32Red Casino Chase (Listed)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 11.25s

1^st

Vaniteux

811-5

5/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: Paul Moloney

Tracked leading pair, hit 8th, 2nd 3 out, challenged next, led approaching last, edged right and ridden clear run-in op 11/8

2^nd

2 ¼

Vibrato Valtat

811-6

5/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped well, led until narrowly headed 9th, tracked leader, led again before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra run-in tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4

Also Ran

Quite By Chance

811-6

7/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leader, challenged 8th, led narrowly 9th until pushed along before 3 out, lost 2nd 3 out, ridden and beaten before next, fell last op 13/2 tchd 6/1

Activial

711-0

7/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: R Johnson

Took keen hold, held up 4th, awkward 1st, jumped left next, veered badly left and unseated rider 4th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90EX:£4.30Trifecta:£4.20SF:£4.75

Forecasts

Vaniteux (5/4), Vibrato Valtat (5/2), Activial (7/2), Quite By Chance (7/1)

A small field, in which perhaps only Activial can be ruled out (largely upon account of race fitness rather than a lack of ability), which makes this a tricky puzzle to solve. There's not a great deal to chose between Quite By Chance and VANITEUX based upon their running behind Sire De Grugy at Ascot in November, whilst the top rated Vibrato Valtat hasn't quite brought his 'A' game to the table this season despite admittedly being highly tried. Despite having some questions to fully answer at this trip, overall versatility, and a couple of good previous efforts over these fences over 2 miles is enough to sway the vote to the Nicky Henderson trained Vaniteux. 1. Vaniteux 2. Vibrato Valtat 3. Quite By Chance

Prize Money

1st: £17,085.002nd: £6,411.003rd: £3,210.004th: £1,599.005th: £804.006th: £402.00