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13:40 Hereford

bet365 Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 119y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,200 added
  • Winner: £2,729
  • 2nd: £801
  • 3rd: £401
  • 4th: £200
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 47.00s
  • Off Time: 13:40:14
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Orange, dark blue epaulets and armlets, hooped cap
  • Form 325
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened

2
Silk - Beige, Black braces, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 2-F
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders and keen, led 3 out, clear after 2 out, easily

3
Silk - BLACK, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form 63-326
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up, behind, pushed along before 3 out, never dangerous

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Grey and Royal Blue striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 121-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

held up, in rear, weakened before 3 out

5
Silk - Yellow, white and yellow halved sleeves
  • Form 2/5P21-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

led, headed 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra

6
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 1-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, headway before 4 out, chased winner after 2 out until last, kept on

7
Silk - Yellow, Black hoops, halved sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 6/947-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7

chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, chased winner from last, no impression

In depth

Verdict

No Hassle Hoff was clear of his sole rival when falling at the last at Fontwell on his debut under Rules but he has more on his plate here. Royals And Rebels wasn't disgraced when fifth at Ludlow earlier this month. Hoo Bally Diva is another likely improver and Rescued Glory had decent point-to-point form. THE HAPPY CHAPPY (NAP) won both starts between the flags and will be ready for this on his first run for the in-form Paul Nicholls. Novemberstorm and Back To The Thatch are others representing yards going well.

Formwatch

Back To The Thatch (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) Mid-division, under pressure 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, dist behind El Terremoto (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (5) gd in Oct.

No Hassle Hoff (IRE) 1-7fav (10-12) Led, clear before 2 out, about 30 lengths clear when fell last, at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) gs in Nov.

Novemberstorm (IRE) 9-4 (10-9) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 23l behind Turn Turk (10-5) at Worcester 2m (6) gd in Jun.

Rescued Glory (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) A.p; ev ch 15; wknd app 2 out, 3rd of 7, 14l behind She's Real (11-7) at Whitfield 3m gd in May.

Royals And Rebels (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Led, not fluent 1st, headed before 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 8, 18 1/2l behind Ballyhill (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f (3) gd in Nov.

The Happy Chappy (IRE) 2-5fav (12-0) Held up; went 2nd 15; led 2 out; pushed out, won at Trebudannon 3m in May beating Winter Garden (12-0) by 6l, 8 ran.

Hoo Bally Diva (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) In touch in rear, closed 6th, ridden and outpaced by front pair before 3 out, 3rd of 6, 15 1/4l behind Bistouri D'honore (10-12) at Exeter 2m 6f (3) gd in Nov.