13:30 Kempton

Saturday 13 January 2018

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

32Red Download The App Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 5m 14.60s

1^st

Mercian Prince

711-9

11/4f

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Mostly chased leader until 11th, close 3rd, 2nd again before 3 out, led 3 out, clear next, stayed on strongly op 3/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

3 ½

Rothman

810-1

9/2

T: C GordonJ: David Noonan

Keen, led until 3rd tracked leading pair, 2nd 11th until led narrowly next, headed 3 out, chased winner, stayed on same pace from next tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

3^rd

Minella Tweet

1010-1

20/1

T: P HendersonJ: P J Brennan

Held up well in rear, modest 3rd after 2 out op 14/1 tchd 25/1

4^th

The Tailgater

711-1

3/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)

Not that fluent, mistake 1st, held up in 5th place, awkward 11th, modest 4th before 2 out, never involved op 7/2 tchd 11/4

5^th

Turban

1110-0

20/1

T: P HendersonJ: James Best

Chased leaders on outside, went left 8th, outpaced soon after 4 out, went modest 4th approaching 2 out op 16/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Bishops Court

811-12

6/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Keen, held up in 6th, not fluent 9th, struggling when mistake 12th, soon weakened, behind and pulled up before 3 out op 11/2 tchd 5/1

Breath Of Blighty

710-8

5/1

T: P R WebberJ: T J O'Brien

Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 3rd until 12th, chased leader until ridden before 3 out, soon driven and beaten, poor 5th when fell heavily 2 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

Exitas¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 10

T: P W Middleton J: James Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.40Pl:£1.60, £3.00EX:£14.10Trifecta:£195.20Tricast:£186.20SF:£14.63Swingers:£2.60, £6.70, £10.80

Forecasts

Mercian Prince (11/4), The Tailgater (3/1), Rothman (9/2), Breath Of Blighty (5/1), Bishops Court (6/1), Exitas (12/1), Minella Tweet (20/1), Turban (20/1)

Despite his good strike rate over fences, Bishops Court looks vulnerable off top weight. The Tailgater is feared if able to back up his Doncaster win and Mercian Prince ran better than his finishing position at Aintree last time suggested. Narrow preference, though, is for BREATH OF BLIGHTY, who likes this C&D and comes into this in good heart. Exitas may be a threat if able to stay this longer trip.

Breath Of Blighty
Mercian Prince
The Tailgater

Previous Winners

2017

Foxtail Hill

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 8

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,447.002nd: £2,480.003rd: £1,240.004th: £620.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00