15:15 Doncaster

Saturday 16 December 2023

All11:4012:1512:5013:2514:0514:4015:15

bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 7f 214y  |   Good to Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:17  |   Winning time: 6m 3.4s
1st
Horse silk
10
6/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Held up off the pace towards rear, closer turning in, headway chasing leaders omitted 4 out, led bypassing omitted 2 out, driven out (all four fences in home straight omitted due to low sun, 10 fences jumped in total instead of usual 18) op 11/2 tchd 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
5
9/2
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Prominent, led 2nd, headed omitted 3 out, rallied and went 2nd again omitted last, stayed on run-in, always held tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
11
11/4f
T: R MenziesJ: B S Hughes
Held up off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders before omitted 3 out, plugged on after omitted last, went modest 3rd final strides op 16/5 tchd 5/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
4
9/1
T: L MorganJ: K Brogan
Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd before omitted 2 out, ridden and lost 2nd omitted last, chased leading pair, lost modest 3rd final strides op 17/2 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
3
6
16/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien
Led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened omitted 2 out tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
711-13
11/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard (3)
Tracked leaders on inside, mistake 3rd, pushed along omitted 4 out, ridden before omitted next, weakened omitted 2 out op 5/1 tchd 6/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¼
8
14/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Chased leaders until lost place 4th, towards rear and never on terms after op 16/1 tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
11
9
7/1
T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace
Off the pace in last pair, never involved op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1
9th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
40/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard
Off the pace and always towards rear op 25/1
10th
Horse silk
1
7
811-4
20/1
T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)
Chased leader until pushed along turning in, soon weakened op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
25
2
50/1
T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon
Off the pace towards rear, struggling in rear after 2 out (usual 5 out) tailed off op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.20, £1.60, £1.40EX:£34.60Trifecta:£122.30Tricast:£92.25SF:£33.84Swingers:£5.70, £4.50, £4.20

Forecasts

Twoshotsoftequila (11/4), Mister Coffey (9/2), Sail Away (11/2), Forward Plan (6/1), Manothepeople (7/1), Whistleinthedark (9/1), Nestor Park (14/1), Castle Robin (16/1), Slipway (20/1), Minella Trump (40/1), Ciel De Neige (50/1)

Verdict

FORWARD PLAN was unable to match strides with Sail Away at Ayr in April but he's better than he was able to show that day and, now 8 lb better off with that rival, has good prospects of reversing those placings. Anthony Honeyball's charge shaped well in a valuable handicap on his reappearance and should be spot-on with that run under his belt. Sail Away may still pose a threat but Mister Coffey has edged down to an attractive mark and is feared most. Whistleinthedark is another to consider.

  1. FORWARD PLAN (IRE)
  2. MISTER COFFEY (FR)
  3. SAIL AWAY (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00

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