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12:50 Catterick

Halifax Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 46.90s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bourgeois

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Merryvale Man

    50/1

      3
      Silk -

      King's Crest

      7/2

        1
        Silk - Light Blue, White star, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets and star on White cap

        Archias (GER)

        8
        33/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, headway halfway and in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next

        2
        Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond

        Beamish Prince

        8
        8/1
        • Form 46
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        towards rear, headway under pressure after 3 out, no impression from next

        3
        Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Bourgeois

        9
        9/4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden out

        4
        Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap

        Errol

        20
        66/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten

        5
        Silk - Red and Light Green diamonds, Red sleeves, Light Green armlets, Red cap, Light Green diamond

        Face The Limelight (IRE)

        8
        40/1
        • Form F
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, weakened halfway

        6
        Silk - Red, Dark Green seams, Dark Green sleeves, Red seams, hooped cap

        Heathyards Swing

        45
        20/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, kept on one pace approaching last

        7
        Silk - Red, Mauve chevron, Mauve and Red quartered cap

        Jack Weighell

        61
        50/1
        • Form 0-50
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        towards rear, never dangerous

        8
        Silk - Dark Green, Red stars, Dark Green sleeves, Red cap

        King's Crest

        47
        7/2
        • Form 2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, ridden 3 out, mistake next, one pace

        9
        Silk - BEIGE, BROWN hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap

        L'Oiseau (FR)

        54
        7/1
        • Form 200
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        not fluent, mid-division, outpaced approaching 3 out

        10
        Silk - Black, red Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

        Le Mino (FR)

        16/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        towards rear, never dangerous

        11
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, Royal Blue and Pink hooped sleeves

        Martin House (IRE)

        33/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        towards rear, never dangerous

        12
        Silk - Orange, Purple stars, White and Orange hooped sleeves, White cap, Purple star

        Merryvale Man

        50/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        led, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace under pressure

        13
        Silk - Yellow, black diamond, black sleeves, yellow armlets

        Sachsenwalzer (GER)

        8
        20/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in touch, brief effort approaching 2 out, no extra approaching last

        14
        Silk - Black and White stripes, Light Blue sleeves and cap

        Swinker

        57
        100/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind

        15
        Silk - Pale blue, red sleeves, black and red check cap

        Unshaken

        30
        66/1
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-12

        always behind

        16
        Silk - Royal blue, grey and Royal blue halved sleeves, grey cap

        Squeeze Box (IRE)

        276
        6/1
        • Form 206-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened before next

        In depth

        Verdict

        A field large in numbers but low in quality and on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning. However the principals look to be Kings Crest, Squeeze Box and Beamish Prince and we will side with Kings Crest. The gelding from the Richard Fahey yard was a good second on his debut behind Traveling Band. He is sure to have learnt from the experience and he will be hard to beat.Squeeze Box is from the bang-in form Howard Johnson yard and he may be a lot better than he has shown so he is worth noting in the market. Beamish Prince showed some ability on his debut when fourth behind Shayadi. However he disappointed last time and for that reason is opposed. L'oiseau was a good second on his debut in a bumper and then finished in mid division on his last two runs. He is sure to have been well schooled for this his hurdling debut but he may do better over a longer trip so for the winner we return to Kings Crest.