16:15 Perth

Friday 28 April 2017

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:5017:25

Heineken UK Highland National Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 7m 56.81s

1^st

Boric

910-10

18/1

T: S WaughJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Made all, blundered 3 out, ridden before last, kept on gamely run-in op 20/1 tchd 14/1

2^nd

Mister Don

710-9

10/1

T: R DobbinJ: Lorcan Murtagh (7)

Held up in touch, pushed along before 3 out, went 2nd from 2 out, kept on and held towards finish

3^rd

Landmeafortune

810-4

11/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

Held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, kept on to take 3rd place post op 10/1

4^th

nse

Nakadam

710-9

6/1j

T: R M SmithJ: R P McLernon

Towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, in 3rd from last, one pace and lost 3rd place post op 11/2 tchd 13/2

5^th

3 ¾

Shanroe Street

710-9

7/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace op 10/1

6^th

1 ¾

Allez Cool

810-9

18/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (5)

In touch, went 2nd halfway, pushed along before 3 out, in 5th before last, faded run-in tchd 20/1

7^th

Double Whammy

1111-12

13/2

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (7)

In rear, headway before 3 out in 8th place, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 6/1 tchd 15/2

8^th

4 ½

Marlee Massie

811-2

18/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

Held up towards rear, effort before 3 out, never dangerous op 16/1

9^th

4 ½

Harry The Viking

1211-12

9/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Steven Fox (5)

Chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened from 3 out op 10/1

10^th

Tikkandemickey

1110-13

18/1

T: R ShielsJ: Daragh Bourke (5)

Held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway 6 out, went 2nd 5 out, every chance 3 out, weakened before last tchd 16/1

11^th

Smuggler's Stash

710-3

6/1j

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

In touch, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened tchd 11/2

Also Ran

Millicent Silver

811-10

9/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Held up mid-division, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 3 out op 17/2 tchd 8/1

Castletown Bridge

1010-12

33/1

T: P StaffordJ: A W Short (7)

Held up towards rear, unseated rider 14th op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Optimistic Bias²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: H J Evans J: L P Aspell

San Pietro³⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: R Ford J: Non Runner

Bindon Mill³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: V R A Dartnall J: Nick Scholfield

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£20.00Pl:£6.10, £3.50, £3.10EX:£268.40Trifecta:£2,798.50Tricast:£2,077.05SF:£182.04Swingers:£26.00, £59.90, £11.10

Forecasts

Nakadam (6/1), Smuggler's Stash (6/1), Double Whammy (13/2), Shanroe Street (7/1), San Pietro (7/1), Harry The Viking (9/1), Millicent Silver (9/1), Mister Don (10/1), Optimistic Bias (10/1), Landmeafortune (11/1), Bindon Mill (11/1), Boric (18/1), Allez Cool (18/1), Marlee Massie (18/1), Tikkandemickey (18/1), Castletown Bridge (33/1)

Double Whammy and Harry The Viking return to the scene of their 1-2 finish in 2016, with the latter named probably making most progress since by winning to Borders National at Kelso in December. However, the handicapper has both horses where he wants them these days, and they each finished behind NAKADAM at Kelso earlier in the month. He seems to go well during the spring and carries a nice racing weight of 10st 9lb in this marathon contest. Of the less exposed types, Shanroe Street could step forward, whilst the in-form Rose Dobbin yard are represented by the 'slow' but rugged stayer Smugglers Stash. As they've shown previously in the 2016 Eider Chase with Rocking Blues, they know what it takes to win one of these long distance regional 'nationals'.

Nakadam
Smuggler's Stash
Double Whammy

Prize Money

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