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14:45 Haydock

Saturday 23 December 2017

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 6m 30.5s

1^st

Captain Redbeard

811-3

14/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Tracked leaders, close 2nd 10th, challenging when left in lead 12th, clear from last, eased towards finish tchd 16/1

2^nd

Catamaran Du Seuil

510-10

10/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, slow 3rd, not fluent 8th, headway before 10th, 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner last, stayed on same pace tchd 11/1

3^rd

Lake View Lad

711-4

11/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: S Mulqueen (3)

Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened from 2 out op 5/1

4^th

4 ½

Full Irish

611-5

2/1f

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: D N Russell

Held up towards rear, mistake 7th, closed before 4 out, disputing 2nd when blundered 2 out, soon beaten, weakened and lost 3rd last op 11/4

5^th

No Planning

1010-6

10/1

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook

Mid-division, closed 2nd, steadied 4th, effort 13th, lost place 4 out, weakened next tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Three Faces West

911-12

10/3

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Led until fell 12th op 4/1

Vic De Touzaine

811-7

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: James Bowen (5)

Prominent, mistake 2nd, bumped 5th, losing place when mistake 3 out, weakened before blunder 2 out, pulled up before last op 9/1 tchd 12/1

Broadway Buffalo

911-5

12/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up towards rear, slow 2nd and 4th, jumped left 5th, struggling 12th, hampered and unseated rider 12th op 9/1

Go West Young Man

910-0

40/1

T: H D DalyJ: Hugh Nugent (7)

Led into start, in rear, slow 1st, not fluent 2nd, mistake 8th, losing touch 10th, soon behind, pulled up after tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Earthmoves¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P & M Bowen J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.10Pl:£2.90, £2.60, £1.70EX:£143.80Trifecta:£1,135.70Tricast:£868.89SF:£139.51Swingers:£37.40, £8.10, £8.70

Forecasts

Full Irish (2/1), Three Faces West (10/3), Lake View Lad (11/2), Catamaran Du Seuil (10/1), No Planning (10/1), Vic De Touzaine (11/1), Broadway Buffalo (12/1), Captain Redbeard (14/1), Earthmoves (14/1), Go West Young Man (40/1)

Always a competitive contest and one where it could pay to side with the improving and unexposed FULL IRISH, given his proven ability on the ground, over this sort of trip and the fact that he represents the in-form Emma Lavelle team. Three Faces West should be a leading player after a good pipe-opener and this drop back in trip looks positive, while Vic De Touzaine is not totally ruled out after one bad run, but he does have a bit to prove now. If anybody can get one ready to win after a 22-month absence it is David Pipe, so keep an eye on the market regarding the chance of former winner Broadway Buffalo. Catarmaran Du Seuil needs to bounce back after his latest effort, while No Planning is on a very dangerous mark and represents a trainer who has done really well in contests like this here over the years, although surprisingly has not had the winner of this particular race in the past decade.