15:15 Kempton

Saturday 20 March 2021

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:05

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 110y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:15  |   Winning time: 5m 2.35s
1st
Horse silk
3
14/1
T: S CurranJ: K Brogan (5)
Held up and behind, mistake 8th, closer 4 out, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, 2nd 2 out, led between last 2, clear when hit last, stayed on well tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
5
6
10/1
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Harry Bannister
Tracked leaders went 3rd at 6th, 2nd at 10th until pushed along before 3 out, 2nd again between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
5
4
7/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Jumped slowly 1st, off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling after 4 out, plugged on into modest 3rd before the last
4th
Horse silk
7 ½
1
3/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Jumped left, tracked leading pair on inside until went left and lost place 6th, rallied on outside 11th, close 3rd 4 out, 2nd before next, led and went left 3 out, went left again next, headed between last 2, weakened before the last
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
711-8
4/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Jumped left at times, lined up out wide, led, pushed along and headed 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd soon after, weakened
6th
Horse silk
19
7
5/1
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Mid-division out wide, closer after 7th, pushed along after 9th, weakened next, tailed off op 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
20/1
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Held up in 5th, dived at 9th, outpaced and struggling before 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 28/1 tchd 18/1
PU
Horse silk
8
66/1
T: N B KingJ: Brendan Powell
Towards rear, hit 8th, behind and struggling when hit 9th and next, no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 12th tchd 80/1
PU
Horse silk
9
10/1
T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke
Mostly chased leader until 10th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.00Pl:£3.60, £3.00, £1.40EX:£106.60Trifecta:£484.10Tricast:£602.21SF:£139.39Swingers:£15.70, £6.50, £6.40

Forecasts

Falco Blitz (3/1), Smarty Wild (7/2), My Way (4/1), Mellow Ben (5/1), Manofthemountain (10/1), Vinnie The Hoddie (10/1), Domaine De L'Isle (14/1), Whatswrongwithyou (20/1), Princeton Royale (66/1)

Verdict

A case can be made for a few but the most persuasive one is for FALCO BLITZ who is on an upward curve over fences and taken to make light of a 9 lb rise for his stylish Southwell victory. Smarty Wild wasn't seen to best effect when fifth at Warwick so seems sure to be on the premises, with recent C&D scorer My Way and handily-weighted Vinnie The Hoddie also well in the mix in an open handicap.

  1. FALCO BLITZ (IRE)
  2. SMARTY WILD
  3. MY WAY (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £15,335.002nd: £4,503.003rd: £2,251.004th: £1,126.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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