15:55 Wincanton

Saturday 18 February 2017

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Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 4m 3.10s

1^st

Gardefort

811-3

5/2f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: D A Jacob

Held up in rear, headway 7th, 2nd after 4 out, not fluent next, led last, stayed on op 11/4 tchd 7/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Astre De La Cour

710-13

7/2

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Led until after 4th, led 6th, mistake 2 out, hit last and headed, stayed on, held towards finish tchd 3/1

3^rd

Croco Bay

1011-7

16/1

T: B I CaseJ: Kielan Woods

Held up, not always fluent, hampered 3rd, closed next, outpaced 4 out, mistake 3 out, went 3rd but weakened next op 18/1

4^th

2 ¼

Doctor Phoenix

911-4

9/1

T: David DennisJ: L P Aspell

Tracked leaders on outside, not always fluent, every chance 4 out, beaten when jumped right into rival 3 out, soon weakened tchd 11/1

5^th

2 ¾

Pain Au Chocolat

611-4

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leader, led after 4th, headed 6th, not fluent 4 out, beaten when hampered next, soon weakened op 9/2

Also Ran

Grey Gold

1211-12

4/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: B J Geraghty

Prominent on inside, lost place after 5th, behind when pulled up after 8th op 3/1

Somchine

910-10

10/1

T: J W MullinsJ: J McGrath

Held up, jumped left and bumped 3rd, mistake and outpaced 7th, 6th and no impression when mistake, slithered on landing and unseated rider 3 out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

Ut Majeur Aulmes⁶²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: V R A Dartnall J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.40Pl:£1.80, £3.00EX:£15.70Trifecta:£264.90Tricast:£109.45SF:£11.66Swingers:£2.80, £4.30, £10.90

Forecasts

Gardefort (5/2), Astre De La Cour (7/2), Grey Gold (4/1), Pain Au Chocolat (5/1), Doctor Phoenix (9/1), Somchine (10/1), Ut Majeur Aulmes (10/1), Croco Bay (16/1)

It's not hard to make out a case for number of these on various form-lines, particularly Astre De La Cour who went close in a similar contest last time and Gardefort who will relish the return to an easier surface. Pain Au Chocolat should also be competitive but it may pay to remain on the right side of the veteran GREY GOLD who looked as good as ever when winning at Sandown recently and gets the added bonus of Barry Geraghty in the saddle. 1. Grey Gold 2. Astre De La Cour 3. Pain Au Chocolat

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00