15:35 Kempton

Saturday 27 February 2021

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Close Brothers Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 5m 51.0s
1st
Horse silk
5
17/2
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, led on inside 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly
2nd
Horse silk
2
17
22/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: J E Moore
Blundered 1st, chased leaders, led before 13th, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace in 2nd op 25/1 tchd 28/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
2
33/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Harry Kimber (7)
Mostly chased leader, chased new leader from 14th, pushed along before 3 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, plugged on in 3rd
4th
Horse silk
3
7
16/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Off the pace in 6th on inside, pushed along chasing leaders 4 out, plugged on in 4th from next tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
12
7/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)
Off the pace in mid-division, hit 4 out and slightly hampered, went badly left and hit 2 out, kept on run-in op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
4
10
14/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: James Bowen
Chased leaders out wide, pushed along before 3 out, weakened soon after tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
4
16
12/1
T: C GordonJ: R Johnson
Led, hit 4th, headed before 13th, lost 2nd next, weakened before 3 out
8th
Horse silk
5 ½
18
18/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Millie Wonnacott (7)
Always towards rear op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
10
14
9/1
T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin
Well in rear, blundered last, never involved op 10/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
10/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Always towards rear, never on terms op 8/1
11th
Horse silk
½
15
100/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne
Towards rear, no chance when slightly hampered by faller 4 out op 80/1
12th
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
40/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Towards rear most of way, ridden before 3 out, never on terms, tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
11/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Never closer than mid-division, dropped towards rear and struggling 12th, tailed off 13th, pulled up after 4 out op 12/1 tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
6
13/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division on inside, blundered badly 7th, pushed along before 12th, soon lost place, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after op 6/1
PU
Horse silk
9
40/1
T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob
Always rear-division, tailed off 14th, pulled up after 4 out op 33/1
F
Horse silk
11
6/1f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Off the pace in 5th, went left 10th, mid-division when fell 4 out
PU
Horse silk
13
18/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Towards rear, tailed off when blundered 13th, pulled up after 4 out op 14/1

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3
Horse silk
Aso12
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 11
T: Miss V Williams  J: Charlie Deutsch
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.80Pl:£2.30, £4.30, £6.80, £3.70EX:£326.80Trifecta:£8,299.00Tricast:£5,780.88SF:£185.52Swingers:£35.70, £75.80, £112.80

Forecasts

Southfield Stone (6/1), Al Dancer (13/2), Cap Du Nord (7/1), Clondaw Castle (17/2), The Butcher Said (9/1), Slate House (10/1), Black Corton (11/1), Mellow Ben (12/1), Double Shuffle (14/1), Aso (14/1), Romain De Senam (16/1), Fingerontheswitch (18/1), Young Wolf (18/1), Erick Le Rouge (22/1), Mister Malarky (33/1), Talkischeap (40/1), Delire D'Estruval (40/1), Soupy Soups (100/1)

Verdict

AL DANCER failed to fire in the Caspian Caviar at Cheltenham last time but his third in the Paddy Power there prior to that is undoubtedly good form and he can bounce back with this first attempt at 3m looking well worth a go. Cap du Nord is a must for the shortlist after 3 excellent efforts in strong handicaps. Double Shuffle's latest C&D win has been boosted since so he's also shortlisted.

  1. AL DANCER (FR)
  2. CAP DU NORD (FR)
  3. DOUBLE SHUFFLE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Mister Malarky
Weight: 11-0  |Age: 7
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £42,712.002nd: £16,028.003rd: £8,025.004th: £3,998.005th: £2,010.006th: £1,005.00

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