16:20 Market Rasen
Saturday 19 October 2019
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Virgin Bet Prelude Handicap Chase
- 4YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 5f 89y | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 5m 37.1s
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
Keen in rear, headway, slow 4th, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, not fluent 2 out, led after last, kept on well op 18/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Led, headed when mistake 1st, led again after next, headed approaching 5th, not fluent next, outpaced 4 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on strongly into 2nd towards finish op 10/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien
Chased leaders, led 4 out, challenged after next, headed flat, no extra closing stages op 9/2
T: C GordonJ: J E Moore
Held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 8th, under pressure 3 out, no extra approaching last
T: C E LongsdonJ: Aidan Coleman
In rear, outpaced 4 out, no impression op 10/1 tchd 8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Katie O'Farrell (5)
op 7/1
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor (7)
Prominent, led after 1st, headed after next, remained prominent, not fluent 7th, slow next, weakened after 4 out op 3/1 tchd 10/3
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
In touch, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened after next op 9/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
In touch, driven 4 out, soon weakened op 9/2
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£13.50Pl:£3.20, £3.30, £1.60EX:£194.70Trifecta:£1,460.10Tricast:£561.62SF:£140.29Swingers:£33.60, £18.00, £9.10
Forecasts
Luckofthedraw (5/2), Royal Village (7/2), Whoshotwho (6/1), Theligny (8/1), San Benedeto (8/1), Mellow Ben (9/1), Vivas (9/1), Valdez (12/1), Copper West (16/1)
A competitive early season contest to say the least with last year’s winner Royal Village returning to defend his title seeking his third C&D victory although it will prove tougher off this mark, some 12lb higher than last year. San Benedeto has kept better company than this in the past and on the back of a wind op his chance is there for all to see and he along with the likes of Valdez and Luckofthedraw add to the depth in this race, the latter bidding to build on a recent C&D win. MELLOW BEN is improving fast and despite a 10lb rise he comes here with a good chance of completing his hat-trick especially as the Chris Gordon yard are in fine form, his jumping should keep him right in the mix
- Mellow Ben
- San Benedeto
- Royal Village
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £31,280.002nd: £9,240.003rd: £4,620.004th: £2,310.005th: £1,155.006th: £580.00
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