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14:20 Hereford

Grandstand Caterers 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.50s
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tragic Ohio

85/40

    2
    Silk -

    Lough Derg (FR)

    11/8

      3
      Silk -

      Ojays Alibi (IRE)

      13/2

        1
        Silk - Red, Yellow diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond

        Tragic Ohio

        20
        85/40
        • Form 14-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-9

        always prominent going well, led approaching 2 out, clear approaching last, easily

        2
        Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), Orange and White halved sleeves, Orange cap, White star

        Lough Derg (FR)

        13
        11/8
        • Form 115
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-6

        prominet, ridden to lead 3 out, headed and weakened approaching next

        3
        Silk - Brown, Dark Blue hoops, Dark Blue cap

        Beau Coup

        37
        33/1
        • Form 35/45U5
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2 out

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, armlets and diamonds on cap

        Canada Road (IRE)

        69
        66/1
        • Form 5-00P
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        soon behind

        5
        Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoop, Dark Blue sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

        Could It Be Legal

        66
        100/1
        • Form 0-U
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        led, headed 3rd, weakened next, soon behind

        6
        Silk - Yellow, Black sash and cap, check sleeves

        Countash

        212
        100/1
        • Form SP
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        blundered 1st, prominent, weakened quickly 4th, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

        7
        Silk - Terracotta, Black diamond on body and cap

        Euradream (IRE)

        25
        25/1
        • Form 4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        in touch, ridden and some headway 3 out, no impression on clear leaders

        8
        Silk - Pink and Maroon diamonds, Pink sleeves and cap

        Flash Henry

        42
        100/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        not jump well in rear, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

        9
        Silk - Light Blue, Red sash, Yellow cap, Light Blue hoop

        Learn The Lingo

        24
        66/1
        • Form 40/P-6P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        never a factor

        10
        Silk - N/A

        Lies And Phibbs (IRE)

        57
        66/1
        • Form 04-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        in touch, ridden and weakened after 4th

        11
        Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Red diamonds, Red cap

        Ojays Alibi (IRE)

        20
        13/2
        • Form 63-F343
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        prominent, led 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

        13
        Silk - Violet

        Presentingthecase (IRE)

        14/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        towards rear, ridden 4th, weakened 3 out

        14
        Silk - Dark Blue, Purple seams, striped cap

        Pretty Boy Blue

        28
        150/1
        • Form P5-U44P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-2

        mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out

        15
        Silk - DARK BLUE, RED stripe, RED sleeves, DARK BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Scrumpy

        57
        100/1
        • Form 0-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        not jump well 1st, soon in rear

        16
        Silk - White, Dark Blue sash, White and Dark Blue striped sleeves and cap

        Tin Symphony

        20
        12/1
        • Form U05-B52
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11

        in touch, not fluent 2nd, ridden 3 out, weakened next (5th fence omitted in this and previous race)

        12
        NR

        Pin High (IRE)

        38
        • Form 500
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Lough Derg gets the vote here ahead of Tragic Ohio and Tin Symphony. The selection won well at Newbury and Warwick in his first two races and was then a good fifth in a Grade 2 event at Cheltenham last time. That sets a fair benchmark for the form of the race and he is unlikely to be a fancy price for this contest. Tragic Ohio won well at Wincanton on his hurdling debut and, with that experience behind him, holds claims again. In that race, he beat Tin Symphony by six lengths but, seeing that the mare is now nine pounds better off at the weights, she too has to be on the shortlist of possibles for this race. Of the others, very few have shown anything in the way of form so far. That said, Lies And Phibbs is nicely-bred for this game and showed some promise in Irish bumpers for Charlie Swan last season and Ojays Alibi was a reasonable third in a similar event at Wincanton last time. Watch the market for clues with regard to the Jonjo O'Neill-trained newcomer Presentingthecase but, overall, it's very hard to get away from Lough Derg and he gets the vote.