15:50 Kempton

Saturday 18 March 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1715:5016:2517:00

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:52  |   Winning time: 6m 32.92s
1st
Horse silk
7
711-3
10/3j
T: Miss S SmithJ: Charlie Hammond
In touch, headway to track leaders at 4th, led 2 out, ran on op 3/1 tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
7
1
10/3j
T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister
Led, headed 3rd, lost places 5th, headway 13th, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden to lead 3 out, headed next, kept on one pace op 7/2 tchd 16/5
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
10
11/1
T: K JewellJ: Brendan Powell
Close up, tracked leader 4th, led 4 out, ridden and headed next, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
9/1
T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden
Prominent, led 3rd, pushed along and headed 4 out, ridden next, kept on one pace op 7/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
10
9
20/1
T: R RoweJ: N F Houlihan (3)
Towards rear, ridden 4 out, never on terms op 22/1
6th
Horse silk
18
2
9/2
T: Paul RobsonJ: Craig Nichol
In touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next, behind when jumped very slow last op 5/1 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
28/1
T: S HosieJ: Jordan Nailor
In rear, awkward 2nd, jumped badly left 3rd, pulled up after 9th op 22/1
PU
Horse silk
5
16/1
T: K BurkeJ: D A Jacob
Wide, in touch, reminders and dropped to rear at 11th, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out op 10/1
PU
Horse silk
11
9/2
T: M G RimellJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out op 11/2

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Northern Poet23
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 8
T: N J Gifford  J: James Davies
NR
8
Horse silk
Ozzie Man40
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 7
T: G L Moore  J: David Noonan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £2.90EX:£16.50Trifecta:£119.00Tricast:£107.74SF:£15.40Swingers:£3.50, £5.00, £9.50

Forecasts

Animal (10/3), Southern Sam (10/3), Just Don't Know (9/2), I'm A Starman (9/2), Northern Poet (6/1), Ozzie Man (8/1), Ede'iffs Elton (9/1), Uallrightharry (11/1), Putdecashonthedash (16/1), Mister Murchan (20/1), Harlem Soul (28/1)

Verdict

The reliable JUST DON'T KNOW didn't achieve much when allowed to come home alone at Ayr last weekend, but he looked firmly in control at the time of his sole rival's departure and further success could be on the cards. The lightly-raced Southern Sam is an obvious danger, resuming from a break on the same mark as when chasing home a progressive type on his reappearance at Wetherby, while I'm A Starman also enters calculations, along with Animal.

  1. JUST DON'T KNOW (IRE)
  2. SOUTHERN SAM
  3. I'M A STARMAN

Previous Winners

2022
Certainly Red
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 8
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,077.002nd: £3,256.003rd: £1,628.004th: £815.005th: £406.00

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