15:00 Uttoxeter

Saturday 18 March 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Boulton Group Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   4m 2f 8y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 9m 5.9s
1st
Horse silk
15
12/1
T: A KingJ: Rex Dingle
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 7th, headway 15th, went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on flat
2nd
Horse silk
3
10
11/1
T: C HonourJ: S Bowen
In rear, slow 1st, headway 15th, mistake 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, switched left and went 2nd before last, no impression on winner towards finish op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
18
9
25/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Chased leaders, not fluent 16th or 17th, went 2nd and not fluent 20th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra in 3rd last
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
11/2f
T: C E LongsdonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, mistake 17th, headway 21st, no impression 3 out, went 4th last op 13/2
5th
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
1012-0
8/1
T: S ThomasJ: Stan Sheppard
Chased leaders, slow 5th, mistake 4 out, weakened 2 out op 13/2
6th
Horse silk
3 ¾
17
50/1
T: Mrs E BishopJ: Harrison Beswick (3)
Towards rear on outside, headway when not fluent 10th, not fluent 18th, outpaced 21st, no impression 4 out, plugged on tchd 66/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
11
9/1
T: Nicky MartinJ: David Prichard (5)
Led after 1st, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out op 15/2
8th
Horse silk
1
7
8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Soon prominent, ridden and lost place after 21st, soon well beaten op 9/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
7/1
T: Ben ClarkeJ: Ben Jones
Prominent, pushed along before 13th, outpaced and lost place before 18th, well behind when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
4
811-1
66/1
T: G HanmerJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)
Mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway 6th, weakened before 14th, looked awkward next, pulled up after 17th op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
5
12/1
T: O SignyJ: G Sheehan
Not fluent in rear, hampered 2nd, mistake 18th, headway 21st, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
6
20/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mistakes, rear of mid-division, behind 16th, pulled up before 18th op 18/1 tchd 22/1
PU
Horse silk
12
9/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Chased leaders, in mid-division when not fluent 7th, jumped right and not fluent 9th, outpaced 19th, pulled up after 21st op 7/1
PU
Horse silk
13
10/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan
Held up in mid-division, struggling 18th, pecked 20th, behind after next, pulled up before 4 out
PU
Horse silk
14
710-2
18/1
T: T LaceyJ: Jack Tudor
Chased leaders, lost place and not fluent 6th, pecked 12th, ridden 15th, behind when mistake 18th, pulled up before 19th op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
16
12/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson
Led until after 1st, prominent, not fluent 2nd, lost place before 18th, pulled up before 4 out
PU
Horse silk
18
1010-2
100/1
T: D PipeJ: Sean Houlihan
Always towards rear, tailed off 19th, pulled up after 21st op 80/1

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Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Mr Incredible2
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: W P Mullins  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.40Pl:£2.70, £3.00, £4.70, £2.20EX:£208.20Trifecta:£4,355.20Tricast:£3,280.16SF:£139.46Swingers:£29.60, £57.10, £45.20

Forecasts

Guetapan Collonges (11/2), The Galloping Bear (7/1), Iwilldoit (8/1), Truckers Lodge (8/1), Mr Incredible (8/1), The Two Amigos (9/1), Secret Reprieve (9/1), Time To Get Up (10/1), Tile Tapper (11/1), Major Dundee (12/1), French Paradoxe (12/1), Bushypark (12/1), Scipion (18/1), Captain Kangaroo (20/1), Notachance (25/1), Max Dynamo (50/1), Floueur (66/1), D'jango (100/1)

Verdict

IWILLDOIT returned in some style when adding Warwick's Classic Chase to his 2021 Welsh National success and this most progressive sort can defy an 8 lb hike in the weights to make it 5-6 over fences. Guetapan Collonges (second choice) and French Paradoxe both arrive on the up too so could emerge as the chief threats if their stamina holds out, while former winners of this event Truckers Lodge and Time To Get Up could outrun their odds too now they have fallen in the weights.

  1. IWILLDOIT
  2. GUETAPAN COLLONGES (FR)
  3. FRENCH PARADOXE (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Screaming Colours
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 11
J: C J Orr  |  T: W Durkan
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £84,405.002nd: £31,800.003rd: £15,915.004th: £7,950.005th: £3,990.006th: £1,995.007th: £990.008th: £510.00

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