13:45 Huntingdon

Sunday 4 December 2022

All12:1512:4513:1513:4514:2014:5515:25

Fitzdares Wishes Everyone A Merry Christmas Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 129y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:46  |   Winning time: 6m 2.19s
1st
Horse silk
5
3/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Prominent, jumped well, led home turn and soon pushed along, ridden our run-in, stayed on strongly tchd 11/4 and tchd 16/5
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
18/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Chased leaders, awkward 1st, dropped to rear 6th, reminders after 10th, not fluent 14th, headway into 3rd home turn, every chance last, ridden run-in, no impression op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
16/1
T: Miss S SmithJ: K Brogan
In rear, in touch, headway 14th, went 4th 3 out, pushed along home turn, ridden before last, ran on but always held op 18/1 tchd 20/1
4th
Horse silk
9 ½
6
22/1
T: G HanmerJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)
Towards rear, went 4th after 10th, chased leaders after 3 out, weakened before last op 20/1 tchd 18/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
15/8f
T: W GreatrexJ: T Scudamore
Led, jumped left throughout, pushed along and headed home turn, weakened before last op 9/4
6th
Horse silk
¾
7
13/2
T: S DrinkwaterJ: R T Dunne
Towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon well held op 7/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
11/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Jack Quinlan
Rousted along before 1st, soon handy, not jump well, dropped to rear 13th, soon tailed off and pulled up op 15/2 tchd 12/1
PU
Horse silk
4
5/1
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Tracked leaders, hampered jumping 2nd, pushed along after 4 out and dropped away, pulled up tchd 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £3.00, £3.90EX:£40.20Trifecta:£391.80Tricast:£737.15SF:£47.98Swingers:£8.50, £8.10, £26.10

Forecasts

Art Of Illusion (15/8), Great D'Ange (3/1), Aki Bomaye (5/1), Top Decision (13/2), Potters Hedger (11/1), Counteract (16/1), Taste The Fear (18/1), Steel Wave (22/1)

Verdict

ART OF ILLUSION has looked a natural over fences and the return to this longer trip can see him resume winning ways. Great d'Ange is on the upgrade judged on his last 2 placed efforts and is next best ahead of Top Decision, who shaped as if retaining all his ability returning from a long absence when second at Stratford.

  1. ART OF ILLUSION (IRE)
  2. GREAT D'ANGE (FR)
  3. TOP DECISION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Lord Sparky
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 7
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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