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Friday 8 July 2022

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AXA Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase (Grade B)

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 1f  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:49  |   Winning time: 6m 30.8s
1st
Horse silk
13
8/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Held up towards rear, mid-division when short of room between horses after 4 out, 6th 3 out, 3rd 2 out and soon 2nd travelling well, led before last, ridden and kept on well, easily op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
13
14
810-8
9/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Rear of mid-division, headway to 4th before 3 out, ridden and no impression in 4th when not fluent last, kept on one pace to go 2nd on line op 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
10
9/1
T: J P RyanJ: M M McDonagh (5)
Led, clear with one rival 6 out, joined before 3 out, led again next, soon ridden and pressed, headed before last, no impression on winner, kept on one pace, no extra close home, 3rd on line op 11/1 tchd 17/2
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
16/1
T: H De BromheadJ: P T Enright
Mid-division, short of room on inner after 4 out, 5th at next, switched left before 2 out, ridden and no impression in 3rd before last, kept on one pace, no extra in 4th final 50 yards op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
10
9
610-12
12/1
T: H De BromheadJ: C Brassil (5)
Tracked leaders, soon 2nd, clear of remainder 6 out, disputed before 3 out, not fluent 3 out and headed next, soon ridden and no impression, 5th before last, no extra op 14/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
810-13
14/1
T: E BolgerJ: J P Shinnick (7)
Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd before 3 out, pushed along when not fluent and bumped 2 out, soon ridden and no impression in 6th, no extra before last op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
½
1
18/1
T: G ElliottJ: Corey McGivern (7)
Mid-division, pushed along in 7th before 3 out, soon ridden and no extra tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
3
2
14/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: R J Condon (7)
Rear of mid-division, closer and tracked leaders when jumped big 4th, not fluent 6th and slight mistake 8th, moderate 3rd 6 out, ridden and no impression before 3 out, no extra from 2 out op 11/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
5
1110-13
17/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Kieran Callaghan (7)
Mid-division on outer, dropped to rear when slight mistake and reminder 5 out, ridden and no extra before 3 out op 15/2 tchd 9/1
10th
Horse silk
35
3
12/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Always towards rear, mistake 1st, slow next and soon dropped to rear, no extra after 4 out, tailed off op 11/1 tchd 14/1
11th
Horse silk
6 ½
8
13/2
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
1011-0
50/1
T: G ElliottJ: S Fitzgerald (3)
Tracked leaders, pushed along in mid-division when short of room between horses after 4 out, ridden and weakened after next, behind when pulled up before last op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
11
10/3f
T: G P CromwellJ: M P Walsh
Held up towards rear, not fluent and briefly pushed along 6th, bad mistake 7th, soon dropped to rear, eased and pulled up before 6 out op 3/1
PU
Horse silk
12
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: L P Dempsey
Always towards rear, ridden and no extra after 4 out, behind when pulled up before last op 12/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

17
Horse silk
Hereditary Rule6
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 7
T: J C McConnell  J: Reserve 3
NR
16
Horse silk
Coach Carter78
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 6
T: G Elliott  J: Reserve 2
NR
15
Horse silk
Fully Charged38
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 8
T: H De Bromhead  J: Reserve 1
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.40Pl:€2.50, €4.20, €2.30EX:€111.20Trifecta:€150.10Tricast:€681.78SF:€82.91

Forecasts

Ilikedwayurthinkin (10/3), Recite A Prayer (13/2), Hurricane Georgie (8/1), Coach Carter (8/1), Bacardys (17/2), Popong (9/1), Fairyhill Run (9/1), Kapard (12/1), Agusta Gold (12/1), Birchdale (14/1), Freewheelin Dylan (14/1), The Big Lense (14/1), Hereditary Rule (14/1), Bold Enough (16/1), Fully Charged (16/1), Battleoverdoyen (18/1), Hardline (50/1)

Verdict

ILIKEDWAYURTHINKIN bumped into a handicap blot at Ballinrobe last month and unexposed over this sort of trip, he appeals as being the pick of the weights. Bacardys goes handicapping very late in his career but he looks the pick of the Mullins brigade, with Popong another to consider.

  1. ILIKEDWAYURTHINKIN (IRE)
  2. BACARDYS (FR)
  3. POPONG (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
The Big Lense
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 8
20/1

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00

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