18:35 Southwell

Tuesday 6 June 2017

All18:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:3521:05

Tony Martin Ltd Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 5m 29.10s

1^st

Gold Ingot

1011-7

15/2

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: S Bowen

Made all, ridden when pressed 3 out, ran on well op 10/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Honkytonktennessee

811-9

11/8f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, keen, not fluent 1st, blundered next, mistake 10th, headway when not fluent 12th, left in 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace closing stages op 13/8

3^rd

1 ¾

Iona Days

1210-13

13/2

T: J S SmithJ: M D Grant

Tracked leaders, under pressure when left in 3rd 3 out, never able to challenge op 9/1

4^th

Zayfire Aramis

811-8

20/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: L Treadwell

Held up in rear, mistake 11th, jumped right next, outpaced 4 out, stayed on after 2 out, never on terms op 22/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Smoking Jacket

711-12

7/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up mid-division, mistake 11th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after 4 out op 5/1

Golanova

911-9

13/2

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Tracked leader, driven to challenge 4 out, fell next op 5/1

Aces Over Eights

811-5

13/2

T: Kerry LeeJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, lost place before 6th, behind 9th, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out op 6/1

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Non-Runners

Jewellery²⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: K Scott J: D R Fox

Vexillum¹¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: N P Mulholland J: Mr James King

Midnight Chorister⁴²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: A M Hales J: Harry Bannister

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.00Pl:£4.10, £1.50EX:£22.40Trifecta:£80.90Tricast:£68.14SF:£18.18Swingers:£2.70, £5.00, £2.30

Forecasts

Honkytonktennessee (11/8), Iona Days (13/2), Aces Over Eights (13/2), Golanova (13/2), Smoking Jacket (7/1), Gold Ingot (15/2), Midnight Chorister (8/1), Vexillum (12/1), Zayfire Aramis (20/1), Jewellery (25/1)

Quite a competitive handicap in which Honkytonktennessee is of great interest reverted to fences. The drop in trip might play to his strengths and he is feared, along with Midnight Chorister, Vexillum and Golanova, who all have claims. However, ACES OVER EIGHTS only narrowly failed to win off this mark at Ludlow two starts ago and, with the champion back on board, looks sure to make a bold bid.