2024-11-27 Hereford 12:50
Hereford

Wye Valley Metals Novices' Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m8y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £3,248

Runners: 8

Winning time: 4m 8.51s (slow by 20.51s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Paddy In The Caddy

J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Age:5 Weight:12st 1lbs

OR:99 SP:6/5F

Disputed lead - raced in second 5th - led 3 out - ridden briefly and kept on well run-in - always doing enough(op 11/8)

2 1¼

3 Flamelco

J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Sarah Humphrey

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:94 SP:16/1

Jumped left on occasions - disputed lead - led clearly 5th - headed and raced in second from 3 out - kept on run-in(tchd 18/1)

3 1½ 2¾

6 Smart Casual

J:Richie McLernon T:Anthony Honeyball

Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:83 SP:6/1

Took keen hold - prominent - in touch with leaders 3rd - not fluent 5th - went third before 3 out - kept on run-in(op 11/2)

4 5½ 8¼

2 Iron d'Ex

J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Sheila Lewis

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:98 SP:9/2

In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - not fluent 6th - lost position 9th - ridden and rallied after 2 out - left in modest fourth last(op 6/1)

5 1¾ 10

4 Dunstall Rambler

J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Tom George

Age:6 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:93 SP:12/1

Prominent - bad mistake 2nd - hit 7th - lost position gradually from 3 out(op 11/1)

6 30 40

8 The Big Man

J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams

Age:5 Weight:10st 3lbs

OR:73 SP:18/1

Towards rear - jumped left 1st - mistake 4th - dropped to last 7th - not fluent and lost touch 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)

5 Coup De Gold

J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams

Age:8 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:84 SP:16/1

In rear - not fluent 5th - not fluent 6th - some headway back straight - keeping on disputing fourth when fell last(op 12/1)

7 Wellwillya

J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Helen Nelmes

Age:6 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:78 SP:15/2

Early mistakes - jumped left on occasions - in rear - reminder after 1st - lost touch 2 out - pulled up before last(op 17/2 and tchd 9/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.20

Tote place: £1.10 £3.50 £1.90

Exacta: £20.70

Trifecta: £120.50

Tricast: £86.97

CSF: £20.19