16:20 Haydock

Wednesday 21 March 2018

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Howdens Joinery Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 6f 204y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:23  |   Winning time: 6m 19.46s
1st
Horse silk
7
7/1
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: T J O'Brien
Mid-division, headway 4 out to chase leaders, led 2 out, kept on well op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
7
9
8/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)
In touch, chased leaders before 6 out, every chance before last, kept on and no impression from last op 9/1 tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
6
6
13/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy
Tracked leaders, led after 5 out, headed 2 out, kept on to take 3rd run-in, just held on post op 6/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
1
4/1f
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)
Held up towards rear, mistake 8th, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd post op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
2
11/2
T: T R GeorgeJ: Mr N George (7)
In rear, headway before 4 out, in 4th before last, kept on towards finish tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
17
4
13/2
T: Paul CollinsJ: Ross Chapman (3)
Mid-division, headway before 12th, reminders after 5 out, weakened from 3 out op 7/1 tchd 6/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
1211-12
13/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leader mistake 7th, lost place after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 6/1 tchd 11/2
PU
Horse silk
5
25/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)
Towards rear, pushed along 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
PU
Horse silk
8
17/2
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
Led, headed after 5 out, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.40, £3.00, £1.80EX:£57.20Trifecta:£735.10Tricast:£379.84SF:£59.77Swingers:£3.90, £5.50, £11.70

Forecasts

Spookydooky (4/1), Until Winning (11/2), Whiskey Chaser (13/2), Solid Strike (13/2), Katenko (13/2), Shockingtimes (7/1), Buffalo Ballet (8/1), Swing Hard (17/2), Top Cat Henry (25/1)

Verdict

Solid Strike is an interesting newcomer to handicap chasing after a decent run last time. We don't know a huge amount about him, but if he can repeat that effort then he should be thereabouts. Shockingtimes carries a punters' health warning, but if he goes clear then he too looks well treated, but brace yourself if taking the plunge. Whiskey Chaser looks exposed though can't be ruled out and the same applies to Swing Hard, while Buffalo Ballet would not be winning out of turn but needs the cheek pieces to work. Preference, therefore, is for UNTIL WINNING, who comes into this in decent form, handles conditions and might have a race like this in him.
  1. Until Winning
  2. Swing Hard
  3. Solid Strike

Previous Winners

2017
Purcell's Bridge
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 10
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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