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13:22 Lingfield Park
Free Race Replays On attheraces.com EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,700 added
- Winner: £4,193
- 2nd: £1,932
- 3rd: £966
- 4th: £484
- Form 112
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey J J Slevin
made all, asserted and went clear from 2 out, pushed out under minimum effort run-in, easily
Charleyman (IRE)
189- Form 7
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs D Grissell
- Jockey M Goldstein
held up in rear but in touch, some headway after 4th, outpaced and lost ground when pushed along after 3 out, tailed off from 2 out
- Form 23-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Potter
- Jockey Harry Kimber
prominent, bad mistake and dropped to last 4 out, modest headway 3 out, no chance with leading pair from 2 out, kept on for modest third
- Form 23-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey James Davies
raced in second throughout, keen early, outpaced by winner before not fluent 2 out, kept on but always held by winner towards finish
- Form 22P-6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Freddie Gordon
prominent, dropped to rear and pushed along after 3rd, soon tailed off, pulled up after mistake 5th, rider said gelding never travelled (vet reported gelding to have an irregular heartbeat)
In depth
Formwatch
Masked Man (FR) 11-4 (11-2) Handy, led after 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, headed narrowly and ridden after 2 out, battled on, kept on, no extra final 100 yards flat, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Diamond Hunter (11-2) at Haydock 2m (1) gs in Nov.
Charleyman (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Never better than midfield, struggling from over 3f out, tailed off final furlong, 7th of 9, 28 3/4l behind Nana Noodleman (10-9) at Worcester 2m (5) gd in Jun.
Could Be You (IRE) 3-1 (12-2) Pr, 3l 3rd by 5th, cl 4th bef 5out, went 2 1/2 2nd bef 3out, ld brfly aftr 2out, 3l 3rd & held at last, no ex, 3rd of 8, 7 3/4l behind Lakewood Rose (11-6) at Knockanohill 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Mar.
Hello Fortune (IRE) 2-1 (12-2) Ld erly, jnd aftr 2nd, hdd bef 6out, rdn appr str, prog to ld bef last, kow run-in, won at Loughanmore 3m mdn gs in Oct beating Keep Joy (11-11) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Mymilkman (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, dist behind They Call Me Hugo (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Jaja Jimmy 40-1 (11-4) Midfield, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 5th of 6, 33l behind Kicour La (11-4) at Leicester 2m 4f mdn (3) sft in Nov.
Laurier Des Obeaux (FR) 28-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, driven before 2 out where awkward, stayed on but not fluent last, headway and went third close home, nearest finish, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Minella Marathon (10-13) at Lingfield 2m 3f (3) gs in Nov.