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14:05 Newcastle

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:2015:5516:3017:0017:45

Vertem - Very Different Stockbrokers Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 6m 57.4s

1^st

Ascot De Bruyere

811-11

11/4f

T: J EwartJ: Steven Fox (5)

Made all, drew 15 lengths clear after 3 out, mistake next, not fluent last, eased down closing stages, easily (1 fence omitted) op 4/1

2^nd

Whiskey Chaser

1011-12

10/3

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Prominent, slow 13th, driven approaching 4 out, weakened after next, no chance with easy winner op 3/1

3^rd

Alto Des Mottes

811-7

9/2

T: H HogarthJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders, slow 11th, lost place next, outpaced 5 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on to take remote 3rd towards finish op 4/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

1 ¾

Nortonthorpelegend

811-12

9/2

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

In touch, headway into 3rd 5 out, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, weakened before last, lost 3rd closing stages op 10/3

5^th

Chanceofa Lifetime

1110-0

9/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Held up in rear, headway 5 out, weakened next

Also Ran

The Orange Rogue

1111-8

7/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Chased leaders, weakened 6 out, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.70, £1.70EX:£12.20Trifecta:£66.00SF:£11.71Swingers:£1.30, £3.40, £3.60

Forecasts

Ascot De Bruyere (11/4), Whiskey Chaser (10/3), Alto Des Mottes (9/2), Nortonthorpelegend (9/2), The Orange Rogue (7/1), Chanceofa Lifetime (9/1)

Most of these are no strangers to the winners enclosure, with Alto Des Mottes recording both of his chasing victories over this particular C&D. However, it's fair to say that they've also plenty of question marks against their respective names at present and could be lining up in better form. Nortonthorpelegend is taking time to bounce back to his best after attracting the close attentions of the handicapper, whilst Whiskey Chaser doesn't always seem to want to deliver the goods, with the visor not working so far. Therefore, the obvious selection is THE ORANGE ROGUE. He took this contest back in 2016, and was running well when falling in a decent race at Ayr in March.