13:55 Doncaster

Thursday 8 February 2018

All13:5514:2515:0015:3016:0516:40

eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 214y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:56  |   Winning time: 6m 12.72s
1st
Horse silk
9
20/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)
Close up, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on to lead towards finish, just held on close home op 20/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
5
10/1
T: J FarrellyJ: Brendan Powell
Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, went 3rd from last, kept on and just held close home op 11/1 tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
6
6/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Led, ridden before 3 out, clear before last, headed towards finish, lost 2nd place close home op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
13
3
8/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: N P Madden
Behind, headway before 5 out, went 3rd from 3 out, weakened before last op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
13/2
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Nick Scholfield
Towards rear, headway 5 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out
6th
Horse silk
17
11
20/1
T: P HendersonJ: James Best
Mid-division, pushed along after 7 out, soon weakened op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
10
14/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Mid-division, hampered 1st, headway before 4 out, weakened from 2 out op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
46
12
14/1
T: T H WestonJ: S Bowen
Prominent, blundered 1st, lost place before 5 out op 25/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
9/2f
T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville
Chased leaders, fell 1st op 11/4
PU
Horse silk
2
811-12
8/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke
Close up, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 17/2 tchd 7/1
F
Horse silk
7
7/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Towards rear, fell 1st tchd 17/2
UR
Horse silk
8
8/1
T: H J EvansJ: T Dowling (5)
Towards rear, hampered and unseated rider 1st op 16/1 tchd 20/1
PU
Horse silk
13
33/1
T: D ThompsonJ: Henry Brooke
Always behind, weakened from 6 out, pulled up before 6 out op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.70Pl:£4.40, £3.50, £3.70EX:£247.60Trifecta:£1,070.50Tricast:£2,404.60SF:£166.72Swingers:£0.00, £15.20, £0.00

Forecasts

Powerful Symbol (9/2), Capard King (6/1), Buster Thomas (13/2), Gibbes Bay (7/1), Washed Ashore (8/1), Amiral Collonges (8/1), Nightline (8/1), Crown Hill (10/1), Twojayslad (14/1), Thoonavolla (14/1), Another Frontier (20/1), Good Man Vinnie (20/1), Ballythomas (33/1)

Verdict

POWERFUL SYMBOL was in fine tune before leaving Jonjo O'Neill, defying an 8lb hike to win over C&D in December. He's up in the ratings again here but looks to be progressing and has cheekpieces added to help him. Given that his new trainer comes here with his previous four runners all having won, he remains of interest. Nightline was just 2L behind him in that race and has run well since, so should be involved in the shake-up. Gibbes Bay was sent off favourite for that same contest but didn't get beyond the second, he is worth noting in the betting with his jumping likely to have been sharpened since. The unexposed Washed Ashore is another potential contender, having perhaps been found wanting by the marathon trip last time out.
  1. Powerful Symbol
  2. Washed Ashore
  3. Nightline

Previous Winners

2017
Beggars Cross
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 7
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,494.002nd: £1,328.003rd: £664.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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