13:25 Uttoxeter

Sunday 31 December 2017

All12:2012:5013:2513:5514:2515:0015:30

Happy Birthday Gill.I.Am Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 2y  |   Heavy  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:25  |   Winning time: 6m 53.1s
1st
Horse silk
2
5/2f
T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: David Noonan
Led until 2nd, not fluent 4th, led 6th, clear 3 out, eased flat tchd 3/1
2nd
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5
10
9/1
T: Katy PriceJ: James Best
Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, 3rd 2 out, stayed on, went 2nd last, no impression on winner op 8/1 tchd 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
7
8/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke
Prominent, ridden 4 out, no impression on winner from 3 out, lost 2nd when not fluent last op 10/1
4th
Horse silk
8
6
3/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Held up towards rear, headway 7th, not fluent next, mistake and reminders 11th, not fluent 14th, pressing for 2nd from after 14th until mistake 3 out, weakened next op 5/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
6/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, lost place 4th, not fluent 8th, some headway 14th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 7/1 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
5
12/1
T: Alexandra DunnJ: Adam Wedge
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th, reminder after next, headway 11th, weakened after 14th, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1
PU
Horse silk
8
10/1
T: Miss C DysonJ: Brendan Powell
Towards rear, soon pushed along, slow and last from 3rd, behind 7th, mistake 11th, pulled up before 3 out op 12/1 tchd 8/1
PU
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9
1310-4
16/1
T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste
Led 2nd, headed 6th, lost place after 12th, behind 4 out, pulled up before last tchd 18/1
PU
Horse silk
11
33/1
T: Mrs L J YoungJ: T Dowling (5)
Not that fluent, in rear, mistake 4th, ridden 6th, behind 14th, pulled up before 4 out

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Mr Love22
Weight: 12-1|  Age: 5
T: L Wadham  J: L P Aspell
NR
3
Horse silk
Sharney Sike25
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 11
T: W Coltherd  J: Sam Coltherd
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.30, £2.70, £2.50EX:£24.90Trifecta:£121.20Tricast:£156.77SF:£25.07Swingers:£5.10, £2.80, £12.50

Forecasts

Cailleach Annie (5/2), Ben Arthur (3/1), Mr Love (3/1), The Horsechesnut (6/1), Leith Hill Legasi (8/1), Clondaw Rigger (9/1), Sharney Sike (10/1), Cheat The Cheater (10/1), Black Narcissus (12/1), Kilcascan (16/1), Goodnightirene (33/1)

Verdict

Most of these find victories hard to come by. Top-weight Mr Love may prove to be a cut above his rivals in time, but has a huge burden in testing ground and a speculative vote goes to CLONDAW RIGGER, who gets in this bang on the 10st mark and, as a wining point-to-pointer, should be able to find a small race over fences. He may have found 2m4f on good ground an inadequate test on his chasing debut and is totally unexposed. Few of the others set the pulse racing, but Ben Arthur ran his best race over fences last time and may improve again in first-time cheekpieces.
  1. Clondaw Rigger
  2. Mr Love
  3. Ben Arthur

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00

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