13:50 Fontwell

Sunday 30 January 2022

All13:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:20

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 3f 149y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 7m 47.97s
1st
Horse silk
1
11/8f
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
1 led, mistake 7th, headed 9th, remained prominent, pushed along before 16th, ridden in close 3rd 17th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, rallied and stayed on gamely to lead closing stages op 5/4 tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
1
2
10/3
T: J W MullinsJ: Sean Houlihan
Chased front pair, dropped to last 8th, headway to track leaders 12th, hit 14th, pressed leader 16th, ridden in 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, kept on, headed closing stages op 3/1 tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
99
4
6/1
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Held up in last, shaken up after 3rd, tracked leader 7th, led 9th, pressed 16th, pushed along and headed 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off tchd 11/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
11/4
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Handy, not fluent 10th and pushed along, slow jump and reminders 12th, dropped to rear, not fluent 13th, losing ground and pulled up before 16th tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38EX:£5.80Trifecta:£10.50SF:£5.94

Forecasts

Checkitout (11/8), Eaglehill (11/4), I See You Well (10/3), Cheque En Blanc (6/1)

Verdict

CHECKITOUT was strictly below his best in the Silver Cup at Ascot in December yet that run came on the back of a big effort to finish third in the Becher at Aintree and, having been given a short break since, he could be worth siding with back in calmer waters. Eaglehill may well emerge as the chief threat.

  1. CHECKITOUT (IRE)
  2. EAGLEHILL (FR)
  3. I SEE YOU WELL (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £9,912.002nd: £4,566.003rd: £2,282.004th: £1,143.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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