15:15 Wetherby

Saturday 4 November 2017

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 29.4s

1^st

Bristol De Mai

611-6

6/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leader, led 8th, headed next, led 12th, pressed last, driven flat, stayed on gamely, in command close home op 15/2

2^nd

Blaklion

811-0

5/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: G Sheehan

Tracked leaders, challenged 8th, led next, headed 12th, responded gamely to pressure and challenged last, held close home op 13/2

3^rd

Definitly Red

811-4

8/1

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 6th, closed after 10th, mistake and slightly hampered 15th, held in 3rd 3 out, weakened next op 7/1

4^th

Vieux Lion Rouge

811-4

25/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, held in 4th 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 20/1

5^th

Shantou Flyer

711-4

40/1

T: R HobsonJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in rear, headway 11th, lost place next, not fluent 13th, well held 5th when mistake 4 out op 28/1

Also Ran

Cue Card

1111-6

5/2

T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders on inside, closed after 10th, close up when fell 15th op 11/4

Coneygree

1011-0

7/4f

T: M BradstockJ: N de Boinville

Led, reached at 3rd and hind legs landed in fence, pecked next, headed 8th, slow and lost place next, pulled up before 10th op 2/1 tchd 15/8

Village Vic

1011-0

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Always in rear, behind 11th, pulled up before 15th op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Double Shuffle²⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: T R George J: Adrian Heskin

Virgilio¹⁶⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£2.00, £1.50, £2.10EX:£34.70Trifecta:£165.40SF:£35.75Swingers:£2.60, £9.50, £8.90

Forecasts

Coneygree (7/4), Cue Card (5/2), Blaklion (5/1), Bristol De Mai (6/1), Definitly Red (8/1), Double Shuffle (20/1), Virgilio (20/1), Vieux Lion Rouge (25/1), Village Vic (33/1), Shantou Flyer (40/1)

An cracking renewal of this contest. Most neutrals will be willing on Cue Card and Coneygree and their form entitles them to maximum respect. However, both may be using this as a stepping stone to the Betfair Chase at Haydock later this month and, at the prices, could be worth taking on. Bristol De Mai would have been the choice had the ground been softer, while his stable companion Blaklion and Vieux Lion Rouge are Becher Chase-bound and may be shaper for the run. The suggesgtion, then, is DEFINITLY RED, who was progressive last season and may have more to offer over a C&D he seems to enjoy.