16:45 Hexham

Friday 6 October 2017

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Youngs RPS 'The Winning Combination' Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 15y  |   Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:45  |   Winning time: 5m 17.45s
1st
Horse silk
2
85/40f
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, 2nd 3 out, led last, pushed clear run-in, comfortably op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
3/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)
Sometimes jumped right, chased leaders, 2nd at 5th, led 9th, headed last, kept on same pace run-in op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
31
1
1111-12
6/1
T: James MoffattJ: Henry Brooke
Held up last, pecked 4th, went modest 4th approaching 12th until approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, went remote 3rd run-in, never on terms op 15/2 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
7
4
4/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)
Chased leader, mistake 2nd, led 5th until 9th, chased leaders, outpaced and dropped to rear approaching 12th, regained modest 4th approaching 3 out tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
5
3
9/2
T: R ShielsJ: Callum Bewley (3)
Raced keenly, led until 5th, chased leaders, not fluent 8th (water), 2nd again 9th until 3 out, pushed along in 3rd and outpaced before next, weakened badly after last op 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.10, £1.80EX:£8.40Trifecta:£29.80SF:£8.89

Forecasts

Forest Des Aigles (85/40), Shine Away (3/1), Miss Conway (4/1), Tikkandemickey (9/2), Munsaab (6/1)

Verdict

A race in which it is difficult to totally discount any of the runners, with perhaps the exception of a now vulnerable looking Miss Conway. Munsaab generally doesn't win by far and that keeps the handicapper at arms length and he deserves respect in this grade despite ideally being much better suited by a longer trip. Tikkandemicky can be tricky to predict, but when he's on song he's a force to be reckoned with, particularly at this track. Shine Away is on the up, but has taken a hike in the weights, so the tentative selection is FOREST DES AIGLES. Conditions promise to be ideal for this French recruit, and he returns to action off a competitive mark looking as if this longer trip is fully capable of bringing about further improvement over fences.
  1. Forest Des Aigles
  2. Tikkandemickey
  3. Munsaab

Previous Winners

2016
Formidableopponent
Weight: 10-1  |Age: 9
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00

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