13:55 Doncaster

Friday 27 January 2017

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Follow Sky Bet On Twitter Handicap Chase (Qualifier for the Challenger Staying Chase Series Final)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 214y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:58  |   Winning time: 6m 1.25s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Fort Worth34
Age: 8|  Weight: 12-2| J: Killian Moore(3)| T: J & A O'Neill| OR:  122
11/4
A victim of his own consistency, with the handicapper refusing to relent despite a losing run dating back to October 2014. Placed on seven occasions since and recent efforts suggest that a 1lb will be insufficient to end the drought.
3
Horse silk
Henllan Harriv33
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR:  118
3/1
Same mark here as when runner-up at Plumpton last time (3m 2f, soft). Acts on a sound surface and likely to be competitive.
5
Horse silk
Behind The Wire35
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-11| J: Adrian Heskin| T: T R George| OR:  117
11/4
Underlined his stamina with a good ground win over 2m 7f at Taunton last time and a 5lb rise looks fair. Lightly-raced and still open to a fair bit of improvement.
6
Horse silk
Ballybogey13
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-10| J: A Pogson| T: C T Pogson| OR:  116
22/1
1lb higher than his sole chase wins from 20 attempts, which was at Southwell in 2015. Can still be competitive from this sort of mark though would like to see a bit more from him before lumping on.
7
Horse silk
Zarup10
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-9| J: Lucy Alexander| T: J Ewart| OR:  115
33/1
Decent hurdler in 2014 but has clearly had his problems since then. Not out of this if able to repeat his Newcastle effort from November though has disappointed twice since.
8
Horse silk
Paddy's Field32
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-8| J: J J Burke| T: B Pauling| OR:  114
7/2
Won a Market Rasen novices' hurdle this time last year, but has struggled to show his best in handicaps over both hurdles and fences since then and seems best on a softer surface.
9
Horse silk
Gonebeyondrecallb9
Age: 14|  Weight: 10-10| J: Tom Cannon| T: N F Glynn| OR:  102
28/1
Raises the average age here somewhat, though very hard to recommend this veteran who last won in a Listowel hunter chase in 2014.

Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Godsmejudge15
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 11
T: David Dennis  J: Mr Zac Baker
NR
4
Horse silk
Wiesentraum48
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 11
T: L Wadham  J: B S Hughes
NR

Forecasts

Fort Worth (11/4), Behind The Wire (11/4), Henllan Harri (3/1), Paddy's Field (7/2), Godsmejudge (4/1), Wiesentraum (20/1), Ballybogey (22/1), Gonebeyondrecall (28/1), Zaru (33/1)

Verdict

A competitive enough event and we will take a chance on WIESENTRAUMto come back to form from this much easier mark than he has been racing from for some time. With conditions to suit, first-time headgear on and Brian Hughes up there are a number of reasons why today could be the day. If he misfires once again then Behind The Wire is likely to be the chief beneficiary, while both Fort Worth and Henllnan Harri should be battling it out for a place in the frame. 1. Wiesentraum 2. Behind The Wire 3. Henllan Harri

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00

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