paddypower.com Handicap Chase 2m
- (4yo+, 2m, Class 2, 14 runners)
- Winner £28,152 2nd £8,316 3rd £4,158 4th £2,079 5th £1,040 6th £522
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places, Cross Country G/S,Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 4.40s
- Off time: 13:52:30
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 Shooters Wood (IRE) | P F Nicholls | 8 | 10-5 t | R Walsh | 7/1 | |
| SP 7/1 Chased leader, led 3 out, joined 2 out, idled run-in, driven out and always doing enough | |||||||
| 2nd | 1½ | 9 Wetak (FR) | F Cottin | 5 | 10-7 t | T Scudamore | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, chased winner soon after 3 out, challenged and every chance when stumbled next, staying on same pace and held when hung left run-in opened 16/1 £10000-£700 | |||||||
| 3rd | 4 | 8 Silver Roque (FR) | F M O'Brien | 6 | 10-8 t | P J Brennan | 6/1 |
| SP 6/1 In close touch in 6th, stayed on to 3rd before 2 out, one pace when edged left run-in £3000-£500 | |||||||
| 4th | 2½ | 1 Astracad (FR) | N A Twiston-Davies | 6 | 11-12 | S Twiston-Davies | 9/2j |
| SP 9/2j Chased leaders, mistake 6th, blundered 8th, driven in 4th after 3 out, one pace and no real impression when went left 2 out £5000-£1000 £2500-£500(x2) £9000-£2000 £2250-£500 | |||||||
| 5th | 1¼ | 3 Kid Cassidy (IRE) | N J Henderson | 6 | 11-11 | A P McCoy | 9/2j |
| SP 9/2j Held up well in rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, kept on well flat, went 5th close home, never nearer £4500-£1000 £3600-£800 | |||||||
| 6th | ½ | 2 Oh Crick (FR) | A King | 9 | 11-11 | Mr Joshua Newman (7) | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Chased leaders, ridden and one pace after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next | |||||||
| 7th | 4½ | 7 Rio Gael (IRE) | P Bowen | 6 | 10-13 | T J O'Brien | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Not fluent 3rd, towards rear, plugged on from 2 out, kept on run-in, never involved | |||||||
| 8th | 8 | 6 Free World (FR) | A L T Moore | 8 | 11-1 t | D N Russell | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, not fluent next, no threat after opened 10/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 3 | 13 Fiftyonefiftyone (IRE) | O Sherwood | 8 | 10-0 | S P Jones | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Always towards rear, never involved | |||||||
| 10th | nk | 5 Takeroc (FR) | C Gordon | 9 | 11-6 t | Tom Cannon (3) | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Always towards rear, pushed along after 8th, never involved | |||||||
| 11th | 8 | 10 Arctic Ben (IRE) | H D Daly | 8 | 10-6 | R Johnson | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Led, blundered 6th, blundered and headed 3 out, soon weakened and eased before last opened 8/1 £3200-£400 £2000-£300 | |||||||
| 12th | 1¼ | 4 Consigliere (FR) | D Pipe | 9 | 11-9 p | Tom Bellamy (7) | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Chased leaders in 5th, driven and lost place 9th, in rear and struggling next, tailed off | |||||||
| 13th | 13 | 14 Lucy's Legend (IRE) | P Henderson | 6 | 10-0 pt | James Best (5) | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Blundered 1st, mid-division, pushed along after 7th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when blundered 2 out | |||||||
| PU | 12 Salute Him (IRE) | A J Martin | 9 | 10-1 | Maurice Linehan (7) | 33/1 | |
| SP 33/1 Never jumped or travelled in rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up soon after £15000-£300 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £8.00 Tote Place £2.50 £4.50 £1.90 Straight Forecast £80.58 Exacta £121.90 Trifecta £684.40 Swingers 1&2 £37.50, 2&3 £18.50, 1&3 £7.30
Jackpot £41,537.12 carried forward to Cheltenham, 17th Nov
Placepot £157.70, Pool: £231859.94, 1073.16 winning tickets
Quadpot £48.80, Pool: £12393.78, 187.81 winning tickets
Analysis
SHOOTERS WOOD took a step forward to win this, having just appeared to be in the grip of the handicapper with three second-place finishes from four starts since joining Paul Nicholls. A sound jumper, jockey Ruby Walsh had him towards the fore from the start and he found plenty when challenged by Wetak from the home turn. It's not impossible that he can defy a rise in the weights, possibly in the two-mile handicap chase at Cheltenham's December meeting, given that he won't have to go up in grade having been towards the foot of the handicap here. Wetak often goes from the front in France, but settled well enough off the pace here. He hasn't had many opportunities over trips as short as this previously, but clearly has sufficient speed for two miles. Silver Roque looked as if he would throw down a challenge at the final fence, but faltered up the final climb to the winning post. Astracad ran his usual honest race at a course he likes. Kid Cassidy's comeback run at Aintree attracted understandable attention, but those expecting dramatic improvement here were to be left disappointed. As before, he was settled in rear and made gradual progress between rivals heading towards the third-last fence. But although he wasn't unduly punished, he never looked likely to pull out enough to get involved in the finish. A track with a less punishing layout might help his chances and he keeps giving the impression that one day everything will drop right for him, but he is undoubtedly becoming an expensive horse to follow.