15:35 Kempton

Saturday 25 February 2017

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

BetBright Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 56.00s

1^st

Pilgrims Bay

710-2

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: James Best

Patiently ridden and held up last, hit 7th, steady headway 14th, tracking leaders on inside on bit before 3 out, 2nd 3 out, produced to lead at the last, kept on well and always doing enough run-in, wonderful ride

2^nd

Double Shuffle

711-7

11/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Raced wide, chased leaders, left 2nd and hampered 9th, l every chance when blundered 3 out, recovered to challenge last, went 2nd run-in, stayed on, always held op 6/1

3^rd

2 ½

Theatre Guide

1011-11

11/1

T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders, hampered 9th, led 13th, ridden and headed last, 3rd and one pace run-in tchd 12/1

4^th

Aso

711-10

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)

Held up in last pair, headway on outside 3 out, chased leaders hanging right approaching 2 out, stayed on well run-in, almost snatched 3rd

5^th

2 ¼

Ballykan

710-12

11/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: William Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders on inside, slightly hampered 9th, chased leading pair 14th, pushed along before 3 out where slightly impeded, driven between last two, weakened run-in op 12/1

6^th

Three Musketeers

711-10

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear, mistake 10th, headway under pressure chasing leaders and hung right from 3 out, hit next, weakened run-in op 15/2

7^th

Fingerontheswitch

710-4

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N P Madden

Held up towards rear, headway on inside before 3 out, run flattened out approaching next op 10/1

8^th

Annacotty

911-12

33/1

T: A KingJ: Ian Popham

Chased leader, led 9th until 13th, weakened quickly before next

9^th

1 ¾

Irish Saint

811-4

9/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, hit 4th, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened tchd 5/1

10^th

Opening Batsman

1110-5

14/1

T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg (5)

Took keen hold, held up towards rear on inside, never involved, tailed off when blundered last op 11/1

11^th

1 ½

Viva Steve

910-11

8/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led until mistake and headed 1st, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened op 15/2

Also Ran

Cocktails At Dawn

911-3

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led 1st, hit 8th, fell 9th op 20/1

Triolo D'Alene

1011-2

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Chased leaders until pulled up quickly after 2nd

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£27.70Pl:£6.90, £1.90, £3.70EX:£211.10Trifecta:£1,701.30Tricast:£1,627.70SF:£155.55Swingers:£9.80, £56.20, £8.30

Forecasts

Irish Saint (9/2), Three Musketeers (5/1), Double Shuffle (11/2), Viva Steve (8/1), Theatre Guide (11/1), Aso (11/1), Ballykan (11/1), Fingerontheswitch (12/1), Opening Batsman (14/1), Triolo D'Alene (16/1), Pilgrims Bay (25/1), Cocktails At Dawn (25/1), Annacotty (33/1)

As usual this race is an open looking affair with all the runners holding a chance of some kind. Irish Saint returns to a course he's won at before having been running in harder races than this won by some very good horses, while last year's winner Theatre Guide could have the touch of class about him required to overcome his rise in the weights. The suggestion, though, is DOUBLE SHUFFLE. He seemed to really relish the step up in trip when scoring over C&D, and tends to do best towards the back end of each season. If the same applies this time, he should be the one to beat. 1. Double Shuffle 2. Irish Saint 3. Theatre Guide

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00