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13:10 Hereford

Bubble Productions Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in place)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 23.10s
  • Off Time: 13:10:29
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk - White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap
  • Form 64-PP64
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 92

led, jumped left early, hit 8th, reminders, headed next, ridden to chase winner 3 out, soon beaten

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 6P700-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 85

held up, headway 8th, led 4 out, driven 2 out, kept on

3
Silk - Maroon, Emerald Green sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 24F/5-PP
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 57

held up, ridden, weakened 4 out

4
Silk - Light Blue, Black disc, Dark Blue sleeves, Black cap
  • Form 08PP94
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 55

tracked leader, mistake 2nd, carried left 4th, weakend 4 out, mistake last, headed for 3rd line

In depth

Verdict

There is not too much we can say about this event, as you will not see many novice handicap chase's this poor, but our token selection is William Butler who could be up to taking first prize, Eyes To The Right may be the one to chase him home. The selection has yet to win any type of race but has put in some decent enough efforts to earn a rating of 92. If he jumps round today he should be capable of beating this terrible trio. Eyes To The Right looks the pick of them having finished fourth, albeit well beaten, in a decent enough contest last time. It is very difficult to make a case for the other two runners Alpha Image and Mr Smithers Jones and so we return to william Butler as the likely winner.

Formwatch

William Butler (IRE) 50-1 (11-6) Prominent, led 6th to 12th, hit 13th, weakened 4 out, 4th of 11, 22l behind Fourty Acers (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd.

Mr Smithers Jones 33-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, 15th of 18, well behind Its A Classic (11-7) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl (5) gd.

Alpha Image (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, hit 9th, soon pushed along, weakened approaching 5 out and pulled up 4 out in race won by Liberty Ben (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd, 8 ran.

Eyes To The Right (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Always in rear, 4th of 6, 47l behind Brave Villa (12-2) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft.