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14:40 Hereford
Sunday 23 February 2025
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- 5YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 2f 208y | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 4m 57.8s
T: C E LongsdonJ: James Bowen
Held up in midfield, not fluent 2nd, headway before 4th, led 6th, mistake 7th, soon headed, ridden and chased leader before 9th, soon led, 2 lengths clear 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, drifted left close home, always holding on near finish op 11/4
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Held up in rear, ridden and chased leaders before 2 out where bumped, headway to chase winner approaching last, briefly threatened close home, held near finish op 7/2 tchd 10/3
T: D PipeJ: Ben Bromley (5)
Midfield, headway before 7th, soon led, jumped left 8th, not fluent 9th, soon headed, ridden and outpaced by winner before 2 out where bumped, soon lost 2nd, tailed off run-in tchd 14/1
T: Kerry LeeJ: Liam Harrison
Prominent, led before 5th, mistake and headed 6th, pushed along before 3 out, soon tailed off op 9/2
Also Ran
T: Sheila LewisJ: S Bowen
Led, headed and ridden before 5th, outpaced before 8th, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up op 5/2 tchd 11/4
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Midfield, awkward 3rd, soon dropped to rear, detached before 7th, pulled up before 9th tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1
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Good Friday Fairy8
Weight: 12-0| Age: 8
T: Ben Clarke J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.50, £2.40EX:£11.40Trifecta:£44.00SF:£10.70Swingers:£2.00, £2.90, £4.50
Forecasts
Good Friday Fairy (6/4), Zestful Hope (15/8), Gris Majeur (9/4), Intimate (9/2), Greenrock Abbey (7/1), Jaipaletemps (9/1), Golden Whisky (18/1)
GOOD FRIDAY FAIRY was back to his very best when an easy all-the-way winner at Wincanton last week and can defy an 8 lb rise. Gris Majeur went close at Ffos Las last time so looks the obvious threat.
- GOOD FRIDAY FAIRY (IRE)
- GRIS MAJEUR (FR)
- JAIPALETEMPS (FR)
Prize Money
1st: £4,700.002nd: £2,163.003rd: £1,081.004th: £541.005th: £270.00
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