13:15 Haydock

Saturday 25 November 2017

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Cash Out In-Play With Betfair Graduation Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 5f 127y  |   Heavy  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 5m 58.6s
1st
Horse silk
1
3/1j
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, ridden out flat tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
7
5
3/1j
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Danny Cook
Led or disputed lead to 8th, tracked leaders, driven to challenge 4 out, soon led and ridden, headed 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner from last op 10/3 tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
4
4/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Led or disputed lead, led after 5 out, headed after next, ridden and well held in 3rd from 2 out op 9/2 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
21
2
5/1
T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, led narrowly 7th, not fluent next, hit 5 out, soon headed, lost place when not fluent next, no extra, weakened 2 out, tailed off tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
53
3
20/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: R Johnson
Always in rear, lost touch 8th, continued well tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
710-11
9/2
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Tracked leaders to 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 12th op 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£2.00, £1.90EX:£11.50Trifecta:£37.50SF:£12.00Swingers:£2.00, £3.10, £2.80

Forecasts

Clan Des Obeaux (3/1), Vintage Clouds (3/1), Born Survivor (4/1), Big River (9/2), Cyrus Darius (5/1), Seldom Inn (20/1)

Verdict

Another terrific contest in prospect here where some sort of case can be made for all the field. A quick peek at the records reveals that, at 7-2, last year's winner Politologue was the longest-priced winner in the six runnings of this contest, while his trainer Paul Nicholls has trained all the last five winners, with Sue Smith taking the other. Therefore, Vintage Clouds merits respect despite this shorter trip and both he and Seldom Inn will want this to be a real test to bring their proven stamina into play. If that is the case then the well-treated Born Survivor will be under a bit of pressure, but Big River will be doing his best work at the business end and could go well. Nonetheless, we revert to Nicholls for the selection in CLAN DES OBEAUX, who should see this out has potential for further improvement.
  1. Clan Des Obeaux
  2. Big River
  3. Vintage Clouds

Prize Money

1st: £32,490.002nd: £9,540.003rd: £4,770.004th: £2,385.00

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