14:40 Haydock

Saturday 21 December 2019

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:0514:4015:15

Betway Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 1f 125y  |   Heavy  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:40  |   Winning time: 6m 56.6s
1st
Horse silk
9
5/1
T: R HobsonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)
Made all, drew clear 2 out, easily
2nd
Horse silk
13
8
14/1
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)
Held up, headway 6 out, went 2nd after next, kept on under pressure, no chance with winner op 16/1 tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
2
13/2
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
Prominent, slow 14th, soon lost place, rallied after 2 out, kept on op 7/1 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
7
14/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: P J Brennan
Chased leaders, effort in 3rd 4 out, no extra approaching last op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
7
3
4/1f
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Slowly away, behind, under pressure halfway, soon struggling, some late headway, never nearer op 9/2 tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
1211-8
7/1
T: Miss Kelly MorganJ: Tabitha Worsley (5)
Chased leaders, under pressure before 4 out, soon weakened op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
5
6/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary
In touch, slow 2nd, lost place 7th, soon beaten op 9/2
8th
Horse silk
42
1
911-13
9/1
T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: Harry Skelton
Held up, headway 6 out, chased leaders next, weakened after 3 out, completely tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
6/1
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle (3)
Held up in rear, ridden 12th, never dangerous, pulled up after 2 out op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.00, £4.60, £1.60EX:£70.00Trifecta:£634.70Tricast:£458.23SF:£66.96Swingers:£13.10, £11.00, £18.80

Forecasts

Daklondike (4/1), Lord Du Mesnil (5/1), The Hollow Ginge (6/1), Orchardstown Cross (6/1), Vintage Clouds (13/2), Top Wood (7/1), Crosspark (9/1), Calipso Collonges (14/1), Late Romantic (14/1)

Verdict

The enigmatic Daklondike attempts to become the second horse this century to win back-to-back renewals of the Tommy Whittle Chase following on from Cannington Brook (2011 & 2012). Outclassed in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury he should prove more suited to this level of competition, but equally he isn't one to trust implicitly. Crosspark is a dour stayer who had his day in the limelight when plundering the Eider Chase at Newcastle in February, but the handicapper has taken swift evasive action since. Therefore, the tentative advice is to opt for the unexposed THE HOLLOW GINGE who took the 2m7f Class 3 handicap hurdle on this card last year (on very testing ground).
  1. The Hollow Ginge
  2. Vintage Clouds
  3. Crosspark

Previous Winners

2018
Daklondike
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 6
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £31,280.002nd: £9,240.003rd: £4,620.004th: £2,310.005th: £1,155.006th: £580.00

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