  |   Winning time: 4m 14.0s
1st
Horse silk
11
5/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
Held up in touch, led before and not fluent last, pressed run-in, held on towards finish op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
2
5/1
T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (5)
Close up, led 5 out, ridden and headed before last, every chance run-in, kept on and held towards finish op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
1
4/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
With leaders, pushed along and lost place before 4 out, headway before 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, one pace op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
150/1
T: S WaughJ: Amie Waugh (7)
Held up mid-division, led before 3rd, headed 5 out, weakened from 2 out
5th
Horse silk
9
7
7/2f
T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (7)
In rear, headway before 3 out, blundered 3 out, soon weakened op 3/1
6th
Horse silk
27
5
511-0
12/1
T: A CrookJ: Sean Quinlan
Led, headed before 3rd, tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, soon weakened tchd 40/1 and 66/1
7th
Horse silk
7
12
66/1
T: S CorbettJ: James Corbett (5)
Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, weakened before 3 out op 100/1

Also Ran

N/A
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: J WaltonJ: Miss C Walton (3)
Nonrunner
PU
Horse silk
4
10/1
T: I JardineJ: T Scudamore
Towards rear, weakened from 5 out, tailed off and pulled up op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
6
66/1
T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)
Tracked leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up op 100/1
N/A
Horse silk
9
12/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander
Withdrawn
PU
Horse silk
10
6/1
T: Miss P RobsonJ: Craig Nichol
Held up mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£1.20, £1.30, £1.80EX:£13.60Trifecta:£74.90SF:£13.46Swingers:£2.80, £3.60, £1.60

Forecasts

Mcgowan's Pass (7/2), Ask The Tycoon (4/1), Treshnish (5/1), Cool Mix (5/1), Silver Bullion (6/1), Hooligan Jack (10/1), Jacarno (12/1), Silk Or Scarlet (12/1), French Ticket (12/1), Shesthebusiness (66/1), Lawtop Legend (66/1), No Boundaries (150/1)

Verdict

Undoubtedly there will have been far stronger maiden hurdles than this race, but time should demonstrate that there are a number of horses in this contest who are capable of winning races in the North at their respective levels. Cool Mix and Treshnish filled the placings behind the useful Some Reign at Kelso in October, and a reproduction of those debut hurdle efforts should see either of the pair go close. Ask The Tycoon and McGowan's Pass bring winning form in bumpers into the race, and the former makes most appeal of that pair with a recent run under his belt despite his more tender years (aged just four). However, a speculative selection in an open looking contest is SILVER BULLION. He should handle the conditions, and whilst the bare bones of his Kelso hurdles debut suggests that he needs to produce further improvement, that could well be forthcoming at a track which will place a greater emphasis on stamina than slick and fluent hurdling.
  1. Silver Bullion
  2. Ask The Tycoon
  3. Cool Mix

Previous Winners

2016
Elgin
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 4
J: D A Jacob  |  T: A King
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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