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Back And Lay On Ggbet.Com Handicap Hurdle (Class F)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 2.60s
  • 17 Ran
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1
Silk -

Big Max

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Queens Brigade

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Quabmatic

      8/1

        4
        Silk -

        Only You

        7/1

          1
          Silk - Royal Blue and White check, White sleeves, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap, Yellow spots

          Quabmatic

          11
          8/1
          • Form B03056
          • Age 11
          • Weight 11-12

          mid-division, headway approaching 3rd, left 2nd 4th, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace

          2
          Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Green armlets, Dark Blue cap

          Everready

          16
          2/1
          • Form 43-06P0
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-12

          led until fell 4th

          3
          Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE hollow box, armlets and cap

          Big Max

          24
          14/1
          • Form 3P-4524
          • Age 9
          • Weight 11-10

          tracked leaders, left in lead 4th, ridden after 2 out, kept on all out

          4
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap

          Croker (IRE)

          355
          33/1
          • Form 311200-
          • Age 9
          • Weight 11-10

          in touch until weakened approaching 5th

          5
          Silk - White, Red and White hooped sleeves, Black and White hooped cap

          Early Edition

          11
          20/1
          • Form PU03P0
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-10

          never dangerous

          6
          Silk - Dark Green, Orange hoops, Dark Green sleeves, Orange cap

          Devote

          37 b
          14/1
          • Form 3422-55
          • Age 6
          • Weight 11-7

          chased leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

          7
          Silk - Dark Blue, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Blue seams and cap

          Toms Gone Grey (IRE)

          35
          9/1
          • Form 0406
          • Age 5
          • Weight 11-3

          in touch, headway 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened

          8
          Silk - Maroon, White stars, sleeves and cap

          Neptune

          321
          14/1
          • Form 00041-
          • Age 8
          • Weight 11-3

          chased leaders, hit 3rd, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

          9
          Silk - Black, Emerald Green hoops, Black sleeves, White cap

          Working Girl

          60
          33/1
          • Form 0003-P
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-11

          mid-division until weakened after 5th

          10
          Silk - Yellow, Maroon sash, hooped sleeves, Maroon cap

          Alfy Rich

          17
          8/1
          • Form 21-0P05
          • Age 8
          • Weight 10-11

          tracking leaders when brought down 4th

          11
          Silk - Pink, Black star, Black and White hooped sleeves, Black cap, Pink star

          Queens Brigade

          11
          7/1
          • Form 0500/12
          • Age 12
          • Weight 10-11

          well behind, good headway after 5th, lot to do approaching 2 out, strong run approaching last, just failed

          12
          Silk - Red, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Red spots

          Vallica

          10
          25/1
          • Form 5000P
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-10

          held up towards rear, headway after 5th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out

          13
          Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE stripe

          Presidio (GER)

          263
          33/1
          • Form 0P063/0
          • Age 9
          • Weight 10-6

          mid-division, headway approaching 4th, weakened quickly after next, pulled up before 2 out

          14
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, MAROON stars and sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap

          Only You

          24
          7/1
          • Form 26/33-06
          • Age 8
          • Weight 10-4

          held up towards rear, steady headway from 3rd, chased leaders and ridden approaching 2 out, weakend flat

          15
          Silk - Royal Blue and White check, White sleeves, Red diamonds and diamonds on cap

          Glorious Welcome

          10 v
          100/1
          • Form P/P06P-0
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-0

          soon tailed off

          16
          Silk - Light Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine and sleeves

          Speculative

          324
          40/1
          • Form PPP/PPU-
          • Age 10
          • Weight 10-0

          chased leaders until weakened rapidly and pulled up before 3rd

          17
          Silk - White, Black armlets, quartered cap

          Silver Sleeve (IRE)

          20
          33/1
          • Form P26504
          • Age 12
          • Weight 10-0

          mid-division, outpaced approaching 5th, stayed on from 2 out

          In depth

          Verdict

          A competitive but moderate event in which several of the 17b runners have claims including Queens Brigade, Neptune and Quabmatic but a chance is taken with Devote, who should strip fitter after two previous starts this term. The selection has been quietly fancied in each of his outings to date, both in Leicester sellers, and may do better now that he is returned to handicap-company. Quabmatic has gradually been slipping down the weights but is difficult to fancy in his current form and of more interest at the top end of the handicap is the Philip Hobbs-trained Everready, who makes his debut in this grade. He is another that may do better now that he runs in a handicap but is less easy to evaluate than the selection. Croker has claims if fit after a long absence, while Neptune, who has not raced over hurdles for some time, has had a recent outing on the flat. He has to be respected but would probably prefer a faster surface. Selling winner Queens Brigade seems to be in the grip of the handicapper at present. Big Max reverts to hurdling after a spell chasing and is another worthy of a mention but we are happy to stick with Jimmy Frost's Devote, who holds solid claims.