15:15 Haydock

Saturday 17 February 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Betfred Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 4f 97y  |   Heavy  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:16  |   Winning time: 8m 18.0s
1st
Horse silk
3
810-11
8/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Close up, left in lead 13th, headed 6 out, led before 2 out, soon clear op 10/1 tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
54
1
911-12
9/4f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Towards rear, headway before 5 out, chased winner before 2 out, no impression op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
74
9
1010-3
9/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: R T Dunne
Always behind, weakened before 5 out, left remote 3rd before 2 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
9/2
T: C L TizzardJ: Danny Cook
Led to 10th, soon lost place, in rear and pulled up before 11th op 4/1
F
Horse silk
4
16/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Tracked leaders, led 10th, fell 13th op 14/1
UR
Horse silk
5
910-9
5/1
T: P F NichollsJ: N D Fehily
Chased leaders, blundered and unseated rider 1st op 13/2
R
Horse silk
6
9/2
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, towards rear and hampered 13th, led 6 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, refused op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1
PU
Horse silk
8
20/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Henry Brooke
Prominent, weakened 15th, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Daklondike49
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 6
T: D Pipe  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.60Pl:£2.40, £1.50, £2.30EX:£28.70Trifecta:£213.50Tricast:£168.47SF:£27.83Swingers:£5.10, £11.60, £5.70

Forecasts

Blaklion (9/4), Wild West Wind (9/2), The Dutchman (9/2), Silsol (5/1), Yala Enki (8/1), Mysteree (9/1), Daklondike (10/1), Three Faces West (16/1), Sir Mangan (20/1)

Verdict

A good renewal of this contest. Blaklion will be the starting point for many punters and understandably so given his record and consistency. However, he has a big weight to shoulder in testing ground so narrow preference is for THE DUTCHMAN, who is progressive and showed his liking for this track last time. Three Faces West and Wild West Wind should go well if putting in a clear round after falling on their latest starts and Silsol may have improvement in him over fences. Yala Enki, Sir Mangan and Mysteree have something to find, but cannot be dismissed with any confidence.
  1. The Dutchman
  2. Blaklion
  3. Wild West Wind

Previous Winners

2017
Vieux Lion Rouge
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 8
J: T Scudamore  |  T: D Pipe
8/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00

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