13:15 Kempton

Saturday 27 February 2021

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Close Brothers Asset Finance Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 5f  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:18  |   Winning time: 5m 2.1s
1st
Horse silk
4
11/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Led until before 5th, chased leader who soon went clear, closer after 3 out, led before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden further clear run-in op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
611-6
9/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Sweating, chased leader until before 5th, chased leading pair, 2nd again approaching 2 out, ridden between last 2, 3 lengths down last, no extra run-in op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
10
11/4f
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up in last trio, steady headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders after next, ridden after 2 out, went 3rd soon after, no impression op 5/2
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
16/1
T: P W MiddletonJ: Luca Morgan (7)
Held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 4th, headway to go prominent in chasing group approaching 6th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened next tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
11/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up and behind, headway and bit closer in 6th after 3 out, weakened soon after op 13/2
6th
Horse silk
4 ¼
7
12/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Page Fuller
Pulled hard chasing leaders, pulled way up to lead before 5th and soon went clear, hit 4 out, reduced lead after 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened quickly after 2 out op 7/1 tchd 14/1
7th
Horse silk
5
6
50/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Mid-division on inside when badly hampered and dropped to rear 4th, no chance after op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
33
8
18/1
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Towards rear, badly hampered 4th, no chance after, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
711-1
13/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Chased leaders out wide, weakened quickly after 6th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1
UR
Horse silk
11
710-5
8/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Tracking leaders on inside when blundered and unseated rider 4th op 14/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Debestyman105
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 8
T: Miss S Smith  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£2.30, £1.90, £1.70EX:£74.40Trifecta:£275.80Tricast:£175.84SF:£59.44Swingers:£7.60, £5.80, £3.20

Forecasts

Gunsight Ridge (11/4), Ecco (9/2), Encore Champs (11/2), Tedham (13/2), Top Man (8/1), Hometown Boy (11/1), Diocletian (12/1), Debestyman (12/1), Golan Fortune (16/1), Major Dundee (18/1), White Moon (50/1)

Verdict

ENCORE CHAMPS has been off the track for almost a year but goes well fresh and figures on a good mark reverted to hurdles on his first run for Dan Skelton so is worth siding with. Handicap-debutants Major Dundee and Diocletian look set to take a sizeable step forward so rate big threats and in-form Ecco is worth a second look too in a very competitive handicap.

  1. ENCORE CHAMPS (IRE)
  2. MAJOR DUNDEE (IRE)
  3. DIOCLETIAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Downtown Getaway
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 7
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,913.002nd: £1,736.003rd: £868.004th: £434.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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