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15:10 Hereford
Bet Now At Wbx.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Form 311115
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
made all, clear 3 out, ran on well
- Form F2F-212
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
chased winner after 3rd, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 21212-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer J A B Old
- Jockey J M Maguire
held up, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened next
- Form 014424
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer S T Lewis
- Jockey P C O'Neill
chased winner, blundered 3rd, reminders 4th, lost place next, behind from 7th, kept going
- Form 527-702
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked leaders, hit and reminders 7th, mistake next, under pressure from 3 out, plugged on
- Form 2-75403
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey D A Jacob
held up, reminders 4th, headway 7th, weakened quickly next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Evelith Forrest gets the confident vote here with Negus de Beaumont and Im A Witness rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair second behind What A Scientist last time out and with the step up in trip likley to bring about more improvement he is hard to oppose. Negus de Beaumont rates the main danger as he was a fair fifth behind Chief Dan George last time out in a grade 2 and this represents a drop in class so he should be noted in the market. Im A Witness is another that could go well on his latest second behind Great Approach but he is becoming hard to win with. Of the remainder Colline de Fleurs is from a yard that is begining to hit form and is another that could go well but for the winner we return to Evelith Forrest.
Formwatch
Negus de Beaumont (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 24l behind Chief Dan George (11-9) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hdl Grd 2 (1) gs.
Evelith Forrest 1-4fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, chased winner and went right last, not quicken flat, 2nd of 6, 3l behind What A Scientist (10-12) at Towcester 3m nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Colline de Fleurs 25-1 (11-2) Held up, behind 3 out, 12th of 16, 30l behind Mith Hill (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Nov.
Jug Of Punch (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) Behind, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 10, 3l behind Just Beth (10-9) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) hvy in Jan.
Im A Witness (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Great Approach (10-5) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
We Got Him (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) Chased leader, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 7, well behind Rowlands Dream (10-11) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chs (4) gs.