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Betfair Sharp Minds Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 49.70s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

River City (IRE)

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Wakeup Smiling (IRE)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Agitando (IRE)

      10/1

        1
        Silk - Red and White (quartered), Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap, White star

        Idaho d'Ox (FR)

        10
        8/1
        • Form 06100P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        tracked leader, ridden to lead after 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened quickly

        2
        Silk - White, White cap, Royal Blue star

        Bernardon (GER)

        16
        15/2
        • Form 0-P4P43
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-11

        in touch, took close order after 4th, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next

        3
        Silk - Light Blue, Red stars, Light Blue sleeves

        Shalako (USA)

        12 v
        11/2
        • Form 204660
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-9

        prominent until driven approaching 3rd, ridden and weakened 4 out

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red spots, Black cap, White spots

        Ragdale Hall (USA)

        188
        22/1
        • Form 161513
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-8

        held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon one pace

        5
        Silk - Mauve and Purple check, Mauve sleeves, Purple armlets, Mauve cap

        Wakeup Smiling (IRE)

        18
        6/1
        • Form 0P4011
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-6

        held up mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, led briefly 3 out, soon one pace

        6
        Silk - RED, BLACK hollow box and armlets, BLACK cap, RED diamond

        Silk Trader

        16
        15/2
        • Form 12F312
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-5

        mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out

        7
        Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, Red and White striped sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue stars

        River City (IRE)

        388
        15/2
        • Form 2511P4-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-4

        held up, rapid headway after 4th, led on bit 2 out, easily

        8
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Claude Greengrass

        29
        16/1
        • Form 2-10B0B
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-0

        always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out

        9
        Silk - Red, Black sleeves and cap with Silver button

        Agitando (IRE)

        131
        10/1
        • Form 33F-6F5
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-0

        held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, one pace from 2 out

        10
        Silk - Light Blue, Black disc, Dark Blue sleeves, Black cap

        Marrel

        10
        33/1
        • Form 332DP0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        in rear, driven along 3rd, ridden 4 out, weakened next

        11
        Silk - DARK GREEN, WHITE chevron, LIGHT GREEN sleeves, DARK GREEN and WHITE check cap

        Lord Lington (FR)

        3 b
        20/1
        • Form 616500
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        led until headed and weakened rapidly after 4th, tailed off

        12
        Silk - MAUVE and PURPLE diabolo, PURPLE sleeves, MAUVE armlets and diamond on PURPLE cap

        Cosmocrat

        54
        14/1
        • Form 00F-130
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-7

        mid-division, ridden 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        13
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow spots and spots on cap

        Just Superb

        23
        9/1
        • Form 120512
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-4

        prominent to 3rd, weakened next

        14
        Silk - BLACK, PINK chevrons, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Inviramental

        12
        100/1
        • Form 60U24/P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        prominent to 2nd, soon lost placed, pulled up before 2 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Wakeup Smiling is taken to land a hat-trick, with Silk Trader and Bernadon likely to give him most to do. Wakeup Smiling has hit form lately, with back-to-back successes at Newbury coming his way in March. Emma Lavelle's gelding receives no penalty for his latest victory that came in claiming company, and although dropped back in trip, should still take the beating. Silk Trader has also been in consistent form and only found the progressive Paddy The Piper too good at Kelso last time. He should be bang in there at the finish and makes slightly more appeal than Bernadon, despite the fact that the latter is eight pound better off for three lengths on Kelso running. Ragdale Hall will line up fresh after a break but has his fair share of weight, while Claude Greengrass has been unlucky on the odd occasion but is best watched with a view to going back over fences. Of those even further down the weights, Lord Lington and Just Superb make some appeal, but Wakeup Smiling has done nothing wrong and can go in again.