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Williamhill.Com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Hurdle: Good in places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 48.90s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rollo (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    He's The Guv'nor (IRE)

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Grey Shark (IRE)

      4/1

        1
        Silk - Light blue, red sash, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white cap, royal blue diamond

        Karoo

        14
        9/2
        • Form 4/0-52U5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        held up, mistake 3rd, hit 6th, headway after 8th to track leaders, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out

        2
        Silk - Black and Light Blue (quartered), Black sleeves, White cap

        Rollo (IRE)

        8 b
        3/1
        • Form 05-F323
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        made all, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on, driven out

        3
        Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue (halved), Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap

        Grey Shark (IRE)

        16
        4/1
        • Form 0000-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6

        held up, headway approaching 6th, every chance when hit 3 out, soon ridden, kept on

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue and Grey diabolo, quartered cap

        Valley Warrior

        198
        12/1
        • Form R55P-4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        in touch, not fluent 6th, soon weakened

        5
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap, Yellow star

        He's The Guv'nor (IRE)

        23
        7/1
        • Form 0064-64
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-9

        held up, headway approaching 6th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, kept on

        6
        Silk - Dark blue and red (halved), dark blue sleeves, white cap

        Mighty Minster

        145
        7/1
        • Form FPPPP-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-7

        held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

        7
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoops, Dark Blue sleeves, Black cap

        Joizel (FR)

        16
        9/1
        • Form 00U0-64
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-4

        chased winner, ridden and every chance 3 out, one pace from next

        8
        Silk - Red, Purple epaulets and sleeves, Black cap

        Lancier d'Estruval (FR)

        29
        11/1
        • Form 00P-P04
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders until 6th, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        Rollo is becoming rather expensive to follow and the Philip Hobbs-trained gelding is probably best watched in a race taken to go to Karoo, who is preferred to Grey Shark. The selection is trained by Paul Nicholls and has shown enough in novice events to suggest that he is well enough treated to play a part on his debut in a handicap today. Granted normal improvement for what was effectively his first run of the season at Fontwell, having unseated Ruby Walsh at the second flight on his reappearance, Karoo looks the one to be on. Grey Shark ran a race full of promise on his return at Newton Abbot recently but a 5lb rise in the weights since then leaves Paul Keane's gelding with more to do, while Mighty Minster has an absence to overcome and may be best watched. Valley Warrior and He's The Guv'nor make only limited appeal in a race that is taken to go to Karoo.