15:50 Doncaster

Saturday 27 January 2018

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:20

Sky Bet Britain's Most Popular Online Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 6.23s

1^st

Duke Of Navan

1010-10

6/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Held up towards rear, headway from 6 out, led 2 out, headed run-in, rallied to regain lead post op 13/2 tchd 7/1

2^nd

Bigmartre

711-1

9/4f

T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister

Tracked leader, led 6 out, ridden before and headed 2 out, regained lead run-in, caught post op 11/4

3^rd

Theo

810-2

11/2

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: S Bowen

In rear, pushed along before 4 out, headway before 2 out, no impression tchd 9/2

4^th

nse

Forest Bihan

711-12

14/1

T: B EllisonJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in rear, headway from 5 out, went 3rd and ridden before last, kept on same pace

5^th

Double W's

810-10

10/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace op 11/1 tchd 17/2

6^th

1 ¼

Movie Legend

810-0

12/1

T: L WadhamJ: Aidan Coleman

In touch, ridden and weakened before last tchd 11/1

7^th

Upsilon Bleu

1010-12

5/1

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last op 4/1

8^th

Foxtail Hill

911-1

7/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, blundered 7 out, headed next, weakened from 3 out op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Gino Trail²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 11

T: Kerry Lee J: J E Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.90Pl:£2.20, £1.40, £2.00EX:£26.30Trifecta:£168.00Tricast:£77.69SF:£20.31Swingers:£2.30, £5.70, £1.70

Forecasts

Bigmartre (9/4), Upsilon Bleu (5/1), Theo (11/2), Duke Of Navan (6/1), Foxtail Hill (7/1), Double W's (10/1), Gino Trail (10/1), Movie Legend (12/1), Forest Bihan (14/1)

Upsilon Bleu took this on good ground from the same mark last year and is probably better with cut, so he has to be short-listed again. Henry Brooke rode him that day but prefers Forest Bihan here and with respect to Pauline Robson's gelding, Brian Ellison's runner has that tough more class. If back to his best he would be hard to beat here despite topweight, but he has a bit to prove and preference is for the improving BIGMARTRE. Harry Whittington's seven-year-old has been given time since winning well at Newbury and may still be well handicapped. Front-runner Duke Of Navan and Theo each have a squeak, while an in-form Foxtail Hill would be very interesting and his inclusion here suggests that there will be plenty of pace on.

Bigmartre
Forest Bihan
Upsilon Bleu

Previous Winners

2017

Upsilon Bleu

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 9

J: Henry Brooke | T: Miss P Robson

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £31,280.002nd: £9,240.003rd: £4,620.004th: £2,310.005th: £1,155.006th: £580.00