14:00 Haydock

Monday 30 December 2019

All12:2512:5513:3014:0014:3515:1015:40

Last Fling Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 4f 97y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 7m 43.4s
1st
Horse silk
2
11/4f
T: R HobsonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, led 4th, clear from 3 out, stayed on well op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
9
4
4/1
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Led until 4th, chased winner, reminder after 13th and 14th, lost 2nd 4 out, no impression on winner from next, gamely took 2nd again after last
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
3/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Chased leaders, not fluent 17th, went 2nd from 4 out, no impression on winner next, dropped to 3rd from last op 4/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
7/1
T: T LaceyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders on outside, ran in snatches, struggling 14th, behind from next, pulled up before 4 out tchd 13/2
PU
Horse silk
3
16/1
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan
Behind, mistake 12th, tailed off 14th, pulled up after 18th op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
5
7/2
T: L WadhamJ: Jack Quinlan
Held up, not always fluent, ridden in 4th 17th, weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out tchd 10/3

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.20, £2.60EX:£12.10Trifecta:£21.60SF:£14.22Swingers:£2.60, £3.70, £3.20

Forecasts

Lord Du Mesnil (11/4), Classic Ben (3/1), Potters Legend (7/2), Perfect Candidate (4/1), Thomas Patrick (7/1), Fact Of The Matter (16/1)

Verdict

A wide open Last Fling, which features last week's emphatic Tommy Whittle winner Lord Du Mesnil who finally appears to have mastered the art of winning races. He sits 10lb higher in the weights over a new trip with competition for the lead from the likes of Thomas Patrick and Perfect Candidate. Fergal O'Brien's veteran rolled back the years when scoring over C&D six weeks ago, and with that form franked (in the Mandarin at Newbury) by the runner-up Moving In Style is afforded maximum respect. However, the speculative selection is the stamina-laden course winner POTTERS LEGEND. He could potentially pick up the pieces if the leaders push too hard early.
  1. Potters Legend
  2. Perfect Candidate
  3. Lord Du Mesnil

Previous Winners

2018
Chef D'Oeuvre
Weight: 10-4  |Age: 7
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00

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