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15:20 Kelso

Sunday 6 October 2019

All13:4514:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5517:30

Belhaven Best Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 4m 25.1s

1^st

Mcgroarty

811-0

9/2

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: S Bowen

Led until 8th, led 4 out, all out op 6/1

2^nd

Theo

910-7

17/2

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond (3)

Held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, hampered on bend just after, headway before last, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner op 15/2

3^rd

2 ½

Forest Bihan

811-2

7/2

T: B EllisonJ: Danny Cook

Held up, not much room 3 out, edged left on bend just after, headway before 2 out, went 2nd approaching last until towards finish, one pace op 3/1

4^th

Simply Ned

1211-12

9/1

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out until before last, no extra flat op 7/1

5^th

Nuts Well

810-4

3/1j

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: R D Day

Held up in rear, headway when not fluent 6th, weakened before last op 7/2

6^th

Ballyhill

810-8

3/1j

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leader, led 8th, headed 4 out, mistake next, weakened before 2 out op 10/3

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Theflyingportrait¹⁸

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£2.30, £3.70EX:£18.50Trifecta:£121.60SF:£36.55Swingers:£3.70, £5.50, £8.00

Forecasts

Nuts Well (3/1), Ballyhill (3/1), Forest Bihan (7/2), Mcgroarty (9/2), Theflyingportrait (8/1), Theo (17/2), Simply Ned (9/1)

A contest featuring four runners who have won the last five renewals but a chance is taken that we could have a new name to the honours list as the improving MCGROARTY continues his rapid rise up the chasing ranks. His stablemate Theo is a reliable campaigner while Forest Bihan won this two years ago, is well handicapped and goes well fresh. Nuts Well was progressive last year and is a danger to add to last season's reappearance win in this contest. The Flyingportrait has a superb record at this track, is in form and is another previous winner of this race along with Simply Ned who is perhaps less well handicapped.