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16:20 Stratford

Willerby Holiday Homes 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 54.10s
  • 15 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Buena Vista (IRE)

2/9

    2
    Silk -

    Good Samaritan (IRE)

    33/1

      3
      Silk -

      Zaffre (IRE)

      16/1

        1
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap

        Buena Vista (IRE)

        14 D
        2/9
        • Form 6416-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-3

        took keen hold and tended to jump right, made all, clear after 3 out, eased considerably flat

        3
        Silk - Royal Blue, White sash, Red cap

        Emanate

        38
        25/1
        • Form 692/6-6
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0

        always behind

        4
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK and WHITE quartered cap

        Good Samaritan (IRE)

        128
        33/1
        • Form 7/02P-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        chased leaders, mistake 5th, ridden and mistake 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, stayed on, no chance with winner

        5
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue and White hooped sleeves

        Hermano (IRE)

        372
        200/1
        • Form FPP3/3-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-0

        chased winner until after 5th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        6
        Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diabolo, White sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Letsplay (IRE)

        11
        33/1
        • Form 054-4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        never near leaders

        7
        Silk - Straw, Blue and Straw quartered cap

        Master Fox

        24
        33/1
        • Form 7P-3
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0

        always behind, hampered 2nd, mistake 4th, tailed off

        8
        Silk - Black, Pink star and sleeves, Pink cap, Black star

        Royal Maid (FR)

        34 p
        150/1
        • Form 5PPPP-F
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0
        • Official Rating 90

        hampered 2nd, always behind, tailed off from 5th

        9
        Silk - MAROON and GREY stripes, GREY sleeves, MAROON armlets, striped cap

        The Bay Bridge (IRE)

        187
        28/1
        • Form 0/8-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        held up, lost touch before 5th, tailed off when pulled up before last

        10
        Silk - Light Blue and Maroon stripes, Light Blue sleeves, hooped cap

        Tuesday's Child

        14
        20/1
        • Form 0P-4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-0

        mid-division, headway 8th, ridden and weakened after 3 out

        11
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron, White sleeves, Red cap

        Will Tell

        221
        150/1
        • Form 403/008-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-0

        always behind, tailed off from 5th

        12
        Silk - BLACK, YELLOW disc, striped sleeves and cap

        Zaffre (IRE)

        21 D
        16/1
        • Form 73681-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-13
        • Official Rating 100

        mid-division, headway approaching 5th, chased winner after 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened last

        13
        Silk - Royal Blue, White sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow striped cap

        Benny

        28
        40/1
        • Form 29-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-11

        held up in touch, headway and mistake 4th, chased winner after 5th, mistake 3 out, soon lost 2nd and weakened

        14
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red sash and diamond on cap

        Breema Donna

        12
        100/1
        • Form 9F30-U9
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-7
        • Official Rating 88

        held up, headway approaching 5th, weakened after 4 out

        15
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE hoops, GREEN and WHITE quartered cap

        Dragon Blue

        125/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-7

        not jump well, always behind, tailed off after 4th

        16
        Silk - Emerald green, Red star, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Mill Lane

        11
        150/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-7

        jumped slowly 1st and 2nd, in rear when reminders after 4th, soon behind, tailed off

        2
        NR

        Call Out (IRE)

        36
        • Form P-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Buena Vista will be at short odds for this novices' hurdle and is hard to oppose in a race where the main battle is likely to be for minor honours, with Zaffre preferred to Tuesday's Child for the forecast spot. The selection showed useful form in bumpers including at the Cheltenham Festival and made no mistake on his hurdling debut at Hereford last month. A reproduction of that effort would see him follow up in this company. Benny has shown promise in bumpers and has place claims along with winning pointer Call Out, who makes his rules debut. Good Samaritan disappointed first time out over hurdles and is probably better than he showed at Folkestone, while Tony Carroll's Letsplay would need to step up on bumper form to get into the frame. Of more interest for the forecast spot would be Henrietta Knight's Tuesday's Child, who had the misfortune to come up against the selection at Hereford as well but the most likely danger to Buena Vista has to be Zaffre, who has already won a race over hurdles and showed her Fontwell success was no fluke when a creditable third behind Common Girl at Fakenham last time. Buena Vista has an obvious chance though and is hard to oppose.