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Happy Birthday Tosia And Lily Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 105y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £13,600 added
- Winner: £7,025
- 2nd: £3,237
- 3rd: £1,618
- 4th: £810
- Form 854111
- Age 9
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
made all, not enthusiastic jumping early, pushed along after 3 out, in command from 2 out, stayed on best, finished tired
- Form 3P2-11P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, dropped to rear and lost touch quickly well before 2 out, soon pulled up
- Form U-1F246
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey James Best
held up in last, in touch, went 2nd going best before 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, well held from 2 out, tired and jumped left last
- Form 7P7P-PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
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In depth
Verdict
WEST TO THE BRIDGE is clearly enjoying himself at present and, with the going in his favour again, he can get the better of Take Your Time with Tristan Durrell proving excellent value for his 7lb claim. Forecast is back with Martin Keighley but hasn’t raced since September and Lamanver Pippin’s form figures are most off-putting.
Formwatch
West To The Bridge (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Sweating, set decent pace, made virtually all, joined 2 out, strongly pressed last, stayed on strongly run-in, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Fifty Ball (11-6) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Take Your Time (IRE) 6-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last, at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Forecast 14-1 (11-11) Restrained into midfield, towards rear 3rd, pushed along briefly after 5th, hard ridden and lost touch 3 out, soon tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Lucky Robin (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Lamanver Pippin 14-1 (11-2) Midfield, weakened and pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.