14:30 Ludlow

Thursday 20 January 2022

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Billy Preston Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 4f 11y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 5m 5.8s
1st
Horse silk
6
13/8f
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up in rear, closed 10th, went 2nd next, challenging when left in lead and slithered badly on landing 4 out, stayed on well op 15/8 tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
7
1311-0
13/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (7)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led 8th, soon headed, led again next, pressed when blundered badly and headed 4 out, held after, stayed on op 5/1 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
18
3
5/2
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Led, not fluent and headed 8th, soon led again, headed 9th, outpaced 13th, beaten before 4 out, weakened next tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
11/1
T: S ThomasJ: Thomas Bellamy
Chased leader until 6th, outpaced after 13th, 4th and no impression when mistake last op 17/2
5th
Horse silk
5 ½
2
9/2
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, lost place 9th, struggling from next, well beaten after 13th tchd 4/1
6th
Horse silk
9
4
40/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Held up in rear, headway 8th, lost place before 10th, well beaten from 13th tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
No Getaway47
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 9
T: D Skelton  J: Bridget Andrews
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.40, £2.30EX:£9.10Trifecta:£23.10SF:£11.59Swingers:£2.10, £1.30, £2.50

Forecasts

Karl Philippe (13/8), Bobhopeornohope (5/2), Topofthecotswolds (9/2), Gardefort (13/2), No Getaway (10/1), Not A Role Model (11/1), Minella Till Dawn (40/1)

Verdict

A few in with a shout but KARL PHILIPPE bumped into a progressive sort on his chase debut/return at Carlisle in October and with his next effort easily excused (reportedly bled), Fergal O'Brien's charge gets the nod. Gardefort isn't getting any younger, but having gone well fresh in the past heads the dangers, ahead of recent Market Rasen scorer Bobhopeornohope.

  1. KARL PHILIPPE (FR)
  2. GARDEFORT (FR)
  3. BOBHOPEORNOHOPE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Golden Whisky
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 8
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,768.002nd: £4,039.003rd: £2,019.004th: £1,011.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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