15:20 Doncaster

Saturday 16 December 2017

All12:0012:3013:0513:4014:1014:4515:20

bet365 Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 1.07s

1^st

Mustmeetalady

710-4

16/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Towards rear, mistake 9th, blundered 11th, headway before 4 out, challenged last, kept on to lead close home op 18/1 tchd 20/1

2^nd

Vibrato Valtat

811-7

11/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: L P Aspell

Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, led 3 out, soon pressed, kept on and headed close home op 12/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

4 ½

What Happens Now

810-5

7/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Tracked leaders, led 13th, headed 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace op 11/2

4^th

Killala Quay

1010-5

14/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes

Led to 1st, tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace op 16/1 tchd 18/1

5^th

Ballybolley

811-12

7/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

In rear, ridden 2 out, in 5th before last, no impression op 15/2

6^th

Kilcrea Vale

711-1

11/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led from 1st, headed before 13th, weakened before 2 out op 3/1

7^th

2 ¼

Sego Success

910-12

4/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, blundered 11th, pushed along and weakened before 4 out op 9/2

8^th

Solstice Son

810-8

16/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: David Noonan

Held up in touch, pushed along before 11th, weakened before 4 out op 12/1

Also Ran

Virgilio

811-9

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Held up towards rear, pushed along before 11th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 12th op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.80Pl:£4.90, £2.60, £2.20EX:£215.40Trifecta:£1,958.10Tricast:£1,349.23SF:£169.93Swingers:£29.40, £18.50, £7.80

Forecasts

Kilcrea Vale (11/4), Sego Success (4/1), Virgilio (5/1), What Happens Now (7/1), Ballybolley (7/1), Vibrato Valtat (11/1), Killala Quay (14/1), Mustmeetalady (16/1), Solstice Son (16/1)

This should be competitive and VIRGILIO gets the vote now that he returns to this trip after a pipe opener over 2m4f last time. Good ground suits and there may be more to come from him. Ballyboley is not ruled out now stepped up to this trip, which could eek out more improvement, while Kilcrea Vale does not yet look fully exposed and enters calculations. Sego Success is well handicapped based on his win of two years ago and he can't be dismissed lightly, while What Happens Now is in decent form and could also have a say.

Virgilio
Ballybolley
Sego Success

Previous Winners

2016

No Duffer

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 9

J: P J Brennan | T: T R George

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £578.006th: £290.00