12:45 Kempton

Tuesday 26 December 2017

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32red Casino Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:45  |   Winning time: 4m 0.5s
1st
Horse silk
1
6/4f
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Tracked leader, led after 3 out, mistake next, stayed on strongly op 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
5
2
4/1
T: N J HendersonJ: S Bowen
In touch, outpaced after 3 out, rallied to chase winner last, kept on same pace op 3/1 tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
4
7/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up towards rear, headway to chase winner 2 out to last, no extra run in op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
7
3/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: B J Cooper
Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner briefly approaching 2 out, soon one pace op 7/2 tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
13
6
411-0
66/1
T: G L MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Led, jumped left 1st, clear 3rd, headed after 3 out, weakened op 50/1
6th
Horse silk
1
3
10/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Aidan Coleman
Mid-division, hampered 3 out, headway and effort 2 out, soon weakened tchd 9/1
7th
Horse silk
12
5
66/1
T: G L MooreJ: T J O'Brien
Pulled hard in rear, hampered 3 out, weakened

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
8
16/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leaders, fell 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £1.70, £1.60EX:£6.40Trifecta:£25.60SF:£8.15Swingers:£1.80, £1.90, £4.10

Forecasts

If The Cap Fits (6/4), Simply The Betts (3/1), Diese Des Bieffes (4/1), Solomon Grey (7/1), Irish Prophecy (10/1), Storm Home (16/1), Ar Mest (66/1), Airtight (66/1)

Verdict

IF THE CAP FITS was most impressive when accounting for Solomon Grey at Bangor last month, making it two from two over hurdles in the process. The runner-up came up with an improved performance of his own to win readily at Plumpton since, ensuring the form looks strong. Given that Harry Fry's charge is now 4lb better off with Solomon Grey and likely to improve again, he's hard to oppose in this opener. Anything sent to this race from Seven Barrows is respected, so it would be churlish to write off Diese Des Bieffes, ready winner of both hurdles starts to date, though yet to race on soft ground. Irish Prophecy is also entitled to be involved when it matters while Storm Home should find this shorter trip more to his liking.
  1. If The Cap Fits
  2. Diese Des Bieffes
  3. Solomon Grey

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00

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