14:20 Doncaster

Friday 13 December 2019

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Steel City Foundation Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 214y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:20  |   Winning time: 6m 32.1s
1st
Horse silk
1
13/8j
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams
Tracked leading pair, 2nd before 13th, led, 2 out, ridden and hit last, idled and joined run-in, shaken up to assert towards finish op 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
13/8j
T: Miss J E FosterJ: Billy Garritty
Led, went clear 11th, reduced lead and pushed along before 4 out, not fluent next, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied to press idling winner run-in, no extra towards finish op 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
17
5
6/1
T: R DobbinJ: Lorcan Murtagh
Held up last, headway tracking leaders 12th, ridden and went 3rd at 13th, kept on same pace, no chance with 1st 2 op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
99
4
7/1
T: C T PogsonJ: C J Todd (3)
Held up in 4th place, pushed along and outpaced before 12th, mistake and lost 3rd next, ridden and weakened soon after op 9/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
2
1411-6
14/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Charlie Price
Chased leader until before 13th, weakened soon after, behind when jinked left and unseated rider 5 out tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.40, £1.20EX:£3.70Trifecta:£17.70SF:£4.85

Forecasts

Horatio Hornblower (13/8), Chase The Wind (13/8), Purcell's Bridge (6/1), Cusheen Bridge (7/1), Al Co (14/1)

Verdict

Last time out winner CHASE THE WIND will need a career best performance to land this but given the question marks over most of his rivals it may pay to side with the ten-year-old. He won well at Huntington on his latest start with the main danger to victory being if the ground gets too testing. Horatio Hornblower is another recent winner and he ran with credit on his seasonal reappearance to win at Ffos Las: A little vulnerable at the weights, he should still run his race. If Cusheen Bridge is in the mood, then he would have claims but his chances of victory may depend on whether he can stay with the early pace.
  1. Chase The Wind
  2. Horatio Hornblower
  3. Cusheen Bridge

Prize Money

1st: £7,018.002nd: £2,061.003rd: £1,030.004th: £515.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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