16:20 Catterick

Wednesday 6 March 2019

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Cheltenham Festival On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 1f 71y  |   Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:20  |   Winning time: 6m 34.95s
1st
Horse silk
5
11/8f
T: S ThomasJ: C Brace (7)
Tracked leaders, led briefly before 5th and again before 8th, tracked leader, led before 2 out, soon clear, hit last, easily op 6/4 tchd 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
8
1
11/4
T: D McCain JnrJ: Abbie McCain (7)
Raced on inside, led 1st until headed briefly before 5th, headed before 8th, dropped to last and outpaced next, rallied into modest 3rd on long run before 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, no chance with winner op 3/1 tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
25
3
14/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
Raced wide, chased leader, led briefly before 5th, led before 8th, hit 3 out, headed on long before 2 out, soon no chance with winner, weakened and lost 2nd between last 2 op 12/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
29
7
9/2
T: P BowenJ: S Bowen
Raced wide, held up in last pair, closer before 6th, weakened 3 out op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
2
25/1
T: Laura MorganJ: Ross Chapman
Held up last, closer in 4th after 7th, 3rd when jumped slowly next, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, weakened into 4th soon after op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
6/1
T: N KentJ: Harry Bannister
Tracked leader until 1st, chased leaders, stumbled 6th, reminders after next, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next op 7/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Rainy City58
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 9
T: D McCain Jnr  J: B S Hughes
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.10, £2.40EX:£4.20Trifecta:£30.20SF:£5.74Swingers:£1.50, £7.20, £4.50

Forecasts

Iwilldoit (11/8), Same Circus (11/4), Rainy City (3/1), General Allenby (9/2), Oregon Gold (6/1), Valence D'Aumont (14/1), Will O'The West (25/1)

Verdict

The form that Same Circus has shown around here over both sets of obstacles shows that she enjoys this course and she’s likely to be hard to keep out of the frame once more. Rainy City is another from the McCain yard that has a decent chance although he looks one who would prefer something finished in front of him most of the time. IWILLDOIT won well on his handicap debut and connections were rather forced into running him under a penalty just a few days later. That quick turnaround proved too much but given a break he can still be competitive despite a 10lb higher mark. Oregon Gold is another who needs to bounce back to his previous form and would be dangerous if allowed a soft lead.
  1. Iwilldoit
  2. Same Circus
  3. Rainy City

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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