16:03 Newcastle

Saturday 25 February 2023

All13:1013:4314:1814:5315:2516:0316:3817:15

Vertem-Leading The Field Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f 19y  |   Good to Soft  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:04  |   Winning time: 5m 16.03s
1st
Horse silk
2
7/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)
Disputed lead, led 4th, shaken up and forged away after 3 out, awkward 2 out, ran on well and in command before last, comfortably op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
10
4
3/1f
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Tracked front pair, pressed leader from 6th, not fluent 5 out, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and outpaced by winner after 3 out, stayed on but always well held op 11/4 tchd 16/5
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
6
7/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)
In rear, in touch, chased leaders before 4 out, ridden after 3 out, plugged on, not pace to challenge op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
8 ½
1
11/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon well held and kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
13
3
811-7
13/2
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Henry Brooke
Disputed lead, not fluent and headed 4th, remained handy, ridden after 4 out, weakened next op 15/2
6th
Horse silk
3
7
10/1
T: B EllisonJ: P W Wadge (7)
In touch, dropped to rear and pushed along 11th, well behind 3 out

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
811-4
14/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Danny McMenamin
Chased leaders, mistake 5 out and pushed along, soon behind and pulled up after 4 out op 18/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£2.20, £2.00EX:£11.90Trifecta:£34.40SF:£14.80Swingers:£2.70, £2.70, £2.80

Forecasts

Five Star Getaway (3/1), Easy As That (7/2), Dubai Days (7/2), Dreams Of Home (11/2), Ubetya (13/2), The King Of May (10/1), Chinwag (14/1)

Verdict

FIVE STAR GETAWAY possibly wasn't over his experience at Aintree when running poorly at Kempton so could be worth chancing off a tempting mark back from a break and with headgear applied. Easy As That proved all the better for his chase bow/belated comeback when scoring at Haydock and is the obvious threat with further progress likely.

  1. FIVE STAR GETAWAY (IRE)
  2. EASY AS THAT (IRE)
  3. DUBAI DAYS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Do Your Job
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 8
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £13,008.002nd: £5,980.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,495.005th: £748.006th: £372.00

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