14:35 Doncaster

Friday 28 February 2020

All14:0014:3515:0515:4016:1016:4517:15

888Sport Bet Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 128y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:36  |   Winning time: 4m 21.0s
1st
Horse silk
4
5/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Tracked front pair on outside, switched inside and close 2nd when went left 3 out, ridden between last 2, led last, asserted clear flat op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
5
2
2/5f
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Led to after 2nd, tracked leader, regained lead and came towards stands side rail turning in, ridden between last 2, hit and headed last, no extra and well held flat op 1/2 tchd 4/11
3rd
Horse silk
14
5
100/1
T: J CoulsonJ: C O'Farrell
Held up in rear, mistake 4th, plugged on into modest 3rd after 2 out, no chance with clear pair
4th
Horse silk
16
8
25/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: Adrian Heskin
Mid-division, left disputing modest 3rd 3 out until after next, weakened last
5th
Horse silk
½
3
14/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson
Not fluent 1st, behind, headway into mid-division 4th, left disputing modest 3rd 3 out until after next, weakened last op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
49
6
40/1
T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day
Mistakes, always towards rear, lost touch after 4th, continued tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
25/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Conor Shoemark
Mid-division, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out
UR
Horse silk
9
610-9
7/2
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Joe Colliver
Raced keenly, tracked leader, led after 2nd, driven and headed turning in, close 3rd when slightly bumped and unseated rider 3 out op 4/1 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Let The Heirs Walk24
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 6
T: Tim Vaughan  J: Alan Johns
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£1.40, £1.10, £6.90EX:£13.10Trifecta:£236.40SF:£8.66Swingers:£1.40, £11.20, £21.50

Forecasts

Goobinator (2/5), Let The Heirs Walk (2/1), Piedita (7/2), Exelerator Express (5/1), Bushypark (14/1), Hello Bob (25/1), Ever So Cool (25/1), Tartan Bute (40/1), Rob Royal (100/1)

Verdict

Some of the contenders at bigger prices clearly hold some interest although any one of them would need to be smart to take this. Bushypark a point-to-point winner for the Phil Kirby yard is one of the most unexposed types in this while Exelerator Express fresh from a wind op must be respected along with hurdling debutante Piedita although she will have to prove she can handle conditions. Let The Heirs Walk showed that he could progress further when making the most of an easy opportunity at Sedgefield but on this occasion the progressive and versatile GOOBINATOR is preferred after his 10L win at Carlisle that win being franked by the Musselburgh win of the fourth on Thursday.
  1. Goobinator
  2. Let The Heirs Walk
  3. Bushypark

Previous Winners

2019
Peppay Le Pugh
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 8
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00

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