15:35 Kempton

Saturday 25 February 2017

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

BetBright Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 5m 56.0s
1st
Horse silk
13
25/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: James Best
Patiently ridden and held up last, hit 7th, steady headway 14th, tracking leaders on inside on bit before 3 out, 2nd 3 out, produced to lead at the last, kept on well and always doing enough run-in, wonderful ride
2nd
Horse silk
½
5
11/2
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Raced wide, chased leaders, left 2nd and hampered 9th, l every chance when blundered 3 out, recovered to challenge last, went 2nd run-in, stayed on, always held op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
2
11/1
T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan
Chased leaders, hampered 9th, led 13th, ridden and headed last, 3rd and one pace run-in tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
½
3
711-10
11/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Held up in last pair, headway on outside 3 out, chased leaders hanging right approaching 2 out, stayed on well run-in, almost snatched 3rd
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
710-12
11/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: William Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders on inside, slightly hampered 9th, chased leading pair 14th, pushed along before 3 out where slightly impeded, driven between last two, weakened run-in op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
½
4
5/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Towards rear, mistake 10th, headway under pressure chasing leaders and hung right from 3 out, hit next, weakened run-in op 15/2
7th
Horse silk
7
12
12/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: N P Madden
Held up towards rear, headway on inside before 3 out, run flattened out approaching next op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
3
1
911-12
33/1
T: A KingJ: Ian Popham
Chased leader, led 9th until 13th, weakened quickly before next
9th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
9/2f
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, hit 4th, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened tchd 5/1
10th
Horse silk
18
11
14/1
T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg (5)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear on inside, never involved, tailed off when blundered last op 11/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
10
8/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Thomas Bellamy
Led until mistake and headed 1st, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened op 15/2

Also Ran

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Led 1st, hit 8th, fell 9th op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
8
16/1
T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath
Chased leaders until pulled up quickly after 2nd

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£27.70Pl:£6.90, £1.90, £3.70EX:£211.10Trifecta:£1,701.30Tricast:£1,627.70SF:£155.55Swingers:£9.80, £56.20, £8.30

Forecasts

Irish Saint (9/2), Three Musketeers (5/1), Double Shuffle (11/2), Viva Steve (8/1), Theatre Guide (11/1), Aso (11/1), Ballykan (11/1), Fingerontheswitch (12/1), Opening Batsman (14/1), Triolo D'Alene (16/1), Pilgrims Bay (25/1), Cocktails At Dawn (25/1), Annacotty (33/1)

Verdict

As usual this race is an open looking affair with all the runners holding a chance of some kind. Irish Saint returns to a course he's won at before having been running in harder races than this won by some very good horses, while last year's winner Theatre Guide could have the touch of class about him required to overcome his rise in the weights. The suggestion, though, is DOUBLE SHUFFLE. He seemed to really relish the step up in trip when scoring over C&D, and tends to do best towards the back end of each season. If the same applies this time, he should be the one to beat. 1. Double Shuffle 2. Irish Saint 3. Theatre Guide

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00

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