188bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 3.1s

1^st

Deauville Dancer

611-2

10/3

T: David DennisJ: N D Fehily

Held up in rear, went 4th at 7th, tracked leader going well after 3 out, led between last 2, pushed clear from last, very easily op 5/2

2^nd

Jackthejourneyman

810-11

11/4

T: T R GrettonJ: Alan Johns (3)

Led, ridden and headed when rider dropped whip between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner from last op 5/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Vodka Wells

711-12

11/4

T: R MenziesJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Tracked leader, jumped slowly 4th, not fluent and lost place 4 out, soon outpaced in 4th, went modest 3rd 2 out, no chance with front pair tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1

4^th

Kitchapoly

711-6

9/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leaders, outpaced by front pair after 3 out, lost modest 3rd when mistake next, well beaten after tchd 2/1

Also Ran

River Purple

1010-10

25/1

T: Lady S BrookeJ: Tabitha Worsley (7)

Chased leaders to 7th, reminders and lost touch next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.20, £1.80EX:£14.10Trifecta:£50.80SF:£13.06

Forecasts

Kitchapoly (9/4), Jackthejourneyman (11/4), Vodka Wells (11/4), Deauville Dancer (10/3), River Purple (25/1)

None of these are totally discounted but the suggestion is KITCHAPOLY. This horse goes for the Skelton brothers having been very unlucky not to win a race since September 2014, with a number of close battles ending in narrow defeat. The drop to 2m is a slight question mark, it must be said, but Dan Skelton is usually a quality judge of which races his horses should be running in and so hopefully it should bring out the best in him. Vodka Wells has thrived since returning to fences and is preferred next, ahead of Deauville Dancer, second on his chase debut last time.