Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 18:50 Hardings Catering Novices' Hurdle2m 4f

  • Weighed In - (Class 4), £3,900 added, 4yo+, 6 runners
  • Winner £2,534 2nd £744 3rd £372 4th £186
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 4m 58.20s
  • Off time: 18:50:13
Pos Horse Odds
1st Presenting Paddy (IRE) 4/1
2nd Ballyhilty Bridge 10/11
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 F53P2-4 Pink and Brown diamonds, Pink sleeves and cap Ballyhilty Bridge 31 6 10-12 Nick Scholfield P Henderson 10/11
2 6-8 WHITE, RED star, BLACK and WHITE hooped sleeves, RED cap, WHITE star Keep A Welcome 48 9 10-12 b C Bolger G P Enright 33/1
3 P/06-0 Black, large White spots, Black sleeves, White spots, Black cap, White star My Friend Riquet (FR) 18 5 10-12 Lee Edwards (3) Dave Roberts 6/1
4 5 Maroon, Dark Green chevrons, armlets and star on cap Presenting Paddy (IRE) 32 4 10-8 Jack Doyle Mrs S J Humphrey 4/1
5 7054- White, yellow and dark blue striped sleeves, dark blue and yellow striped cap Charlies Lady 91 5 10-5 S P Jones Miss A M Newton-Smith 33/1
6 3-63 Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap Its Ruby 22 6 10-5 D Crosse Nick Mitchell 9/2
Non runners
7706-7Riviere Ruby510-5Miss Z C DavisonGemma Gracey-davison

Verdict

It's difficult to be over-confident about any of these though ex-pointer Ballyhilty Bridge appears to boast the best form having finished fourth to My Legal Lady at Newton Abbot on his debut under Rules. Its Ruby was a distant third at the same track on her hurdles bow but let's take a chance on the four-year-old PRESENTING PADDY, who has a jumping pedigree and is also bred to stay. A £20,000 purchase at the start of the year, he'll have learned plenty from his racecourse debut in a Market Rasen bumper last month.

Formwatch

Ballyhilty Bridge 20-1 (10-12) Held up in touch in rear, headway after 3 out, went 3rd approaching next, no impression on leaders, one pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 8, 10l behind Littledean Jimmy (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.

Keep A Welcome 100-1 (11-0) Mistake 1st, always towards rear, slow 3rd, struggling 7th, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Hindon Road (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in May.

My Friend Riquet (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind Romeo Americo (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH mdn hdl (4) gs.

Presenting Paddy (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 33l behind Wake Your Dreams (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in May.

Charlies Lady 20-1 (10-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 17l behind Chilworth Screamer (10-0) at Fontwell 1m 6f NH flat (6) gd in Mar.

Its Ruby 25-1 (10-5) Took keen hold, headway to lead 2nd, headed 4th, chased leader until after 6th, weakened 3 out, left poor 3rd last, tailed off, 3rd of 9, 35l behind Wiffy Chatsby (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gf in May.

Riviere Ruby 200-1 (10-4) Held up, ridden and struggling 5f out, 7th of 9, 35l behind Wintered Well (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (5) gd in May.

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