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14:50 Leicester

Sunday 3 December 2017

All12:4013:1013:4514:1514:5015:20

Cossington Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 6.85s

1^st

Kilronan Castle

612-0

13/2f

T: D McCain JnrJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Made all, clear approaching 4 out, ridden after 2 out, 2 lengths up last, stayed on well, unchallenged op 5/2 tchd 3/1

2^nd

Finnegan's Garden

810-2

8/1

T: Miss Z C DavisonJ: T E Whelan

Held up in last trio, not fluent 4th, steady headway on outside 7th, went 2nd 4 out, 2 lengths down last, ridden and weakened run-in op 11/1

3^rd

Remember Forever

711-5

9/2

T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury

Chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, stayed on same pace in 3rd op 7/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Tower Of Allen

611-8

6/1

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear, headway from 2 out, plugged on, never on terms op 9/1 tchd 8/1

5^th

Fingers Crossed

711-6

5/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

Held up in touch, headway and hit 7th, ridden after 14th, chased leaders before 4 out, weakened 2 out op 16/1 tchd 18/1

6^th

Larkhall

1010-0

12/1

T: M E SowersbyJ: James Bowen (5)

Held up in last pair, never a factor op 10/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

Bally Lagan

911-12

11/2

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until 4 out, chased leaders, weakened 2 out op 12/1 tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Grand Coureur

511-9

4/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)

Chased winner until 7th, lost place slightly next, rallied 10th, weakened before 4 out, behind and pulled up approaching 2 out op 5/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.30, £2.90, £2.10EX:£21.70Trifecta:£155.20Tricast:£130.28SF:£21.22Swingers:£4.50, £3.70, £12.00

Forecasts

Grand Coureur (4/1), Remember Forever (9/2), Fingers Crossed (5/1), Bally Lagan (11/2), Tower Of Allen (6/1), Kilronan Castle (13/2), Finnegan's Garden (8/1), Larkhall (12/1)

It would be dangerous to rule out any of this field. Bally Lagan was in super form in the spring and returned with a pleasing run at Warwick, though he's since blotted the copybook at Ludlow. Grand Coureur on the other hand is open to doing better having finished second at the venue last time on just his second chase start while Finnegan's Garden and Fingers Crossed hold valid place claims. A chance is taken on this likely better surface bringing out the best in REMEMBER FOREVER, who has shaped well enough for a long way in both starts since coming back in on more testing ground. He ended last season with back-to-back wins over this trip on similar ground and is just 2lb above his latest win-mark if the conditions do now play to his strengths.