15:35 Hereford

Monday 30 January 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:40

Ely Memorial Fund Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 1f 44y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 6m 30.5s
1st
Horse silk
5
2/1f
T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)
Prominent early, chased leaders, not much room 3rd, dropped to mid-division 7th, closed from 14th, slow 4 out, led 2 out, clear before last, easily tchd 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
5
10
16/1
T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
In rear, headway before 4th, led 15th, headed 2 out, soon held by winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
33/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)
Mid-division, headway 15th, 3rd 2 out, no impression on winner op 66/1 tchd 28/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
16/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: B Roberts (7)
In rear, headway on outside when jumped left and not fluent 4th, hit 13th, challenged 15th, mistake 4 out, beaten from 2 out op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
1
12
10/3
T: Kerry LeeJ: R Patrick
Chased leader, jumped left 3rd, beaten 2 out, no extra op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
7
1011-9
125/1
T: J L FlintJ: R T Dunne
In rear, some headway after 4 out, never involved tchd 100/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
9
6/1
T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen
Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, jumped right and awkward 3rd, hit 13th, outpaced when mistake 15th, no impression after op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
40/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, some headway after 4 out, no impression, bad mistake and well beaten 3 out op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
8
2
15/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Always in rear, well behind from 13th op 6/1
10th
Horse silk
24
6
911-10
28/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan
Mid-division, mistake 3rd, not fluent 12th, towards rear when stumbled just after 14th, well beaten after op 25/1 tchd 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
20/1
T: C CollinsJ: D F O'Regan
Rear of mid-division, mistake 2nd, lost place next, well behind 14th, pulled up before 3 out tchd 18/1
PU
Horse silk
8
7/1
T: S HosieJ: T Scudamore
Led until 15th, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 13/2 tchd 15/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £3.40, £7.00EX:£29.60Trifecta:£1,016.10Tricast:£846.97SF:£31.59Swingers:£7.60, £11.90, £82.50

Forecasts

Only The Bold (2/1), Eaton Collina (10/3), High Stakes (6/1), Lieutenant Rocco (7/1), Hold That Taught (15/2), The Kings Writ (16/1), Almazhar Garde (16/1), Robinstown (20/1), Orrisdale (28/1), Key Commander (33/1), Checkitout (40/1), Amateur (125/1)

Verdict

ONLY THE BOLD created a good impression when making a winning start over fences for new connections in this headgear combination at Bangor, leaving the impression that there's more to come from him as a chaser. It's unlikely that a 10 lb rise will be enough to prevent him from following up here, for all that this is a deeper race. Lieutenant Rocco returns to this sphere on an attractive mark and is next on the list ahead of Eaton Collina and The King's Writ, while Checkitout is also considered.

  1. ONLY THE BOLD (IRE)
  2. LIEUTENANT ROCCO (IRE)
  3. EATON COLLINA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Powerstown Park
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 9
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £8,978.002nd: £4,131.003rd: £2,066.004th: £1,034.005th: £515.00

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