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15:15 Stratford
Monday 13 March 2023
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Better Value With Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 3 | 2m 70y | Good to Soft | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 18.72s
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Travelled strongly in mid-division, led going best approaching final flight, shaken up after last where not fluent, pushed along and asserted final 110yds, kept on well op 9/4 tchd 13/8
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (3)
Held up in rear, smooth headway after 2 out, went second approaching last, soon ridden along and every chance, kept on run-in but no match for winner op 18/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, soon ridden along, no extra before last op 5/2 tchd 10/3
T: R WalfordJ: Angus Cheleda (5)
Chased leading pair, driven along after 3 out, rallied after 2 out and kept on, not trouble leaders tchd 12/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Bass
Prominent, led 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened op 4/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (7)
Led, headed after 3 out, soon ridden along and weakened op 11/1
Also Ran
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Mid-division, lost position when not fluent 4th, soon struggling, ridden along and lost touch after 4 out, pulled up op 11/1
T: L WadhamJ: Bryony Frost
Towards rear, never a factor, well behind when pulled up op 10/1 tchd 12/1
Non-Runners
5
Zambezi Fix16
Weight: 11-8| Age: 8
T: B J Llewellyn J: Robert Williams
NR
7
Thor De Cerisy49
Weight: 11-5| Age: 9
T: M Scudamore J: R Patrick
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.40, £3.20, £1.20EX:£27.30Trifecta:£110.20Tricast:£81.17SF:£28.67Swingers:£5.10, £1.90, £6.60
Forecasts
Bubble Dubi (7/4), In This World (3/1), Galice Macalo (9/2), Thor De Cerisy (13/2), Zambezi Fix (10/1), Restitution (10/1), Bombyx (11/1), Amelia's Dance (14/1), Word Has It (16/1), Gumball (16/1)
Provided all is well on the back of a significant absence, IN THIS WORLD could take plenty of stopping on his handicap debut in this sphere. The 5-y-o won a Warwick juvenile event in the manner of a smart recruit back in November 2021 he should have plenty more to offer. Zambezi Fix battled well when getting his head in front at Chepstow and is second choice ahead of Bubble Dubi and Galice Macalo.
- IN THIS WORLD (FR)
- ZAMBEZI FIX (FR)
- BUBBLE DUBI (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £5,624.002nd: £2,588.003rd: £1,294.004th: £648.005th: £323.00
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