15:05 Exeter

Tuesday 7 November 2017

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Smith & Williamson Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 54y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:07  |   Winning time: 6m 49.4s
1st
Horse silk
1
10/3
T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield
Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 12th, effort 4 out, led after next, ridden between last 2, hard pressed flat, stayed on towards finish op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
9
12/1
T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden
Tracked leader to 12th, in touch, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, rallied last, stayed on to chase winner flat, held near finish op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
14/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Led, ridden after 4 out, headed after next, rallied last, one pace flat op 10/1
4th
Horse silk
2
7
6/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)
Mid-division in touch, chased leaders 5 out, ridden after 2 out, rallied and in touch last, no extra flat op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
24
8
8/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up behind, took closer order on outer 5th, driven to chase leaders before 4 out, never on terms, weakened next, tailed off op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
7
10
33/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)
Mid-division, behind 9th, headway 12th, chased leaders next, weakened before 4 out, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
12/1
T: P GundryJ: Mr William Biddick (3)
Mid-division in touch, lost place after 10th, soon behind, struggling next, blundered 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1
PU
Horse silk
4
16/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke
Mid-division in touch, outpaced when not fluent 13th, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
5
15/8f
T: J & A O'NeillJ: B J Geraghty
Held up behind, headway 5 out, driven to chase leaders next, never on terms, weakened 3 out, pulled up after next tchd 2/1
PU
Horse silk
6
20/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up towards rear, headway and in touch on outside before 11th, mistake next, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after next op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.60, £3.00, £4.40EX:£41.20Trifecta:£322.80Tricast:£503.71SF:£43.00Swingers:£17.70, £26.00, £37.50

Forecasts

Above Board (15/8), Ask The Weatherman (10/3), Wizards Bridge (6/1), You Say What (8/1), Castarnie (12/1), Swincombe Scorchio (12/1), Royal Palladium (14/1), Definitly Grey (16/1), I Am Colin (20/1), Only Gorgeous (33/1)

Verdict

The outstanding point-to-pointer ASK THE WEATHERMAN gets the vote here despite a huge weight. He has won 10 of 12 career starts and could have been underestimated by the handicapper here. The lightly raced Above Board is an interesting runner and could easily prove well treated in his handicap debut also. Course specialist Only Gorgeous should run his usual good race but is vulnerable to less exposed sorts.
  1. Ask The Weatherman
  2. Above Board
  3. Only Gorgeous

Previous Winners

2016
Caulfields Venture
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 10
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,495.002nd: £2,805.003rd: £1,402.004th: £702.005th: £351.00

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