14:15 Market Rasen

Thursday 26 December 2019

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Clugston Lincolnshire National Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 3f 123y  |   Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:16  |   Winning time: 7m 42.7s
1st
Horse silk
7
5/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Held up in touch, headway 5 out, chased leaders after next, led before last, stayed on well op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
4
9
810-6
8/1
T: David DennisJ: James Davies
Led, soon pressed, headed after 2 out, kept on under pressure op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
9
6
1110-10
14/1
T: S WaughJ: Callum Bewley
With leader, every chance 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
6
5
9/4f
T: D SkeltonJ: Conor Shoemark
Held up in rear, outpaced 6 out, rallied after next, chased leaders 3 out, soon ridden, no extra last tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
7/2
T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister
Prominent, driven after 4 out, weakened next op 9/2
6th
Horse silk
29
8
16/1
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (3)
Chased leaders, effort after 4 out, weakened next

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
1111-11
6/1
T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (5)
Chased leaders, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next op 13/2
PU
Horse silk
3
9/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (7)
Chased leaders, outpaced 5 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up after 2 out op 7/1
RTR
Horse silk
4
25/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (5)
Refused to race tchd 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£1.90, £1.80, £3.00EX:£47.60Trifecta:£448.00Tricast:£537.74SF:£46.40Swingers:£2.40, £3.20, £3.20

Forecasts

Very First Time (9/4), Trio For Rio (7/2), Hugo 'n Taz (5/1), Le Reve (6/1), Cyclop (8/1), Zerachiel (9/1), Boric (14/1), Achill Road Boy (16/1), Bells Of Ailsworth (25/1)

Verdict

Plenty of runners won't fail for stamina in this line-up and that includes 2017 winner CYCLOP. He is well handicapped on that success (9lb lower) and this looks to have been the plan after two fair runs over hurdles. Very First Time has come back to something near his best for the Skelton's and, at the age of seven, still may not have reached his peak whilst Le Reve will appreciate the drop in grade and step back up trip judging on his 3m5f victory earlier in the year. Hugo 'n Taz should be noted if strong in the betting.
  1. Cyclop
  2. Very First Time
  3. Le Reve

Previous Winners

2018
Ange Des Malberaux
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 8
14/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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