15:45 Plumpton

Monday 23 October 2023

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Nick Embiricos Memorial Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 3f 164y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:46  |   Winning time: 4m 58.12s
1st
Horse silk
5
15/8f
T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard (3)
Made all, soon clear, 2 lengths ahead 3 out, maintained advantage 2 out, soon ridden, kept up to work approaching last, pushed out run-in op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
1
2
7/1
T: H FryJ: J J Burke
Held up in rear, not fluent 11th, plenty to do 3 out, soon ridden and headway into 4th, kept on approaching last, stayed on run-in, took 2nd close home, nearest finish op 13/2 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
1
9/2
T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle
Prominent, headway 3 out, soon ridden and chased leader, 2 lengths down 2 out, kept on one pace approaching last, stayed on same pace run-in, lost 2nd close home op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
15/2
T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber (3)
Prominent, mistake 7th, headway 3 out, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd, kept on same pace approaching last, weakened run-in op 13/2 tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
25
4
7/2
T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen
Midfield, not fluent 9th, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened before last tchd 4/1
6th
Horse silk
14
7
12/1
T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies
Midfield, not fluent 9th, mistake 12th, ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out, weakened before last op 10/1 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: T LawesJ: Tom Cannon
Always in rear, ridden with a circuit to go, tailed off when unseated rider 11th op 11/1

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
In The Air158
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: G & J Moore  J: J E Moore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.70, £3.50EX:£15.70Trifecta:£56.50Tricast:£51.87SF:£15.54Swingers:£2.80, £2.20, £4.70

Forecasts

Sacre Coeur (15/8), Abuffalosoldier (7/2), Lord Baddesley (9/2), In The Air (5/1), Deeper Blue (7/1), Flagrant Delitiep (15/2), Fairway Freddy (12/1), Zacony Rebel (12/1)

Verdict

SACRE COEUR looked a different mare for a switch to front-running tactics back chasing last time and a 3 lb rise may not stop her. Chris Gordon won this race last year and his Lord Baddesley, who has gone well fresh before, is second choice ahead of Gary Moore chase newcomer In The Air.

  1. SACRE COEUR (FR)
  2. LORD BADDESLEY (IRE)
  3. IN THE AIR (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Pasvolsky
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 7
J: Tom Cannon  |  T: C Gordon
11/10

Prize Money

1st: £12,146.002nd: £5,589.003rd: £2,794.004th: £1,398.005th: £697.00

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