15:05 Kempton

Monday 15 May 2017

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Matchbook Racing Is Commission Free Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 15.6s

1^st

Midnight Cowboy

612-3

2/1f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd led 4 out, 3 lengths ahead when went badly left and left clear 2 out, 10 lengths ahead when went badly left again last, hung left and idled badly run-in, just held on op 5/2 tchd 15/8

2^nd

Mahlers Star

711-4

7/2

T: D G BridgwaterJ: T Scudamore

Led until 4th, chased leader, led 11th until 4 out, dropped to 3rd soon after, went 2nd between last 2, 10 lengths down last, rallied strongly as winner hung badly left and idled run-in, just failed tchd 4/1

3^rd

Clondaw Banker

811-10

11/4

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Tracked leading pair, 2nd after 4 out, every chance when not fluent 3 out, ridden and 3 lengths down when blundered badly 2 out, no chance after, lost 2nd between last 2 op 9/4

4^th

Fingers Crossed

710-9

20/1

T: P R WebberJ: R P McLernon

Held up in last pair, driven along in modest 4th on long run before 3 out tchd 16/1

5^th

Tower Of Allen

610-12

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Jumped left, tracked leader, led 4th until 11th, chased winner until next, weakened soon after 4 out op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 15/2

6^th

Bingo D'Olivate

611-9

25/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

In touch, headway chasing leaders 5th, 6th and well held when mistake and pecked 4 out, 5th and no chance when blundered next tchd 33/1

Also Ran

De Blacksmith

911-6

20/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

In touch until mistake and dropped to last 3rd, never on terms after, struggling after 9th, tailed off and soon pulled up op 12/1

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Non-Runners

Doitforjoe¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: David Dennis J: N D Fehily

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.50, £2.00EX:£10.00Trifecta:£21.90Tricast:£16.46SF:£8.77Swingers:£2.20, £2.40, £2.30

Forecasts

Midnight Cowboy (2/1), Clondaw Banker (11/4), Mahlers Star (7/2), Tower Of Allen (6/1), Doitforjoe (14/1), Fingers Crossed (20/1), De Blacksmith (20/1), Bingo D'Olivate (25/1)

Not an easy puzzle to solve, with a few of these likely to do better over fences. A chance is taken on DOITFORJOE, who should strip fitter for a recent run and always threatened to make a better chaser than hurdler, He should have more to offer this season, as should Tower Of Allen , who should go close if jumping proficiently. Mahlers Star did nothing wrong on his chase debut at Bangor and looks a big danger.