15:45 Chepstow

Monday 5 April 2021

All13:0013:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:50

Esco BMC Combination Stakes Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 7f 131y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:46  |   Winning time: 6m 11.5s
1st
Horse silk
7
910-10
5/2j
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Prominent, slow 2nd, led after 13th, headed 4 out, rallied flat, led last stride tchd 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
sh
8
14/1
T: D BurchellJ: R T Dunne
In rear, closed gradually from 10th, went 2nd 2 out, led flat, headed last stride op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
5/2j
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy
Chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, closed 6th, lost place after next, closed again 8th, led 4 out, not fluent 3 out, headed flat, 3rd and held towards finish op 3/1 tchd 9/4
4th
Horse silk
26
4
3/1
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
In rear, mistake 3rd, slow next, not fluent and reminder 5th, headway approaching 5 out, outpaced before next, soon weakened op 5/2 tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
48
1
11/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Prominent, left in lead bend after 7th, headed before next, weakened approaching 5 out, tailed off op 5/1 tchd 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
1110-10
22/1
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Led 2nd, ran wide and headed stable bend after 7th, led before next, not fluent and reminder 11th, headed after 13th, weakened and pulled up before 5 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1

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3
Horse silk
Thomas Patrick145
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 9
T: T Lacey  J: Bryony Frost
NR
2
Horse silk
Django Django79
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 8
T: J & A O'Neill  J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.40Pl:£1.70, £5.50EX:£29.90Trifecta:£97.80Tricast:£83.20SF:£28.34Swingers:£4.80, £1.50, £4.80

Forecasts

Gleno (5/2), Buster Thomas (5/2), Ballycross (3/1), Crievehill (11/2), Django Django (6/1), Petite Power (14/1), Thomas Patrick (20/1), Dr Robin (22/1)

Verdict

A chance is taken on Emma Lavelle's BUSTER THOMAS, who returned from 20 months off in excellent form last summer and could be ready to roll again after a break. Ballycross shaped with promise on his first 2 starts for his new yard and should be in the mix from this sort of mark. Gleno bounced back to form when finishing runner-up at Doncaster last time and completes the shortlist.

  1. BUSTER THOMAS (IRE)
  2. BALLYCROSS
  3. GLENO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Lovely Job
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 9
J: S Bowen  |  T: F O'Brien
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,882.002nd: £2,710.003rd: £1,354.004th: £678.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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