14:40 Southwell

Sunday 26 February 2017

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Peter Geraghty Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 7m 16.90s

1^st

Cleve Cottage

910-1

4/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Made all, clear after 4th until 13th, clear again before 3 out, went right 3 out, ridden and reduced lead when went right again last, driven out tchd 9/2

2^nd

The Jugopolist

1010-13

11/1

T: J R CornwallJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Chased clear winner, closer after 13th, hit 16th and lost 2nd, chased leading pair, ridden before 3 out, driven bypassing 2 out, went 2nd towards finish op 14/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Tommy The Rascal

710-4

9/2

T: J CandlishJ: David Noonan (3)

Chased leaders, hit 8th, went 2nd 16th, ridden and no impression before 4 out, closed last, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish op 3/1

4^th

Celtic Tune

611-6

5/2f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Chased leaders, outpaced 11th, ridden after 14th, weakened next, plugged on op 9/4

5^th

Mr Witmore

710-11

25/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Jumped left throughout, always behind, tailed off when went badly left 4 out op 33/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

The Chuckmeister

811-12

9/2

T: C GordonJ: P J Brennan

Held up, blundered 2nd, headway chasing leaders approaching 10th, hit 16th, weakened 4 out, pulled up and dismounted before next op 5/1

Ashford Wood

911-1

5/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)

Chased leaders, awkward and pushed along 6th, jumped slowly and lost place next, rallied 8th, weakened 11th, struggling in rear before next, tailed off and pulled up before 16th op 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£2.60, £5.90EX:£44.70Trifecta:£160.30SF:£41.98Swingers:£4.70, £3.10, £14.60

Forecasts

Celtic Tune (5/2), Cleve Cottage (4/1), Tommy The Rascal (9/2), The Chuckmeister (9/2), Ashford Wood (5/1), The Jugopolist (11/1), Mr Witmore (25/1)

Today could be the day to catch TOMMY THE RASCAL, who has run to decent races in defeat just lately and showed at Catterick last time that this could be his trip. Keep an eye on the market where Ashford Wood and Cleve Cottage are concerned, while Celtic Tune should be in the shake-up for the frame. 1. Tommy The Rascal 2. Celtic Tune 3. Ashford Wood

Prize Money

1st: £3,754.002nd: £1,109.003rd: £554.004th: £277.005th: £139.006th: £70.00