John Coy Birthday Celebrations Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 6m 24.20s

1^st

Midnight Jade

811-12

2/1j

T: J GroucottJ: Lee Edwards

Chased leader, progress 10th, joined leader next, led approaching 13th, hard ridden 2 out, strongly challenged last, rider dropped whio closing stages, held on well op 9/4 tchd 15/8

2^nd

Cruising Bye

1110-8

10/1

T: G HanmerJ: Dave Crosse

Held up in touch, mistake 1st, slow 6th, headway 5 out, chased winner next, every chance when mistake last, no extra towards finish op 12/1

3^rd

Over My Head

910-0

7/2

T: Miss C DysonJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Led until 5th, led again 12th, headed approaching next, weakened 3 out op 3/1 tchd 4/1

4^th

Big Georgie

1010-8

2/1j

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Tracked leaders, slow 4th, reminders 6th, pushed along halfway, beaten 5 out op 85/40 tchd 9/4

Also Ran

Astigos

1011-12

10/1

T: T R GrettonJ: James Davies

Keen, in touch, led 5th, headed 12th, weakened quickly, behind when blundered 4 out, soon pulled up op 9/1

Knockgraffon King

1211-11

33/1

T: D SteeleJ: Conor Shoemark

Held up in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 10th, behind when pulled up before 4 out op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.30, £6.70EX:£18.10Trifecta:£46.90SF:£19.20Swingers:£7.70, £2.20, £9.80

Forecasts

Midnight Jade (2/1), Big Georgie (2/1), Over My Head (7/2), Cruising Bye (10/1), Astigos (10/1), Knockgraffon King (33/1)

The majority of these come into this in poor form, and it looks a great opportunity for MIDNIGHT JADE to get back to winning ways. She probably found Southwell's sticky conditions against her on her latest start and will find the likely drying ground much more suitable here. Cruising Bye showed a bit more on his latest start and if building on that, might pick up the silver medal, and the scrap for the bronze, wide open as it is, might fall to Over My Head,, despite being well out of the handicap.