Heltronic opens hurdles account

Heltornic made amends for a disappointing seasonal debut when lifting the Support Retraining of Racehorses Mares’ Only Novices’ Hurdle at Lingfield.

The Michael Scudamore-trained mare had fallen when in the lead at Uttoxeter last time but she made no such mistake in this two-mile-seven-furlong event.

Heltornic, sent off the 4-9 faourite under the trainer’s grandson Tom, set out to make all and she did just that, holding Amber Starlight by an easy length and three-quarters at the line.

The testing conditions proved no problem to the seven-year-old and although she was a bit sloppy at a couple of flights, she was never in trouble.

Scudamore jnr said: “All I can say is that she is a lovely filly.”