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14:10 Hereford

Star Sports Bet Owners Club Guarantee Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f 119y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,084
  • 2nd: £1,882
  • 3rd: £940
  • 4th: £471
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 39.90s
  • Off Time: 14:10:18
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Red spots, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 51
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-3

jumped right, chased leader, 1 length down when left in clear lead 3 out, hanging left before last, easily

2
Silk - Yellow, emerald green epaulets, emerald green sleeves, yellow spots and cap
40/1
  • Form P/173-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, dropped to last 8th, left 3rd 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner

3
Silk - Red, white star, dark blue sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star
  • Form 3163-25
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 126

led, 1 length up when fell 3 out

4
Silk - Light green and emerald green (quartered), light green sleeves
200/1
  • Form 8-P4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up, raced keenly, went 3rd 8th, left 2nd 3 out, no impression, weakened into 3rd after 2 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

GRACE A VOUS ENKI, eased in grade after a run at Cheltenham, gets 5lb from last month’s Stratford winner Ballintubber Boy and that may prove decisive in what looks a match, though both will have stamina to prove over this trip.

Formwatch

Ballintubber Boy (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 8th, went 2nd final bend, soon edged left, challenged last, led flat, stayed on, won at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Harde Fashion (11-4) by hd, 8 ran.

Earcomesbob 66-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, hit 13th, soon pushed along, mistake 14th, pulled up before 18th, at Cheltenham 3m 2f (4) gd in Apr.

Grace A Vous Enki (FR) 9-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, outpaced 8th, well beaten when mistake 2 out, kept on flat, 5th of 8, 19l behind Bardenstown Lad (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m (2) gd in Oct.

Junior Massini 250-1 (11-0) Raced in rear, pushed along and lost touch after 3 out, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Celestial Force (11-12) at Taunton 2m 3f (5) gf in Nov.