Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 41.98s

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Odds

Mitchum Swagger

11/4, 5/2, 5/2

9/4

Alemaratalyoum

5/1, 9/2, 4/1

7/2

Just Hiss

7/1

Borderforce

8/1, 15/2

7/1

Escobar

7/1, 15/2, 8/1

9/1

Gurkha Friend

8/1, 17/2, 9/1

10/1

Al Erayg

8/1, 9/1

10/1

M C Muldoon

14/1, 12/1

11/1

Yuften

25/1, 33/1, 40/1

50/1

SP Book Percentage 128.97

Non-Runners

(5)

Aquarium⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: C & M Johnston J: J Fanning

Forecasts

Mitchum Swagger (9/4), Alemaratalyoum (7/2), Just Hiss (7/1), Borderforce (7/1), Aquarium (7/1), Escobar (9/1), Gurkha Friend (10/1), Al Erayg (10/1), M C Muldoon (11/1), Yuften (50/1)

A competitive Saturday handicap which is effectively a repeat of August's Ripon Rowels (and more). Borderforce edged out Gurkha Friend (head) and Just Hiss (another half-length) when that trio filled the frame under similar conditions in North Yorkshire, and splitting the old foes here is a thankless task. However, fortunately enough, another horse holds more compelling claims. The top-weight MITCHUM SWAGGER is a Haydock proven performer with an abundance of talent. He finished a close third in the 2016 Royal Hunt Cup, and wasn't beaten too far (third) by the progressive Addeybb when last seen in the Lincoln in March, and his optimum conditions are presenting.